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A Resignation Letter from My Dog As I Imagine It
A Resignation Letter from My Dog As I Imagine It
“I Would Like to be Returned to North Macedonia Please.”
Laura-Liisa Klaas
Nov 30
Kid Rules Demystified for Clueless Adults
Kid Rules Demystified for Clueless Adults
Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but being a kid does.
Lisa Hides
Nov 29
Indian Women Being The Best Version Of Themselves In The Workplace
Indian Women Being The Best Version Of Themselves In The Workplace
Tips & Tricks 101 for thriving and networking in the workplace
Chaithra Mailankody
Nov 28
Now That We’ve Reached the Third Act, We’re Obligated to Break Up
Now That We’ve Reached the Third Act, We’re Obligated to Break Up
I’m sorry, baby, but it’s been two hundred pages.
Mollie Bradlee
Nov 27
Santa’s Taking A Hard Line This Year & Other Christmas News
Santa’s Taking A Hard Line This Year & Other Christmas News
All the latest from the Yuletide grapevine
Mark Armstrong
Nov 24
Eric Carle Book Titles Adapted For Aging Millennials
Eric Carle Book Titles Adapted For Aging Millennials
“Brown Bear, Brown Bear Why Are You Starting To Squint?”
Georgina Christofi
Nov 23
How to Run Away from Your Problems
How to Run Away from Your Problems
A beginner’s guide to dealing with those issues you don’t want to face
Kyrie Gray
Nov 22
I Ran the NYC Marathon and I Need You to Know That
I Ran the NYC Marathon and I Need You to Know That
Because if you don’t what was it all for?
Aine Hunt
Nov 21
Morning Mantras of a Woman Called Karen
Morning Mantras of a Woman Called Karen
She reminds herself that she’s Karen but not A Karen
Laura-Liisa Klaas
Nov 20
Would We All Be Happier as Cows?
Would We All Be Happier as Cows?
From clever turkeys hiding in plain sight to the inner monologue of a woman trying intermittent fasting, here’s some humor from the past…
Kyrie Gray
Nov 17
How Turkeys Hide In Plain Sight
How Turkeys Hide In Plain Sight
Twenty jobs where you can blend in and become invisible
Mark Armstrong
Nov 16
Joke’s on You Queen Hera, You Turned Me into a Cow in my Year of Yes!
Joke’s on You Queen Hera, You Turned Me into a Cow in my Year of Yes!
I’m living my best life with Shonda Rhimes while you remain miserable on Mt. Olympus
Mary Strand
Nov 15
Daily Itinerary of a Woman Who Wears Her Bathrobe to Brunch
Daily Itinerary of a Woman Who Wears Her Bathrobe to Brunch
10.31: Put on sunglasses to avoid looking at the haters.
Zulie Rane
Nov 14
We Regret to Inform You That You Must Buy These Items You’ve Been Doing Just Fine Without
We Regret to Inform You That You Must Buy These Items You’ve Been D...
This article may look like a list of ads — but that’s only because it is.
Chelsea Resnick
Nov 13
How to Tell If She’s the Not-Like-Other-Girls Character in Your Favorite Historical Drama
How to Tell If She’s the Not-Like-Other-Girls Character in Your Fav...
Hint: she appears in almost every movie and TV show that takes place before 1920
Kyrie Gray
Nov 10
Daily Itinerary of Me, the Woman Who Decided to Try Intermittent Fasting
Daily Itinerary of Me, the Woman Who Decided to Try Intermittent Fa...
I’ll do anything for a skinny waist and Chris Hemsworth’s love
Laura-Liisa Klaas
Nov 9
Pick Up Lines That Could Have Been Uttered by Dead Presidents
Pick Up Lines That Could Have Been Uttered by Dead Presidents
You weren’t there, you don’t know
Kyrie Gray
Nov 8
10 Possible Reasons Why You’ve Suddenly Stopped Walking Up the Escalator
10 Possible Reasons Why You’ve Suddenly Stopped Walking Up the Esca...
You are making all of us late but I’m sure there is a logical explanation
Kyrie Gray
Nov 7
Ignatius J. Reilly Updates His LinkedIn
Ignatius J. Reilly Updates His LinkedIn
The self-fellatio that occurs on this webpage should be criminalized at once
Julien Perez
Nov 6
“Skip Straight to the December Holidays,” Says One Turkey
“Skip Straight to the December Holidays,” Says One Turkey
Stories and updates from Jane Austen’s Wastebasket
Kyrie Gray
Nov 3
Don’t Trust Every Owl Who Contacts You
Don’t Trust Every Owl Who Contacts You
Scams don’t just come by phone
Kyrie Gray
Nov 2
As a Turkey, I Say it’s FINE to go Straight from Halloween to the December Holidays
As a Turkey, I Say it’s FINE to go Straight from Halloween to the D...
Don’t listen to Martha Stewart. It’s great to overlook Thanksgiving.
Chelsea Resnick
Nov 1
Going To A Library Book Sale? You’d Better Read This First
Going To A Library Book Sale? You’d Better Read This First
18 situations you will be forced to encounter while you browse
Mark Armstrong
Oct 31
If Monsters Tried to Find Love on Dating Apps
If Monsters Tried to Find Love on Dating Apps
Would you swipe right on a sphinx?
Kyrie Gray
Oct 30
Romance Heroine Doesn’t Understand How Love Interest is Totally Ripped
Romance Heroine Doesn’t Understand How Love Interest is Totally Ripped
“Why hasn’t he mentioned how much he likes working out? When does he have the time?”
Chelsea Resnick
Oct 27
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