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It’s Hard for Me, a King, to Find a Second Wife Who Won’t Murder My Children
It’s Hard for Me, a King, to Find a Second Wife Who Won’t Murder My Children
I’m want a second chance on love but also zero chance of my kids mysteriously dying.
Kyrie Gray
May 22
Quiz: Is Your Family Trying to Kill You?
Quiz: Is Your Family Trying to Kill You?
How many more of your mother’s nightly Jeopardy! recaps can you endure before you run away from home?
Liz Alterman
May 21
In An Effort To Curb Your Erratic Sleep Behavior, I Am Drawing An Imaginary Line Down The Middle Of…
In An Effort To Curb Your Erratic Sleep Behavior, I Am Drawing An I...
Help me help you help me get some sleep
Aaron Chown
May 20
I’m a Magic Bottomless Bag and I’m Tired of Carrying the British People’s Emotional Baggage
I’m a Magic Bottomless Bag and I’m Tired of Carrying the British Pe...
Reach inside me all you want, you’ll never be an empire again.
Caleb Coy
May 19
I’m the Grillmaster for Our Memorial Day Party, My Wife Does Everything Else
I’m the Grillmaster for Our Memorial Day Party, My Wife Does Everyt...
An equal division of duties, at least for me.
Richie Zaborowske
May 16
12 Possible Reasons Why You Abandoned Your Shopping Cart in the Middle of the Parking Lot
12 Possible Reasons Why You Abandoned Your Shopping Cart in the Mid...
Some people must have truly legitimate reasons to not put that cart away
Kyrie Gray
May 15
Name That Cramp! A New Gameshow You Don’t Want to Play But Have to Anyway
Name That Cramp! A New Gameshow You Don’t Want to Play But Have to ...
How well do you know your uterus?
Julia Wolov
May 14
Acceptance Speech for the Film Where Bradley Cooper Pretends to Be a Sheep
Acceptance Speech for the Film Where Bradley Cooper Pretends to Be ...
Some actors take method acting too far
Sara Nicole
May 13
Hernán Cortés leaves a Google Review of the Aztec Empire
Hernán Cortés leaves a Google Review of the Aztec Empire
And let’s just say: it’s a bit of a burner
Calvin Stevens
May 12
The True Lives Behind Those Celebrity Author Bios
The True Lives Behind Those Celebrity Author Bios
Outing writers who impress readers with their fictional lifestyles
Thomas Pease
May 9
Ares Rates His Favorite Wars
Ares Rates His Favorite Wars
All’s fair in love and war when you’re messing with your dad
Aaron Chown
May 8
Official Handbook for Navigating My Grandfather’s Tool Shed of Oddly Specific Warnings
Official Handbook for Navigating My Grandfather’s Tool Shed of Oddl...
Where everything is exactly where it should be, whether you understand it or not
Srini
May 7
Couple Argues About Having a Child Amid Surefire Signs of an Impending Apocalypse
Couple Argues About Having a Child Amid Surefire Signs of an Impend...
The world is literally about to end, but they say it’s never really the right time.
Tmo Bradach
May 6
At This Craft Bar, You’ll Wait All Night for a Cocktail
At This Craft Bar, You’ll Wait All Night for a Cocktail
The night is just beginning, and so too is the crafting of your drink
Richie Zaborowske
May 5
Fonts Ranked by How Much They’d Gossip About You Behind Your Back
Fonts Ranked by How Much They’d Gossip About You Behind Your Back
Sans serif? Sans shame.
Aarushi Ahuja
May 2
Job Postings From My Brutally Honest Freelance Writing Newsletter
Job Postings From My Brutally Honest Freelance Writing Newsletter
You, too, could be blessed with the opportunity to write daily content about vehicle dashboard screens.
Hillary Smith
May 1
If Podcasts Existed in Fairy Tales
If Podcasts Existed in Fairy Tales
Show descriptions from Once Upon a Time Land productions
Kyrie Gray
Apr 30
Remember Me? It’s Your Very Chill and Relatable Student Loan Lender
Remember Me? It’s Your Very Chill and Relatable Student Loan Lender
We miss you and your payments, Bestie!
Lauren Piskothy
Apr 29
An Apology to Our Yoga Clients for the Events That Unfolded at Our Animal Yoga Class
An Apology to Our Yoga Clients for the Events That Unfolded at Our ...
In retrospect, we should’ve put a little more thought into it
Hollie Harris
Apr 28
A Letter to the HOA Regarding the Body Floating in Jay Gatsby’s Pool
A Letter to the HOA Regarding the Body Floating in Jay Gatsby’s Pool
I’m paying substantial fees yet this mysterious man has come into the neighborhood and flouts every regulation
Sue E OConnor, MD
Apr 25
A List of Photos You Absolutely Must Post on Social Media if You Went on Vacation
A List of Photos You Absolutely Must Post on Social Media if You We...
If your legs were on the beach with no one to see them, did you really relax on that beach at all?
Amarie Skrzyp
Apr 24
Why I, Mama Bear, Am Divorcing Papa Bear
Why I, Mama Bear, Am Divorcing Papa Bear
I can’t be with someone who only views me as a mom
Kyrie Gray
Apr 22
The Metals in Your Phone are Definitely Not Cursed Like the Stolen Artifacts Of Pompeii
The Metals in Your Phone are Definitely Not Cursed Like the Stolen ...
Luckily, our corporate priesthood has wiped the slate clean.
Lauren McDowell
Apr 21
An Interview with the Lighthouse on the Cover of Every Cozy Beach Mystery
An Interview with the Lighthouse on the Cover of Every Cozy Beach M...
“Modeling became my light in the darkness.”
Scott Shewfelt
Apr 18
How to Blog about Asia
How to Blog about Asia
A white man’s guide to blogging your trip through Asia in 2025
Calvin Stevens
Apr 17
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