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Discovering the Heretofore Unknown
Discovering the Heretofore Unknown
A Last-Page Magazine Essay
J.P. Melkus
Aug 14, 2019
Things That I Like To Sniff
Things That I Like To Sniff
I made a list of things that I like to sniff.
r.j. kushner
Jul 25, 2018
Welcome to My House Party
Welcome to My House Party
I Just Want to Go Over a Few Things First
J.P. Melkus
Aug 18, 2018
I Set Out In Search of Burt of ‘Burt’s Bees.’ You Won’t Believe What Happens Next.
I Set Out In Search of Burt of ‘Burt’s Bees.’ You Won’t Believe Wha...
I was in line at the cinema to see Paddington 2 for the second time when the sandpaper-like skin on my left knuckle finally cracked into a…
r.j. kushner
Feb 28, 2018
Make a C-Note Writing on Medium
Make a C-Note Writing on Medium
Guaranteed.
J.P. Melkus
Sep 30, 2019
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Divorce Gift Registry (for Him)
Divorce Gift Registry (for Him)
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J.P. Melkus
Mar 12, 2019
Four Past-Presidents We Can All Love and Hate
Four Past-Presidents We Can All Love and Hate
An apolitical guide to post-Trump Thanksgiving political conversation.
J.P. Melkus
Nov 21, 2018
Oates Sues Hall & Oates
Oates Sues Hall & Oates
John Oates, the shorter and hairier of the standard-bearing duo of the problematically-named “blue-eyed soul” style of culturally…
J.P. Melkus
Oct 13, 2018
CORRECTION(S)
CORRECTION(S)
We egret the error(s).
r.j. kushner
Oct 9, 2018
Grandma Nudnich Gives Advice: ‘Bring Me Strong Russian Grandbabies’
Grandma Nudnich Gives Advice: ‘Bring Me Strong Russian Grandbabies’
Dear Grandma Nudnich, I’ve been having trouble at work lately. I feel like people at my office don’t respect my abilities. What can I do to…
r.j. kushner
Aug 22, 2018
An Oral History of ‘Coffee News’
An Oral History of ‘Coffee News’
‘We Can’t Charge for This’ — Part One
J.P. Melkus
Aug 22, 2018
I Interviewed Cormac McCarthy About Turkey Wattles. This is My Story.
I Interviewed Cormac McCarthy About Turkey Wattles. This is My Story.
Some facts still matter.
r.j. kushner
Jul 23, 2018
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