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From Merrily We Go A-Wrong: My Philosophical Laundryman

From Merrily We Go A-Wrong: My Philosophical Laundryman

The joke’s not funny if I have to explain it to you.
By JAKE Dec 26, 2024
Circle Circle Dot Dot

Circle Circle Dot Dot

Nothing by itself looked wrong, but when she looked at it all together it just didn’t look right.
By JAKE Nov 25, 2024
A shirtless person standing in darkness in black and white, their back facing the camera, holding a knife up.

Arbutus Don’t Bleed

If you open my heart I’ll tell you what God knows.
By JAKE Nov 18, 2024
The Big Grid

The Big Grid

I wish I had your life, the girl in Omaha wrote.
By JAKE Nov 11, 2024
A dark green bullfrog lifting its head out of dark water.

Fred and Mauve

They waste their lives this way, holding out for a fairy tale existence.
By JAKE Nov 4, 2024
Two skydivers plummeting out of the clear blue sky.

Into the Pit

A life lived at terminal velocity.
By JAKE Oct 28, 2024
Phone Calls

Phone Calls

We circle Scott Lake three times a day, starting at the edge and working inward and dumb Jesse duct taped the radio button so it only plays one station, 101.5 FM CLASSIC.
By JAKE Oct 14, 2024

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