Works that I Worked on that Never Worked Out

A fictionalized account of the Bible where random people talk like Joe Pesci. For example, Solomon glared irritably from his throne, “So, I like, have a crown, so I’m here for your amusement, is that what you’re saying?” A book of critical literary essays. The first essay would criticize John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. The second […]

I know Dr. Vile is Evil Because…

What you see below is a comedic riff. You take an idea and try to riff on it a certain number of times. I choose ten times because that’s how many fingers I have since the surgery. I’m inviting my readers to add their own. You can ping-back my site and use the hashtag #VILEHUMOR, […]

Why Severely Depressed Men Make Better Husbands

Speaking as a man with severe chronic depression, I think that our value as a life partner has been largely ignored when it hasn’t been derided outright. But, there are a LOT of reasons why severely depressed men make good husbands; in fact, some of those reasons are just below… If your husband is unhappy, […]

Thoughts that are not Random, but Defy Efforts to Categorize Them

An indicator that you are listening to too much Amy Lee is that you are listening to Amy Lee. The Purge is a chilling tale of a future society where people are completely ignorant that a particular movie idea has been used before, many times… No one is so rich or powerful that they cannot […]

My Worries are Written on the Wind and I Fear Wind

I’m so worried about getting chronic insomnia that I can hardly sleep at night. My greatest fear is wasting my time; but, I realized that I was worrying needlessly. I’m worried that some day, my life might pass before my eyes; and, when I get to the part of my life where my life passes […]