It was a dark time in history. Maybe that’s why people wanted to forget it so quickly. Even while it… Read more Not Screaming on a Rollercoaster
It was a dark time in history. Maybe that’s why people wanted to forget it so quickly. Even while it… Read more Not Screaming on a Rollercoaster
It’s the term that’s been bandied about ever since COVID “ended” and people could take their precious trips again. “Revenge… Read more “Revenge Travel” Provides Nothing But Revenge On Oneself
The urge to fulfill one’s desire for a crêpe, in this climate of contagion, was just one of many risks… Read more The Crêpe Maker With the Dirty Hands
Two friends, both alike in lack of dignity. Except that, well, one of them managed to accrue slightly more when… Read more Did You Ever Get Vaccinated?
The logic of the day has shifted. It used to be: as long as I don’t get swept into a crowd… Read more “Oh, Don’t Worry. I’m Vaccinated.”
I didn’t know it at the time–as we’re never aware of the precise moment before a Fall. But, as it… Read more Color Out of ArcLight
It was the very definition of a cottage industry, you could say. They were among the first “content creators” to… Read more Pandemic Porn
At first, staring at oneself didn’t elicit any “particular” response. Neither outright disgust, nor pronounced satisfaction with his physical appearance.… Read more The Picture of Dorian Gray on Zoom
Consume or die. Otherwise, just die without the “glory” of having consumed. Of having sampled some semblance of the ersatz… Read more A Cursory Re-entry Into the World Confirms It Still Just Wants You to Consume
It was odd how two contradictory acts–smoking and exercising–could give one the “pass” for being “caught” in public without a… Read more The Utter Negation of Wearing a Face Mask While Smoking