Introduction OMG, it’s that time of year again when you get terrible holiday music in malls and restaurants, including one of my least fav...

Introduction In 1986, I took a high school creative writing class. The teacher, Mr. Kroop , wore Jams and played whale music and didn’t do...

Introduction Thank goodness you found this post: if you forgot to shop for Christmas and need a surefire gift idea (and fast!), you’ve com...

Introduction In this essay I examine the most modern meaning of “hack” (essentially, short for “life hack”) and provide a half dozen...

Introduction What follows is a work of fiction.   All characters are totally made-up and any resemblance of any character to any re...