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Choose A for Donald John Trump, B for Don Vito Corleone from The Godfather by Mario Puzo Answers appear below. A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults. A or B? Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than th... More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Episode synopses for an upcoming historical fiction series IF JESUS WERE A CHRISTIAN, which imagines a world where Jesus was, and acted like, a Christian. S1.E1 “The Birth of Jesus” – Mary miraculously gives birth to Jesus, despit... More »
By Michael Chaney 4 June 2017 The End Michael Chaney has been published in Michigan Quarterly Review, Fourth Genre, Los Angeles Review, Minnesota Review, and Prairie Schooner. He lives in Vermont. His latest book on comics is Readin... More »
By Jennifer Moses 12 May 2017 To: The Office of the President From: Patricia “Pinky” Jones-Packer Subject: Application/Final Round/Fully Vetted HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL / HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL / HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL / HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL Dear Mr. Preside... More »
ASSISTANT (on intercom): President Pence, I have Mrs. Pence calling for you on the Hotline. MIKE PENCE: (out of breath) Thank you, Melania. ASSISTANT: I’m hanging up, Mr. President, and I’ll be saying goodnight, along with the entire female staff and the u... More »
By Alison Stellner 12 April 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – Recent suspicions circulating on social media of a toxic, communicable disease have been verified. According to the CPC (Center for Paranoia Control), scientists have discovered a strange virus infecting peop... More »
By Martin H. Levinson 9 April 2017 The Field Guide to People of the USA is the most up-to-date resource for identifying Homo sapiens living in the United States of America. From the Lame-Brained Politico to the Loose-Lipped Rumormonger to the Bigmouth Yenta, t... More »
For those of you who just couldn’t take it anymore and shut off the news last spring, let me commend you – and briefly summarize what has happened in the interim. Hillary won (of course), and just four weeks ago, she gave a very gracious, unifying inaugura... More »
Despite his Ultimate Celebrity status, Jesus Christ has been unable to schedule a meeting with President Trump, so recently the King of Kings made a surprise morning appearance in Trump’s bedroom. He materialized near a table covered with golf trophies, a ma... More »
Hello, and thank you for reading, Dr. Worzelwort’s Guide to Coping with Social Anxiety and Depression. This book uses a technique cultivated by the revered psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Beck. It’s known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (hereafter referred to as CB... More »
Welcome to JUPITER, and the incredible luxury of autonomous driving! Take a nap for the entire trip; eat, drink (not to excess, because JUPITER has an electronic breathalyzer and will report you). Relax or work; call your mother, warm up a pizza, pour your c... More »