Satire

. Spotlights and Shadows . I. To a Limelight Leech O swankpot of the swish-and-swagger ilk Basking in your braggadocio...

. Supreme Showdown “Justice Jackson skips over that part because analyzing the governing statute involves boring legalese.” —Associate Justice Amy...

. The Point The Point, defined by geometry, substantiates a theory: position without magnitude. Lest the point be misconstrued consider...

. The Gospel of Wives Wives everywhere possess the firm belief Of all their many roles, the one that’s chief...

. The Inclusivity Policy of a British School ---on a 12-year-old student in Britain being barred from making a speech...

. One Dumb Mistake When young I made a dumb mistake And was arrested by the cops. I found myself...

. Family Affair It was an educational affair, So many distant relatives were there, And it was nice to learn...

. Pope Leo XIV’s Green Mass My aim is red. My game is green. _I’m cloaked in clouds of white....

. Gorge Millennia before the Bass Pro tours, Sonar fish finders and electric reels, Some unsung pioneer dreamed baits and...

. Gruesome Grinning Gavin smooths his tie, Makes sure he’s framed against blue sky. He pats his hair—one’s out of...

. Get Along, Little DOGE-ie Should come a day my fortunes be increased, It’s guaranteed such bounty will be fleeced....

. Boomerang He was a very handsome guy, Cute girls would stick to him like glue, And his interest in...

. Size Lies Clothing manufacturers are fond of tricks today, Making female customers feel good in one slick way--- Whatever...

. If You Ever Break Down If you ever break down somewhere far from your friends _And you stick out...

. Big Pharma Ads Are Everywhere Big Pharma ads are everywhere __Suffusing my TV. They fail to give me confidence...

. The Wife of Bath and Winston Smith Go on a Date ---after Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and George Orwell's...

. My Meltdown Over the Meltdown I’ve worked since the summer when I was thirteen. Selling pink lemonade gave me...

. Spot the Fool! ---for April Fools’ Day, 2025 . I.  Today’s the day to fox and fool. Today’s the...

. Ink A lot of people nowadays adorn The spotless skin they had when they were born. While many think...

. The Lilliputians Confront Elon Musk One giant has thoughts that are new and transcendent,It’s clearly a sign that he’s...

. Learning Curves In classrooms smeared with monkey poop__Where questions meet deceit,She heard she came from soupy gloop---__A slab of...

. Ode to The New York Times O, soulless source of leftist propaganda Known still throughout the world as “The...

. Eternally Grounded There’s up and down, forward and back, Of opposites we have no lack. We have the dark...

. Kitchen-Sink Musings It’s International Women’s Day today But as a flunkee in biology I’m told I’m far from qualified...

. Bloat A warrior is battling the bloat Of bulging skivers bleeding strivers dry--- The gloating glut of grubbers kept...

. Mr. Bluebird Your spirit rose before I spied your form. It dulled the winter sting and stilled the storm....

. Sophisticated Stupidity Preserve the fish, defend the trees_And save the wilting daisies;Protect the coral in the seas_But kill the...

. Margaret Brennan’s Plan to Stop Genocide “Well, he was standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to...

. Aged Elation When reaching that age where you fear getting slow, The advent of faculties starting to go, It’s...

. Dog Eat Dog As cells get divided, if outcomes are guided _completely by rolling the dice, the fit must...

. A Bogus Bishop’s Prayer My prayer is not pitched heavenward _To fall upon deaf ears. It’s lashed to Earth...

USAID USAID Mission Statement: On behalf of the American people, we promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad, and advance a...

. The Judge Addresses the Defendant "Living in America is like serving in the army; ninety percent of conduct is...

. The Untimely Demise of My Dear Uncle Sam I received the somber news __as sun set low today. My...

. The Discharge of the Woke Brigade ---after Tennyson Half a mil, half a mil, __Half a mil onward, __All...

. Wisdom and Sway Life was tranquil and calm, not a care, not a qualm, in a town not too...

. Pearls or Swine? Pray show me how to tell a pearl from swine. I have a thirst for sanity...

. Four Newsy Limericks . A pedophile, if you should see one, Must not be reported. The reason? __It could...

. O Delta Smelt O Delta Smelt of silver scale, O threatened gem of fin and tail, In brackish waters...

. Payday Before the crash, the market looked so strong. I doled out cash and credit, buying in While others...