Satire

. A Hero in My Head Though never even in the war he loomed A hero there.  At least in...

. Kill or Cure? “The art of medicine consists of amusing the patientwhile nature cures the disease.” ---Voltaire . Possible...

. Americans in Florence Ooo David! Whoa, you’re well-hung! But why a foreskin, underslung? Your left hand, do you hold...

. 'Twas the Day After Christmas ‘Twas the day after Christmas. Mom went to the store To return all her...

. The Interview “Respect my grammar rules or else,” K said, “This interview will be extremely short. Or better yet,...

. Song of the Sophist a pantoum I tiptoe past all that is true--- The facts never matter to me....

. Journalists Live in a Fantasy World If you like fiction, then turn on the news. You will hear journalists...

. Sharpton He talks his walk and walks his talk and then He walks his talk and talks his walk...

. Homemade Halos---An Election Reflection “Celebrity endorsements say a lot: they say you’re a liberal, an elitist, and a cultural...

. When Fervid Female Stoops to Folly after Goldsmith’s “When lovely woman stoops to folly” When fervid female stoops to...

. Black Friday Before Christmas Many of the stories are real ones from the Internet. ‘Twas the month before Christmas...

. The Ballad of Mark and P’Nut The lamp is lit, computer’s on, __My coffee has been brewed. I scroll...

. A Colossal Event of Avoidance “This is a colossal event of avoidance not just in the state of Florida,...

. Saint Andrew My Uncle Andrew lived his lifeInflicting others pain and strife.‘Twas always said by mother dear“No good shall...

. Feeding the Alligators The orange king of lava tongue has won. He sings a spangled song that rings throughout...

. Voting Advice When we vote in each election,few with brains will ever run.So, when we make our selection,we elect...

. Hey Gen Z, There’s a Huge Inheritance Coming Your Way Inheritance? What could it be? __A house? A yacht?...

. The Knucklehead Defense If you’ve implied that you have fought in war,but meant your statements more as metaphordesigned so...

. Sonnet 83 A thankless task. You churn them singly out. They’re ordered chronologic’ly. And when someone asks idly what...

. Not So Grand Poo-bah Middle brother with lesser brain, Descended from the killer Cain. More grasping man you never...

. Contemporary Logic Tattoos were blanketing her skin, Pierced everywhere, objects put in, Eyelash extensions, purple-haired, “I love my body,”...

. Mother Government We modern people don’t believe that pointless rituals relieve the crushing angst felt deep within, that we...

. The Waste Land: 2028 You said you loved her---everything about her---Her color, accents, laugh, that she was woke.Her joy...

. It Must Be True In The Jungle Book Kipling describes the “Bandar-log”—the monkeys of the Seeonee Jungle—whose scatterbrained chatter...

. Carcinoma The NHS, though poised and calm, Have so far done no hurt or harm, Towards this cancer on...

. Political Musings . While bumbling Biden’s basking on the beach, The Donald’s dodging bullets in the breach. . Abortion...

. The Fool Astrology has always left me cold (As cold, at least, as interstellar space); The lines along my...

. Send in the Clones Year One. Computer, help me make this switch! This lab is now my church. Advance...

. The British Museum The best sources repeat it, unending, For the scholars in every lyceum: Many art works, of...

. The Chief Baker Responds to Joseph "And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets...

. Something in the Water The swimmer had removed her clothes, __Then turned and gave a wail, For in the...

. California Meme-ing ---on Gov. Newsom's recent ban of AI deepfake memes The perilous and puckish AI fairy Has magicked...

. Let’s Laugh at Leftists with a nod to Joseph S. Salemi Step right up and see the freaks, Who...

. An Awkward Endorsement on Putin's recent endorsement of Kamala Harris for president There's no disputing, Putin's put the boot...

. Where Virtue Dies In the city of Washington, where virtue dies in the immoral sewage as it putrefies, those...

. Married to the Mob He’s going out again today. What for? His hundredth chance to settle some old score?...

. Stolen Valor ---a poem in unheroic couplets Osama used his wives as human shields When being hunted down by...

. Lucifer’s Lament They’ve gone too far. They’ve set the bar So high that I’m no longer star Of My...

. Regime Change Banana republics are known for how they Take power from rulers and give it away To those...

. Back-Door Pastoral Apologies to all you urbanites, To decent people who prefer to live Amidst the noise with far...