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Cake day: January 23rd, 2025

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  • It was a pack of gum for me. It made it into the dryer. After much effort, the residue remained, fortunately made less sticky by being saturated with lint. Thank goodness it was a lease. It dried clothes fine afterward, and didn’t affect the clothes. Still, I knew it was there, and what’s worse, it knew I knew, it was there. It would stare back at me, as if looking into my soul, mocking the solemnity of my laundry rituals.






  • “Okay, we need a name for this one, too.”

    “Bushtit.”

    [Sigh] “Fine. And this one?”

    [Snickering] “Blue footed booby.”

    “Ugh, but why?.”

    “It’s got blue feet.”

    “Whatever. How about this one?”

    “Titmouse.”

    “I think I’m starting to see a pattern here. Is everything okay at home?”

    [Bursts into tears] “No! Not since this one.” [Hands other person a photo] “I call that one ‘horrible shrew that ruined my life!’” [Sobbing]

    [Other person holding the photo of the ex-partner]