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Wild Parties

They found him there the next morning, passed out cold. It was clear what had happened, as the evidence lay strewn all about him on the front lawn of the Baker Lake Resort. So when Lisa Broxson, bookkeeper for the Baker Lake, Washington resort arrived in the morning for work,…

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  • March 22, 2020March 29, 2026
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A Brief History of Violence

I’m the guy no one sees. An invisible man in a city of millions. Oh, it’s not hard to be invisible in the city—not like back home in Calumet, Oklahoma where we had a whopping 553 people in the whole town—well, until I left, and then I guess it was…

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  • December 6, 2017December 14, 2025
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Santa Accused of Assaulting Third Elf

In a stunning new development, in what has been a month of developments, a third elf has come forward to accuse Santa Claus of sexual harassment and retaliatory behavior. The yet unidentified elf has come forward with claims that Mr. Claus made unwanted sexual advances while they were flying over…

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  • November 30, 2017January 4, 2026
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Poetry

The Tavern

Horseshoes and cowboy boots In the middle of the South Jersey that is. Blue collars, red hats, white faces Action news proclaims the world is ending Day drinkers and golfers don’t seem to notice Sit wherever you like, she says Taco Tuesdays Beer and a shot is the special Camo…

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  • November 20, 2016August 18, 2025
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Poetry

White, Red and Blue

There was another one According to the news Excessive force they say Union says differently Video is hard to watch White shirt stained red Keep calm they say Everyone is innocent Until proven not guilty When you wear blue

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  • November 19, 2016August 18, 2025
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Fiction

They Go Flat

“They go flat,” she said. “What goes flat?” I asked. “The cats,” she said and motioned to the old black cat laying on its side on the deck. She sucked on the crab leg she was pointing with and continued, “They go flat in the summer.” I looked over at…

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  • September 4, 2016December 13, 2025
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Humor

Research Suggests Dick Pics A Failure

Dear Men: We have recently concluded an exhaustive study, including numerous discussions with persons of the female gender, and have determined that the once hopeful program, “Digital Genitalia Distribution in Order to Influence and Entice Women” through the act of sending pictures of your penis via digital means, has not only been…

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  • August 25, 2016January 4, 2026
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Essay

The Value of Fasting

I’ve been a lot of thinking lately about a certain corned beef sandwich, preferably grilled with butter, on a nice sturdy rye, with mustard and melted swiss. There’s a perfect pickle there as well. It’s a fantasy that is currently knocking about in my head. I’m on day six of what…

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  • July 15, 2016December 14, 2025
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Fiction

Bar Talk

“So she looked at it and said, ‘What the fuck is that supposed to be?’ And I said, ‘I don’t know, this was your idea,’” said Dave. The guys laughed. Dave, Frank and Carl sat together at Fred’s on a Wednesday afternoon. They’d known each other since grade school. Sometimes…

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  • July 13, 2016January 4, 2026
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Going to Church

Back before the accident, we’d always go surfing on Sunday mornings. He called it going to church. “Come on, let’s go to church,” he’d say. “I’ll call you in the morning. We don’t want to be late.” Then he’d laugh and slap his knee like he hadn’t said that a…

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  • July 13, 2016January 12, 2026
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David Todd McCarty – lives in Cape May, New Jersey, USA, where he writes about culture, science, design, writing, history, philosophy, religion, and travel. He hate bullies, no matter what side they’re on. He’s kind, until you push him. Three kids. Seven grands. Clearly, running out of fucks.

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