in a 1960s French film somewhere…

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humor of the dark

  • Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, Somehow Never Shy

    Rare is the person who has kept house with critters & not, at some point, felt the close of teeth on skin. It’s a rite of passage. Sharing life with beings whose sole means of defense is the power of their jaws, it just happens. I may be antisocial, but no people have resorted to… Read more

  • The Witches of Eastlake

    I may be guilty of many things, but wizardry isn’t one. If this were Salem, Mass. in the summer of 1692, I certainly would’ve been set ablaze, tossed in the drink, or swung from the gallows. Puritans would’ve found me objectionable, no doubt. Wouldn’t even have passed age 5 or 6. It was then I… Read more

  • Odd Job

    As far as anachronistic employment opportunities go, I traveled back further than most… to 200 B.C.E. China. Now it wouldn’t have surprised me to have taken work on a vintage steam locomotive trundling tourists to ghost towns, or leading people to weird mounds of geologic/anthropologic significance in Washington state. But to make hand-painted wallpapers was… Read more

  • Festive is in the Eye of the Beholder

    In Homeland Security databases it’s noted that classic American cars are terrorists’ preferred mode of transport for weapons-grade plutonium. Or they’re the vehicles of choice for human trafficking. Or they’re tagged as drug cartel automobiles. Or I could just be stretching the hyperbole a bit much. What do I know? I fit the profile of… Read more

  • Wild Time Loop Thing

    In the 1970s photographer David Godlis took pics of restroom wall graffiti in the legendary NY punk club CBGB’s. I no longer recall those photos other than a few band names, yet it is telling that I was even interested enough to look at them. It would possibly lend relevance to an experience I had… Read more

  • Feather or Not

    All the members of my family have supremely graceless moments on a regular basis. We all admit it: we’re klutzy. While I raced across the street once during rush hour to make the light, hands stuck in pockets, I tripped & face-planted in the crosswalk. The schadenfreude experience goes both ways. Upon standing back up,… Read more

  • Thief at the Jewels

    Unless you’re one of the fewer than 100 people in the world with hyperthymesia, you probably don’t recall every minute of your existence. Hyperthymesiacs are gifted (?) with such enhanced autobiographical & episodic memory that they have the ability to recall in [excruciating] detail all their life experiences. I’d say this is some curse, especially… Read more

  • The Y-Files

    From its first airing I followed Star Trek. I’ve read & watched a lot of sci-fi ever since. Not the type to go to conventions, or watch the DVD extras, or become fluent in Klingon. It’s just entertainment for me, not a lifestyle. I was not suited to study science during my formative public education… Read more

  • Parable of the Sewer

    For dark times [Warning: The following contains scatological humor. Viewer discretion advised.] Though I have twinges of OCD, I’m no germaphobe. I’ve always been happily on the grubby side. Like a tidy slob, my clothes or home may look neat, but they are seldom clean. Never prissy about biological odors, I’m one of those who… Read more

  • Sleep War Z

    At an Urgent Care walk-in clinic, for the fun experience of healthcare, I fell down a rabbit hole. A severe positional vertigo accompanied by tingling in arms & legs had brought me here. I wasn’t that concerned, but the nurse hooked me up to an EKG, then left & came back with a doctor. The… Read more