I continue to see these statistics thrown around about the gendered division of household labor; how women are still doing more than their fare share of housework. This is always presented in some direct or oblique way as confirmation of that most nebulous of boogeymen: The Patriarchy. Now, as a man who has consistently done … Continue reading Ice Sculpture Maintenance and the Married Man
Recorder
One of my favorite memories from childhood concerns recorder class in grade five. Of course, I really hated recorder lessons. Shrill noises bother me, and every kid knows the recorder is a bullshit instrument. There are no recorder bands, recorders in the orchestra, or recorder player superstars. This is one of those, “hey kids! This … Continue reading Recorder
Enough is Enough With This Guy
by Balls Malone Okay, you know what? Fuck you, Quaker Oats Man! Fuck you and your little self-satisfied, twinkle-eyed, shit-eating smirk. Fuck your stupid neckerchief and your puffy, dandy hair, you goddamned chubby-cheeked sack of shit. What are you anyway, some kind of nineteenth century pimp? Don’t fuck your hat, though. I’ll give you this … Continue reading Enough is Enough With This Guy
The Spider’s Web
Spider perches and lets slip a filament in the breeze. A strand of her web floating free. In search of an anchor. Where it lands, a spin of chance. The spider pulls her line taught and begins construction. Knowing only that a foundation has been found; she builds her web. She waits to learn that … Continue reading The Spider’s Web
Party Pooper
Back when I was quitting drinking (barely even out of the DTs yet), I encountered a series of enabling women who tried to drag me out to bars. What a fuckery life is! When I was drinking I couldn't get laid out of a bar if my life depended on it, but now a parade … Continue reading Party Pooper
I'll know I've been living in Asia for too long once I start taking pictures of my food.
Quality Television
It's rather interesting how much of American television is devoted to the themes of sexual assault, violent crime, incest, and the worst kinds of interpersonal backstabbing. And that's just the reality TV. The fiction gets even better. It seems you can display the most unbelievably vicious rape and snuff porn, so long as you don't … Continue reading Quality Television
composition trouble
Like most things in life, prison really wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the social aspects.
Muse Vassal 