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Flash Is Where It’s At

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Most articles, books, movies, TV shows, and foreplay are twice as long as they should be.

Therefore, we present Women & Children Last — (www.womenandchildrenlast.org) — our sister website spotlighting flash fiction, satire, … Read on

Culture

Eleven Things That Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog

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The list of things that shouldn’t happen to a dog forms an interesting cul-de-sac in the public discourse. According to finance writer Jane Bryant Quinn, “What happens to whistle blowers in this country shouldn’t happen … Read on

News

Eleven Ways to Sniff Out Dogs Online

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The First Principle of Electronic Communication was defined in a cartoon in the July 5, 1993, edition of the New Yorker. There are two dogs in the cartoon. One, who is seated at a … Read on

News

Leaked Memo Reveals New Dummies Offerings

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HOBOKEN, N.J. – John Wiley & Sons, publishers of the gratingly familiar black-and-yellow Dummies books, has sold more than 200 million of those jive, patronizing critters since DOS for Dummies crawled out of the ocean … Read on

Blog

Songs in the Key of Fetch

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Fetch was not like other dogs. Whenever people were eating, he stared at their feet as though it were high noon at the OK Corral and he was Wyatt Earp; and if a foot so much … Read on

Celebrities

Meghan Markle’s Royal Names for Her New Fragrance

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Meghan Markle will launch her branded perfume any second now. The super scent has been nearly two years in the making. Countless beavers, deer, and sperm whales have been sacrificed for … Read on

News

President Biden Courts LGBTQIA+ Community with $3 Bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joseph R. Biden extended a hand to the gay and lesbian community last night when he announced that he was going to ask Congress to approve the creation of a $3 … Read on

FlashFiction

Lady Chatterley and Me, Revisited

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Left to my own devices, which is seldom a good idea, I decided to bring Lady Chatterley’s Lover to school to share with my friends. I had read the newly released, previously banned novel one … Read on

FlashFiction

Bus Stop

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The school-bus yellow school bus rattled down Meeting House Road with twenty or so prep school students on board. They were escorted by a history teacher with red-orange hair at the wheel, and another teacher, … Read on

FlashFiction

Never Look a Gift Pussy in the Mouth

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My father had a cliché for every occasion. One of his favorites was “Never look a gift horse in the mouth.” I often wondered if that applied to gift pussy, but the old man never … Read on

FlashFiction

Hans Flunks Obedience

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The first time I saw an obedience class at a dog show, I thought it was done with mirrors. I was particularly suspicious of the drill in which contestants told their dogs to lie down … Read on

Weed

It’s the THC, Stupid

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WEST CHESTER, PA–The average American pick-up truck has gained 1,142 pounds since 1990. The average American, about the same. The average Phish tune, in concert, added nearly two minutes around its middle, and personal pizzas … Read on

Religion

Top Ten Reasons Cats Aren’t Mentioned in the Bible

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WEST CHESTER, Pa.–Two things are certain about the bible: animals were harmed during its production, and cats are not mentioned anywhere in it. If you care to, you can find calves and camels, cankerworms and … Read on

Culture

Portly Singles Kicked Off BeautifulPeople.com Launch PrettyFaces.com

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BOSTON, Mass. – Portly singles kicked off the elite dating site BeautifulPeople.com, the self-proclaimed “sexiest website in the world today,” are not taking their dismissal lying down. Many of the 5,000 people who were ruled … Read on

Blog

How to Understand the Tao Te Ching Without Actually Reading It

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The Tao Te Ching, a book of ancient Chinese wisdom, is roughly 2,500 years old, but nobody has figured out what it means yet. The last person who spoke the ancient Chinese dialect in … Read on