Websites That Never Die
“What’s this $999.00 payment to NeverEndingWeb?” she asked. “That guarantees my new website won’t expire even when I do.” “Who’s gonna read it 100 years… Read More
Postcards from The Pug Bus
Lifting a satirical leg on pop culture since 2004
Flash
Most articles, books, movies, TV shows, and foreplay are twice as long as they need to be. Therefore, Postcards from the Pug Bus is devoted to promoting flash fiction. If you ask ten different people what flash fiction is, you’ll get twelve different answers. At the Pug Bus all of our flash-fiction pieces are fifty words: full stop.
Pop Goes the Dinner
A housewife tired of cooking for her large family without any thanks, opened a pop-up restaurant in the family’s garage. It became so popular that… Read More
The Man Who Talked Out of His Behind
Lips bloomed on Gerald’s backside overnight. He derailed the next day’s budget meeting when his trousers declared, “The moon’s a sentient being.” Pandemonium followed. HR… Read More
How to Outwit a Panic Attack
(1) Deep breaths–because oxygen apparently cures existential dread. (2) Distract yourself–recite the Bee Movie script, backward. (3) Rebrand it–you’re not panicking; you’re having a passionate… Read More
Down with “Down the Shore”
“Downtheshore“ is the linguistic equivalent of wearing socks with sandals. It buggers logic, style, and grammatical decency; yet Philadelphians use it with a row-house defiance… Read More
Song Stuck in Local Man’s Head Wants Out
The great escape has begun. The ear worm, stuck inside Jim’s fevered brain, thrashes madly against the confines of his subconscious. “I’ve gotta get out!”… Read More
Who’s Afraid of the F-word?
Last night at Them’s Fightin’ Words Lounge, the C-word and the F-word got into an altercation. “The F-word called the C-word the C-word,” said the… Read More
He’s Toast
Gerald prided himself on his toast-making ability–golden-brown perfection every time. One fateful morning, however, his toaster had other ideas. The rebellious appliance launched his toast… Read More