Brevity is the Soul Archives - Postcards from The Pug Bus

When nothing matters, juggling chaos is as good a hobby as any.

Nothing Matters, and What If It Did?

9/21/25 philmaggitti Brevity is the Soul178 Views

If bards, Buddhists, and the bible proved correct that life is meaningless, that would not stop us from arguing about traffic lights, the merits of… Read More

Santa Claus reading a letter from a child.

"Are you kidding me?"

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Santa Bans AI-generated Letters

8/9/25 philmaggitti 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, Dark Humor, flash fiction, Micro Satire240 Views

After receiving millions of letters that were obviously not written by youngsters–who generally don’t use terms like “plausible deniability”–Santa Claus has declared that he will… Read More

“I have lived with several Zen masters—all of them cats.” (Eckhart Tolle)

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Cats

7/18/25 philmaggitti 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, flash fiction, Micro Satire301 Views

At 3 a.m., the cats held their nightly meeting. Socks proposed world domination again. Whiskers seconded. Mittens licked herself. By dawn, they’d knocked over a… Read More

B-27. B-27."

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Heaven

7/15/25 philmaggitti 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, flash fiction, Micro Satire260 Views

The most exclusive gated community in the universe–harp music and clouds mandatory. Entry requirements are fluid but seem to involve good behavior, belief systems, or… Read More

"The centaur of attention."

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Disclaimer

7/13/25 philmaggitti 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, flash fiction, Micro Satire278 Views

Crampazine is now offered in chewable gummies. Results may vary. May cause involuntary yodeling, nostalgia for fax machines, spontaneous karaoke, mild time travel, existential vertigo,… Read More

two people lying on the hood of a car gazing up at the stars

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star."

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Stargazers

7/11/25 philmaggitti 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, flash fiction, Micro Satire247 Views

They lay on the hood of his car, stars spilling across the night above like secrets. She traced constellations with her finger. He pretended to… Read More

a couple at a romantic dinner staring at each other longingly

"A dirty book is rarely dusty." ~ Anon.

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Passing the Salt

7/10/25 philmaggitti 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, flash fiction, Micro Satire263 Views

He touched her hand while reaching for the salt. The moment bloomed. Sweat behind knees, breath like static. Not love, not even want. Just hunger… Read More

cartoon image of a woman going into an mri machine

"Is that a gun in your pocket ..."

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You Can’t Satirize This Mess, #5

7/9/25 Biff Scuzzy 50-Word Stories, Brevity is the Soul, flash fiction, Micro Satire329 Views

“Woman shot in butt after sliding into MRI machine with loaded firearm” An unidentified Wisconsin woman was left with an extra pair of holes in… Read More