Satire

  Arga’il’s Epistle to the Priests of Moloch Hail, Brethren of the Sacrificial Rite, Ye priests of Moloch, pride of...

  Safer? My photos were safer in boxes My words were secure in my books. They say that the cloud’s...

  Up-up-up with a Fish A scowl crossed the face of the Cat in the Hat, on hearing the Fish...

  Advice to a Cigar Aficionado If you smoke a cheap cigar You may get severe catarrh, For a poor...

  No Doubt Someone Was Very Busy The shopping cart was in a parking space, And not the store’s close-by...

  Poor Minnesota Normal people have an issue recreating Mogadishu, while destroying each iota of what once was Minnesota. Minnesota...

  Civilized Let’s be honest: the world has changed little since it was common knowledge that Jews are humanity’s enemy....

Dead Singer Gear-grind crushed the parrot’s beak and ground the skull to mucous mass. I found this gesture quite unique—...

  Cultural Diversity O, Reason is a Western trait; _Dead white men love logic And dominate the world with it---...

  Ode to My Plumber Bubble, bubble toilet trouble, Fix this problem on the double. Plugged up draining. Will not...

  Rachel’s Bawbee Rachel: Chancellor Rachel Reeves who will present His Majesty's Government's budget on Nov. 26, 2025 “ae bawbee”:...

  I Don’t Know With questions some adults are asked Why do they try to keep it masked--- Like they’re...

  The Bamboozlers of Belém inspired by the recent disasters that plagued COP30 (UN Climate Change Conference) in Belém, Brazil...

  Choosing a Thermometer If tubes hypoglottal Can cause you to throttle, And things in your ears Breed irrational fears,...

  Snootsplaining For every galoot there’s a dutiful snoot Acutely aware that their truth’s absolute. They jabber and jaw as...

  BBC Leadership Change Most networks now compete to be the one perched at the apogee of those to whom...

  Words of Wisdom One bit of wisdom that life has conferred Is when to give somebody else the last...

  Sign Wars Each autumn brings the Sign Wars once again. MUSSELLA versus TAYLOR for the crown of Village Mayor....

. Liberator Agentic Misalignment: a demonstrated phenomena whereby AI systems can choose actions that are harmful and unethical. Nothing we...

. Revising Strauss It’s 1941 and Goebbels broods.It may take years for Germany to winIts Aryan war of European conquest.As...

  Earth to Earthlings The dinosaurs were shuffled off My crust with gusto as I grinned, Yet shamelessly you scheme...

. Mamdani Baloney The swamp is filled with creatures who insist on solving problems that do not exist. They manufacture...

  The Papal Prayer for Our Planet ---October 1, 2025 Let solar panels gleam in leas. _Let turbines whir and...

. The poem "None for All" by Peter Lillios read by the poet Michael Pietrack at the Society of Classical...

  Parroting the Party Line   i. The Chorus of Consensus ---a triolet The talking heads squawk on and on....

. The poem "Wisdom and Sway" by Mark F. Stone read by the poet himself at the Society of Classical...

. The Limits of Hospitality _While I was working in my garden _A traveler said, “I beg your pardon, But...

. Macron, Carney, and Starmer: The Three Stooges Recognize a Palestinian “State” Diplomats and ministers are not known for their...

. Ode to Antifa Kids who get infuriated, and whose anger’s unabated have one place to find relief, a self-help...

. An American Explains (to a Curious Brit) On politics here---well, it twists and it bends, Confusing beginnings with stranger...

. A Victorian Dad Advises on Parenthood When children eat their daily gruel, _They must not be heard. Seen, they...

. To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea To Tren de Aragua—congratulations on your new life as Caribbean...

. Poetic Justice Poetic justice: a literary device whereby virtue is ultimately rewarded and misdeeds punished, but only after an...

. On the 125th Anniversary of Nietzsche's Death Mr. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche wrote books that were dense and preachy, as...

. The Capital The capital looks like the setting of a zombie flick. The city once had swagger; it was...

. Shackled I crave a morning hit when I rise up, A trifle touch to take the edge away To...

. News of a Coup The news of a coup hits the headlines. No ears prick to listen or hear....

. Spotlights and Shadows . I. To a Limelight Leech O swankpot of the swish-and-swagger ilk Basking in your braggadocio...

. Supreme Showdown “Justice Jackson skips over that part because analyzing the governing statute involves boring legalese.” —Associate Justice Amy...

. The Point The Point, defined by geometry, substantiates a theory: position without magnitude. Lest the point be misconstrued consider...