September 21, 2025
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By Dan Geddes
If the recent leaks about the NSA’s surveillance of all worldwide electronic communications have left you upset or confused, then you may be experiencing one of the five stages of NSA surveillance grief.
Much like Kuebler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grieving about death, the Five Stages of NSA Surveillance Grief shows the natural phases that individuals go through after learning that the US government has had complete access to all their electronic communications for many years.
By Walter Bowne Dear Directors of Language Arts: I’m writing to inform you of the exciting titles on tap at Boontown Books for 2013! Are…
by Kurt Degerstrom Right-wing “King James Only” adherents, who claim their namesake is the only pure and perfect version of the Bible, have a new…
Dr. Madrid at the Peoria Institute of Medical Research, PIMR, today announced the discovery of a new syndrome afflicting writers. Authors, probably because of their…
By Barry Sierer At the most recent convention of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), all of the attendees were asked to…
By David Alpaugh Millions of contemporary readers are ignoring great books, turned off by titles that strike them as inaccessible, politically incorrect, or hopelessly retro.…
By Walter Bowne Please have a seat, Jason. So why do you want to come to Princeton? The campus is just stunning. It resembles Hogwarts.…
By Peter Conroy Justice Antonin Scalia US Supreme Court Washington, DC December 2012 Dear Justice Scalia, I am writing you because of a disturbing experience…
Fullest Theological Seminary student Craig Lee was expelled last week for what the school has described as a “highly unorthodox application and interpretation” of their…
Welcome to Gristle and Grain, the literary journal dedicated to publishing the best short stories and poetry of all time. Why “Gristle”? Why “Grain”? Because…
One of the most infamous tragedies at sea, the sinking of the Titanic which took 1,517 lives, turns one-hundred this year. Since her sinking, the…
This 1st of April you might be told about an unexpected exam, social engagement or work deadline which is fast approaching. Perhaps, you’ll chance upon…
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