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Ode to My Tesla By Dan Geddes With apologies to Pablo Neruda and Elon Musk Oh my Tesla! How I loved you! You, sexy, sleek as a panther, the car of the future. Me ensconced in your lush seats, whipping around town, silent as a whisper, fast as a roller coaster,... More »
Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys, National Lampoon, Robot Butt, Little Old Lady Blog, Humor Times, Humor Outcasts, Politipod, and mor... More »
by Jeffrey Meyers Though it was part of my self-image, I reluctantly decided to sell my 2013 silver-grey Mercedes. It was becoming more difficult for me to get in and out of the car. The very low front was easily scraped and damaged. The car had to be to... More »
One Lexus May Hide Another By Linda Boroff (With acknowledgements to One Train May Hide Another by Kenneth Koch and Caesar’s Gallic Wars, interlinear translation) In a poem, one line may hide another line, In a non-disclosure agreement, one clause might hide... More »
Welcome to JUPITER, and the incredible luxury of autonomous driving! Take a nap for the entire trip; eat, drink (not to excess, because JUPITER has an electronic breathalyzer and will report you). Relax or work; call your mother, warm up a pizza, pour your c... More »