#human-nature

There’s something wild about Trump — not in the usual political sense, but in how honest he is about who he is. And no, I don’t mean honest as in truthful. He lies constantly. He twists facts, exaggerates, and makes up nonsense on the fly. But at the same time, he’s brutally, almost frighteningly transparent. He doesn’t hide his ego, his grudges, his bitterness, or his desires. He doesn’t care to…

The idea for this piece came late into the night, somewhere between the end of a freelance gig and the onset of a caffeine-induced soul rummage. I had just finished writing something for a friend-slash-employer-slash-whatever-you-call-someone-who-pays-you-but-isn’t-technically-your-boss. You know the type that throws you a gig, pays on time, no HR policies, just vibes. The task was done but the…

Charley runs away in search of adventure and winds up working in a genteel tea shop, or a tea shop that was very dull and genteel before the worst customer ever runs in, asks wildly for a scone with jam and cream at once, because it's a matter of life and death. before being followed in by a bunch of rhinos carrying guns and the tea shop burns down.