The Surreal Calculator. Not my invention. It comes from a story that Noel Rogers wrote a long-ass time ago. The Surreal Calculator was mentioned only once, in one sentence, with no description whatsoever. I just loved the sound of the name, the possibilities of such a device. It stuck in my brain all these years until, dur [...]
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HACK № 57: The Surreal Calculator
The Surreal Calculator. Not my invention. It comes from a story that Noel Rogers wrote a long-ass time ago. The Surreal Calculator was mentioned only once, in one sentence, with no description whatsoever. I just loved the sound of the name, the possibilities of such a device. It stuck in my brain all these years until, dur [...]
HACK № 49: Freedom Is The Write
Howdy Patriots, welcome to the forty-ninth declaration of HACK. If you’ve made it this far, it takes a strong constitution to swallow the American Dream.
Patriotism Is Lame
Fuck Independence Day. Not the movie Independence Day. That movie’s pretty good, I’m watching it right now. I don’t even mean F [...]
My Substantial Affair With Life: Gat...
Gather Your Miracles
Synchronous Timings are often reduced to mindless coincidences. I swim in glad, freeing circles and smile now in the cooling water about memories of the past and visualizations of the future. (more…)
HACK № 44: Jaunts & Joints
Howdy Transients, welcome to the forty-fourth traversal of HACK. If you’ve made it this far, we are now at the point where the tangent meets the circle.
I don’t know what’s worse…knowing that you don’t have a summer vacation and that it’s all going to be work even through the summer OR being reminded every [...]
HACK № 43: Insensatographies
Howdy Authobiographicals, welcome to the forty-third exposé of HACK. If you’ve made it this far, don’t forget the footnotes.*
Insensatography (n.) – the life story, real or otherwise, of an inanimate object.
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HACK № 42: The Weaning of Life
Howdy Meltedcheesedeks, welcome to the forty-second continuation of HACK. If you’ve made it this far, there’s a silver lining just over that horizon behind you.
OK folks, here’s how this is going to play out. First I write a few self-referential paragraphs to get it out of my system, while simultaneously holding everything [...]
HACK № 40: Quick Chek v. Wawa
Howdy Customers, welcome to the fortieth checkout lane of HACK. If you’ve made it this far, may I see some ID for that item?
If you live in South Jersey (or certain parts of Eastern PA) then you’re familiar with Wawa, the “local” chain of convenience stores that have been in the ar [...]
Prose Before Swine: Kink Community
In today’s weekly installment of fast food for thought is the gathering of the local kink community tomorrow night. We’re going to a Chinese buffet somewhere….Can you imagine, 20 kinky pervs trying to behave in a very vanilla family dining situation…Last time I used a chopstick as a urethral sound for Christ’s sake. Do you have an [...]
I Don’t Belong Here: No Soldier...
Another one I don’t buy is when people try and tell me that my freedoms came from some soldier fighting for them. You know the kind of people I am talking about. “Gee, you like basic human freedoms? THANK A SOLDIER!!!!!!!!!” and so forth. I don’t buy it. Who was coming to take my freedoms away that some soldier prevent [...]