Prose

“Out of This World,” by Brooksie C. Fontaine

Apr 20th, 2024 | By

I am Michelangelo. The bridezilla is the Pope. That’s how I choose to look at it.

Is it pleasant to be the unfortunate baker tasked with making her wedding cake? No.



“We need to talk about Slug Simulator,” by Conor Sneyd

Apr 20th, 2024 | By

Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed members of the PTA, please lend me your rapt attention. I know you’ve already taken in a range of different issues tonight, some of which will no doubt have shocked you. Boys caught smoking in the toilet. Office staff siphoning off donations from deceased alumni. The rowing team recruiting local beggars into a bare-knuckle boxing league. But believe me when I tell you—none of that matters. Because the issue I’m about to raise with you is something infinitely graver.



“Yelp Reviews of Local Bars in the Form of Lines from Classic Poems,” by Daniel Galef

Apr 17th, 2024 | By

The Mermaid Tavern

★★★★★—ahh4evsRIP

There is sweet music here. Love the band lineup, man! You ever thought about putting in a mosh pit?



“Our Domestic Signage, Explanations and Elaborations,” by Nathan Leslie

Apr 10th, 2024 | By

I’m not running a bed and breakfast here, but I recently purchased some signs both as gentle reminders for myself and also as seeds of information and uplift for potential guests. Not that we like having guests (who does?). But if we do have guests, these may be helpful.



“Disney Exec: It’s Time We Put Our Talented Former Child Actors to Work Really Leveraging Our Vast Intellectual Property,” by Jeff King

Apr 3rd, 2024 | By

Fellow members of the Walt Disney Studios creative team, thank you for the chance to make this pitch to you. Sorry I’m late. I stopped by the Percy Jackson set on the way in and sort of lost my mind. I got them all to autograph my tie, though, so it was worth it.