“Grilling a Suspect,” by Paul Burgess
Apr 20th, 2026 | By Defenestration
They grilled the thief for half a day,
and now the job’s completely done.
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Table of Contents for April 2026 Issue
Apr 16th, 2026 | By Defenestration
New issue arriving April 20th, 2026!
“I.Hate.Horoscopes.com,” by Karen G. Berry
Apr 15th, 2026 | By Defenestration
Monday: Heads up, Aries! Life changes ahead! You thought your years of wiping noses and bottoms were over, but think again! It’s time for you to enroll in a program and get that nursing degree you’ve always longed for! Yes! It’s finally here! The world of caring for others awaits! Soon you will be the Angel in the White Cap, the Florence Nightingale you were always meant to be, emptying bedpans and changing adult diapers and tending and caring and washing and injecting people who need the kind of care only you can provide! Your future is calling, Aries!
“Friendship in the Era of Lice-Ridden Dictators,” by Titi Kusumandari
Apr 8th, 2026 | By Defenestration All my friends have kids. Their friends have kids. Everyone has kids. Together, they meet and form a sticky kindergarten.
“Are Your Gut Microbes Smarter Than You? Interview with Bacterium P. corpri,” by Susan Whiting Kemp
Apr 1st, 2026 | By Defenestration Even though there are trillions of gut microbes in a human being, they’re hard to pin down for interviews. I managed to corral Prevotella Corpri for a shocking take on who’s smarter: gut microbes or their hosts.
Prevotella Corpri, thank you for joining us today. Can I call you Prevotella?
Everybody calls me P. corpri. The c is lowercase. You can think of it as my rap name (laughs).