Prose

“Yuppie Couple Throws Dinner Party Exclusively to Show Off New Purchases,” by Leah Kaminsky

Nov 7th, 2012 | By

Friends of newly co-habitated couple, Sarah Smith and Jonathan Friend, were shocked this past Friday to learn the dinner party they’d been invited to at the couple’s new apartment was really just an excuse to show off their appliances.

“We were really looking forward to the party,” reports Sasha Liebowitz. “We hadn’t seen either of them in awhile, and who can resist Sarah’s famous stuffed mushrooms?”

“Don’t forget those mini hot dogs,” adds her husband, Seth. “I’d drop anything for one of those.”



“Pizza Hut’s First Intergalactic Customer Relations Workshop,” by Jacqueline Doyle

Oct 31st, 2012 | By

Good evening, everyone. My name is Mort Stephenson. I’m the Workshop Coordinator and Director of Interpersonal Relations from Human Resources, and this is my assistant, Jennifer Longley. We’re here with you tonight for a truly historic occasion: Pizza Hut’s very first sensitivity training session for Intergalactic Customer Relations!

I want to emphasize how proud we all are to be part of a forward-thinking organization like Pizza Hut. We are really in there on the ground floor, pioneers ushering in the new age. We don’t know, we really can’t know, what that’s going to look like, but Pizza Hut is going to be ready.



“Calamities and Celibacy, or How I Continued Not Having Sex in University,” by Zachary Abram

Oct 24th, 2012 | By

On January 1 2003, I made my first and only New Year’s resolution. I resolved that this would be the year that I lost my virginity. It wasn’t an American Pie-esque pact with friends. I didn’t tell anyone or write it down. It was just a solemn vow I whispered to myself. I was seventeen years old and my interactions with girls had been pretty limited. This was largely due to the lifestyle my high school friends and I had fallen into, which was not entirely conducive to sexual conquests. It was more conducive to the life of a eunuch.



“Survey,” by Mora Torres

Oct 17th, 2012 | By

Here at Poop Industries, we care deeply about your poopsperience© In our rally against constipation, we always give a shit. We are moved by your bowels. Please help us improve your poopsperience© by answering a few simply, easy to digest questions below.

In 140 characters or less, what does “regular” mean to you?



Five Movies That Could Have Used a Time-Traveling Bruce Willis

Oct 11th, 2012 | By

So I guess if this year’s sci-fi action tickler Looper has taught us anything, it’s that no actor is as well-equipped to go back in time and talk to some dummies about life as Bruce Willis.