Posts Tagged ‘ VI.VIII ’

“The Webster Letters,” by Dietrich Kalteis

Jun 20th, 2009 | By

Dear Mr. Webster: Let me start by saying it is certainly not my intent to appear brazen, or to burden you, rather to humbly draw your attention, purely out of duty, to a grave and considerable error I found in your ninth edition. Although I do not recall why I delved into my volume, that

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“The Private Life of Obama’s Speechwriter,” by Samuel K.

Jun 20th, 2009 | By

The secret life of Jon Favreau, the President’s wordsmith wunderkind. 9:05 a.m. — Breakfast at the White House. WAITER: More coffee? JON: Thank you, thank you very much. I dine here today, humbled by the task before us, grateful for the breakfast you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by the White House kitchen

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“Hugocentric,” by M.J. Nicholls

Jun 20th, 2009 | By

It’s never too late to believe in hope. It was a little late for me on Tuesday 13th. I had attempted to kill myself with my tie by suspending a noose from the bathroom light. Hope had arrived fashionably late to the party. It was a mistake to believe that a Bart Simpson tie had

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“Book of Tales, Part 1,” by Eddie Grant

Jun 20th, 2009 | By

Presenting: The Defenestrati, a crowd-created Defenestration comic.