Jan/Feb 2025

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h u m o r  &  s a t i r e

Humor and Satire


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Good News

Then again, it was entirely possible they would be thrilled to hear about his ambivalence, which would allow them to express that they had always been ambivalent as well, rarely thrilled or excited. That chance also existed, and he had to consider it.

Andrew Bertaina
 

Senior Pickleball

My first partner collapsed on the court while in the midst of her serve. As she lay there, she had a smile on her face and a look of pure generosity in her brown eyes. She lifted her paddle and whispered, "Give it to your next partner."

Jeff Friedman
 

The Horrible Burden of the Human Condition

Cameron talked about his book the way some guys talk about their cars or girlfriends, or the way he'd once talked about his girlfriend before he'd met his voluptuous book.

Timothy Laurence Marsh