The Will to Banter
Buzz KantwriteComedy short stories with a philosophical limp. Mad magazine meets Chekhov.
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The reality of the acting biz
“When I set out to become an actor, the acting school sold us a dream,” Trish told me. “But the reality is this, research shows that those who pursue acting have high unemployment rates, below minimum wage incomes, and a decreased sense of...
Photoshopped photographic memory
Human memory is famously unreliable.
I should know. I’ve personally sent 27 innocent people to jail from police lineups.
Each one, after they were exonerated, made the same petty request…
…they asked me for an apology.
But I refused.
I...
Can planning day plan for this?
Corporate planning day. Off-site. My team shared a long table in a bright conference room.
The host, Erika, suggested a fun icebreaker. Everyone had to write down an interesting fact about themselves, Erika would read them out, and then th...
On thought experiments (redux)
We were just two philosophers, locking horns in the battle of ideas.
“Morality is objective,” I declared. “That’s a fact.”
“How so?” my rival asked.
“Everyone knows it.”
“How?”
“They feel it.”
“Funny.” He half-grinned. “I didn’t take...
A royal tragedy
“Your royal highness,” the royal advisor said. “I bring terrible news about your eldest son.”
King Edmund sat up in bed. “Oh no. Dear God, no.”
“Prince Thomas has tragically passed.”
“Oh no, no, NO. How?”
“Skydiving.”
“My dear son… my...
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Comedy short story writer. Mad Magazine meets Chekhov (the combination no one asked for or wants).
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