Category: Burn It Down
Posts where rage is the point
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The Grocery Store Aisle Where Capitalism Finally Broke Me
I was just trying to buy bread. That was it. Nothing deep, nothing political, just bread. Then I got to the aisle and saw what they wanted for a loaf. Six dollars for something so thin and pale it looked like it had been baked by someone who had only read about bread in theory. Read more
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Pride Month and the Military Are Not Enemies
Every June the same people who scream support our troops suddenly act like Pride Month and the military are at war with each other. You can set your watch by it. One rainbow flag shows up on a corporate logo and half the internet starts foaming at the mouth like someone pissed on the Constitution. Read more
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I Would Fight Joel Osteen in a Waffle House at 3AM and Win
This is the story of a Joel Osteen Waffle House fight I’ve imagined far too often. Let’s set the scene. It’s 3:06 AM. The Waffle House is mostly empty except for one guy asleep in a booth, a cook who looks like he’s done time, and me—hunched over hash browns I didn’t order right. Then Read more