War of Words
BURN HIM AT THE STAKE! OFF WITH HIS HEAD! TO THE GULAG WITH HIM! ORANGE MENACE IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THE SOVEREIGNTY OF MOTHER EARTH AND ALSO THE POLAR BEARS AND MY FEELINGS!!!1!1!Continue Reading
Kaylees Moral High Ground
Tate stormed over to Inger’s booth at Mimosa House, voice booming:
“You’re killing Blue Luna butterflies with that smoking truck. I’m calling the cops.”
Inger set her fork down calmly. “They’re pupating, dude. Not extinct. Just hidden.”
Tate swung wild—missed hard. One light shove later, he stumbled back, pride deflating as Kaylee yelped and the waitress cleared the drama. Inger paid the tab, tipped big, and walked out into the sun.Continue Reading
Leopard Spots
At Boaz and Ruth, away from Martha, some of us would mutter, “leopard spots never change.” This is a fear I have. Let’s say the crowd abusing I.C.E. in the streets wins. I.C.E. is defunded. The borders are erased. Anyone and everyone who wants to come here does come here.Continue Reading
Chihuahua Redux
A shared love of butterflies turns into a righteous stand against sooty diesel smoke. Then hunger and needing to pee disrupt the cause. The Blue Luna butterflies are still endangered. But the Target bathroom is open.Continue Reading
The Hive Mind
The Hive Mind is the natural evolution of today’s WiFi and LTE devices — already sharing data across a proto‑mesh. It’s not a leap. It’s a continuation. A century from now, the infrastructure we treat as background noise becomes the substrate of intelligence itself. The Hive isn’t science fiction. It’s just the next step. Continue Reading
Because Daddy Said So
Just because Daddy said so means not much. Daddy isn’t what he once was.Continue Reading
Chihuahua Alpha
Captain Kyle Branson leaned into the cab, swagger thick as the heat—right up until Dana stepped out of the booth and asked, ‘Honey, do you love me?’ His whole posture collapsed before the women even put Muteki back in gear.Continue Reading
Outrage Fatigue
YOU EVIL FASCIST! Muffins are fascism! Homemade muffins are even fascism‑er!Continue Reading
All Hail Renee Nicole Macklin Good!
Real talk: Is breaking the law and bullying ICE cops the smart way to get the change we claim to want—or just the fast track to more Trump?Continue Reading
影の華
Inger and Tala roll west on I-80 in the beastly Muteki, AM880 streaming Howard Stern’s chaotic hype for ‘Ridin” as snow dusts the Nevada flats. The road to Kage no Hana casino—and the Tahoe border guarded by Primaris Solenne Vexton Ulyth’s loyalists—tests them with cold starts, diner awkwardness, and the looming shadow of a boy who won’t take ‘no.’ Fuel up, crank the volume, and brace for whatever the Sierra throws next.Continue Reading









