Personal
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Becoming a Writer Twice
I had to become a writer twice. The first time was by instinct. The second time…
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Later, Creeps!
Burning down the home you just built The story goes like this: A man is sitting…
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It's Only the End of the World
Don’t threaten me with a good time King Baby’s in the kitchen reading aloud from the…
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Rough Stuff
Men, women, dogs and violence I’ve been quiet since my Dad died. Not just here, with…
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Goodbye to All That
This is a long one, and a little dark. But Elon bought Twitter today and this…
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Clean
I. “Clean” as in “simply good,” I think. “Clean” as in “not particularly broken.” “Clean” as…
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Dispatch: Places I
Growing up I never stayed in one place for too long. My mother’s father was in…
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Euphoria + Dysphoria
The line between dysphoria and euphoria is a simple one that’s very hard to cross. We…
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Dispatch: Years III
I was desperate to get out of Facebook as they transferred me to the night shift,…
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Dispatch: Years II
In the summer of 2015 I heard that the TWoP site was under new copyright, now…
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Dispatch: Years I
Here are some numbers. I wrote for Television Without Pity from 2001-2014. For half of that…
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Dispatch: Days I
I wake up five minutes before my 6 a.m. alarm. I would prefer a 5:30 a.m.…
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Reader Mail #7
Fri, October 9th, 2015 3:47 PM I hope you’ve had a good season and I hope…
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Reader Mail #6: Birthday Girl
Wed, June 24th, 2015 4:06 PM How about this. Your daughter comes home from her first…
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Reader Mail #5
Sat, May 23rd, 2015 8:56 PM Let me tell you that the worst part of all…
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Reader Mail #2
Sat, April 25th, 2015 9:00 AM Hi there! First of all, I can’t really believe the…
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Sad Puppy, Why Are You So Sad? An Investigation
YOU KNOW You know, a lot of times it’s easy to reflexively feel compassion, if you’ve…
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Reader Mail #1: What Has Been Going On
Mon, April 20th, 2015 8:10 PM Hi! It’s probably been a while—maybe a very long while—so…
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Please Please Pull It Together On Facebook
THE BASICS You’ve got two ways of viewing Facebook. One is your Feed, which is what…
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The Commonplace Book: A Novelette
The first published work by Jacob Clifton, and still one of the best.
