Category Archives: Dark Humor

The Inevitable Return of Dueling

Posted on January 16, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

I think we may need to return to dueling to settle petty personal disputes. But, as killing is currently a major social faux pas, it wouldn’t necessarily always need to be pistols at dawn. It could just be game of … Continue reading →

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An Explanation for Insanity

Posted on January 9, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

While visiting my parents, I took advantage of my father’s open Facebook by updating his status with claims of him enjoying the work of David Spade in the film Joe Dirt. In retaliation he made a post for You Monsters … Continue reading →

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Snowed In

Posted on January 5, 2014 by You Monsters Are People

I am currently sitting out a blizzard in my home state of Michigan. Everyone in it went shopping for the same thing yesterday. Now all the only thing left on the shelves is fear and hopelessness.

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Having A Live-In Dominatrix Was Electrifyingly Dull

Posted on December 18, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

I used to live with a dominatrix. Obviously that comes with certain compromises and perks that other living arrangements might not have. I was in the middle of my college career and had been dating her best friend for several … Continue reading →

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When Good Times Aren’t Great: It’s Easier to Blame the Drugs Than the Man

Posted on December 11, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

At no point during my existence on this planet have I ever forged a meaningful relationship with a person I’ve met while smoking cannabis. There is nothing about that experience that makes you want to suddenly share all of yourself … Continue reading →

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Unsolved Mysteries: A Misnomer

Posted on November 18, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

When I was a child the scariest thing on television was Unsolved Mysteries. Each week Robert Stack came into our homes for forty-four minutes to explain murders and rapes in brutal detail with the help of “dramatic reenactments” before letting … Continue reading →

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The You Monsters Are People Audio Experience: ZZ Power Bottom

Posted on November 4, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

In the fifth episode, guests Joseph Hastings (Christian leader and Beacon of Light recipient) and Junior Walker Thomas (Law Student and United Atheist Alliance member) weigh in with their thoughts on religion. Both interviews build to very intense climaxes and … Continue reading →

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Halloween: Dream Analysis

Posted on October 31, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

Pfft. I’m not even sure that’s a thing.

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An Open Letter to the People in Charge

Posted on October 10, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

Dear Oligarchy, It’s been a long time coming but I think people are finally starting to catch on to all of your bullshit. The public trust in you is beginning to collapse like those cheap umbrellas you produce in China … Continue reading →

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Religious Apathy: Putting My Faith In Faithlessness

Posted on October 1, 2013 by You Monsters Are People

This week I am guest posting on A Clown On Fire as part of A Five Day Conversation on God. I talk on my personal experience with religion and feelings about faith. Here’s a taste: More often than not, parents try to impose … Continue reading →

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