Comedic Personal Essays

Choco Tacos: A Meet-Cute Love Story

Is my true love just trapped in another fork of the multiverse?

Apr 2, 2025 • Rick McClelland

Networking: My Personal Horror Story

An awkward tale of professional humiliation

Feb 19, 2025 • Rick McClelland

How I Saved America

An adventure through the interwebs to find Black Friday deals

Nov 29, 2023 • Rick McClelland

My Life Is A Quest Now

Reimagining life as a fantasy epic quest and bartering a rubber duck

Nov 15, 2023 • Rick McClelland

33 Lessons For My 33rd Birthday

The word "Lessons" is doing a lot of work there BUT there's definitely 33 numbered items

Nov 8, 2023 • Rick McClelland

My Heart is a Teenager

This melodramatic little bastard needs some real discipline in his life

Sep 6, 2023 • Rick McClelland

Sleep is Stupid

An open plea to Mother Nature

Aug 30, 2023 • Rick McClelland

Behind the scenes of this plucky little newsletter

Aug 23, 2023 • Rick McClelland

Throw Axes Into Plywood

The pursuit of unproductive fun

Aug 16, 2023 • Rick McClelland

The Alien Excuse

Making a case in favor of alien domination

Jul 26, 2023 • Rick McClelland

The Pasta Paradigm

Time for a shift

Jul 19, 2023 • Rick McClelland

Wiping a Clean Slate

Practical pointers for society’s stragglers

Jul 12, 2023 • Rick McClelland

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