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Half Empty Half Full - a literary comedy show
Half Empty Half Full - a literary comedy show
Saturday, March 7, 2026 – 8:00 pm Austin STAND UP // FREE PARKING // DOORS AT 8:00 Half Empty Half Full is a competition of wits between optimists and pessimists, where Austin’s sharpest, stand-up comedians, writers and artists battle out their positive and negative points of view in front of a panel of entertaining judges! Hosted […]
I’m a Chunky Geometric Statement Necklace, and I’m Here to Solve the Woman Invisibility Problem - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
I’m a Chunky Geometric Statement Necklace, and I’m Here to Solve the Woman Invisibility Problem - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
BUY Snacks For the Love Hungry from Publisher (Great for royalties! But takes longer)
BUY Snacks For the Love Hungry from Publisher (Great for royalties! But takes longer)
Snacks for the Love Hungry haunts with humor. These poems express nostalgia for a Midwestern youth and gratitude for getting out, alongside existential anxieties of dating as a feminist and living in the dregs of late stage capitalism. With a hefty serving of pop culture and food references throughout, the author organized the book into sections named after a particular fitting treat for each theme. The result is a collection as subversively satisfying as a midnight snack.
BUY Snacks For The Love Hungry from Amazon (Quick, but also, Bezos)
BUY Snacks For The Love Hungry from Amazon (Quick, but also, Bezos)
Poem - Henry Winkler Gives Me Permission to Quit Therapy, FreezeRay
Poem - Henry Winkler Gives Me Permission to Quit Therapy, FreezeRay
HENRY WINKLER GIVES ME PERMISSION TO QUIT THERAPY The actor who played Happy Days’ Arthur Fonzarelli picks me up. Holds me, fatherly. In fact he’s a giant. We’re approximately 1300 feet up in...
Poem - He Asks About My Kinks, Rattle
Poem - He Asks About My Kinks, Rattle
Because I feel naked during these conversations, I start small with the lights turned off. Tell him I like my hair pulled. He nods. Tell him I like dirty talk
Poem - Despairathon, Abandon Journal
Poem - Despairathon, Abandon Journal
You've spent a lifetime training for this.
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SUPPORT Post-Roe Abortion - Donate to Whole Woman's
Poem - Spigot Fairy, Whiskey Tit
Poem - Spigot Fairy, Whiskey Tit
My neighbor has her groceries delivered, but is too drunk to put them inside. Two paper bags, two bottles of champagne bubble in her entryway. Four boxes of Franzia at the front door. I haven’t see…
Poem - Zillow, Jupiter Review
Poem - Zillow, Jupiter Review
Order Imaginary Frenemies - Poetry Chapbook
Order Imaginary Frenemies - Poetry Chapbook
Coffee Break with Candace & David Interview
Coffee Break with Candace & David Interview
Poem - The Red Hot Dogs from North Dakota, Olney Magazine
Poem - The Red Hot Dogs from North Dakota, Olney Magazine
Poem - Eddie Vedder Saved Me From A Cult, Olney Magazine
Poem - Eddie Vedder Saved Me From A Cult, Olney Magazine
Poem - Ode to a Mansplainer, Drunk Monkeys
Poem - Ode to a Mansplainer, Drunk Monkeys
Generous verbosity. On dates you interrupt doors for me. Slay dragons with your opinion. Where would I be if you hadn’t told me: Bernanke destroyed the American dollar
Poem - My Immune System Ignites a Forest Fire on My Face, aka A Pandemic Stress Pantoum, Pine Hills Review
Poem - My Immune System Ignites a Forest Fire on My Face, aka A Pandemic Stress Pantoum, Pine Hills Review
An Apology to the Guitar I Bought at the Beginning of the Pandemic That Is Now Collecting Dust Beside My Cat Tower -Robot Butt
An Apology to the Guitar I Bought at the Beginning of the Pandemic That Is Now Collecting Dust Beside My Cat Tower -Robot Butt
Belive me when I say I had good intentions when I bought you, but now I'm just sorry you, a beautiful new guitar, are just collecting dust in my house.
Poem - My Frenemy, the Super Plus Tampon, Gnashing Teeth
Poem - My Frenemy, the Super Plus Tampon, Gnashing Teeth
Poem - The God Grid Saved Texas, Anti-Heroin Chic
Poem - The God Grid Saved Texas, Anti-Heroin Chic
Poem - Remnants on the Pool Table's Soft Felt, Anti-Heroin Chic
Poem - Remnants on the Pool Table's Soft Felt, Anti-Heroin Chic
Poem - Burnt Honey, Anti-Heroin Chic
Poem - Burnt Honey, Anti-Heroin Chic
Hanging Your Name on the Wall - Disquiet Arts
Hanging Your Name on the Wall - Disquiet Arts
Poem - Recollections from the Poet's Training Bra, Disquiet Arts
Poem - Recollections from the Poet's Training Bra, Disquiet Arts
Poem - First Date with Herman Melville Reincarnated
Poem - First Date with Herman Melville Reincarnated
Poem - Bette Midler Dispenses Stray Advice During a Playground Game of Red Rover
Poem - Bette Midler Dispenses Stray Advice During a Playground Game of Red Rover
SMILE MORE (but with your eyes!) 11/21 virtual show
SMILE MORE (but with your eyes!) 11/21 virtual show
Poem - An Endless Driving Election Year Sestina - Oddball Mag
Poem - An Endless Driving Election Year Sestina - Oddball Mag
Which Plastic Island Getaway is Right For You?
Which Plastic Island Getaway is Right For You?
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EMAIL SIGN-OFFS EMPLOYERS WILL FIRE YOU FOR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE A WOMAN
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Thinking of Quitting Your Safe Middle Management Job to Pursue a Comedy Career?
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