Curations from the Human Jungle
[Amajit "Jit" Chopra is one of the authors I met through my venture with The Public Press. Here's a recent essay that appeared originally in Adelaide Literary Magazine. Jit splits his world between Cambridge, MA and the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. SB SM] A LOVING FURY ALM No.79, August 7, 2025 https://adelaidemagazine.org/a-loving-fury Amarjit Chopra It... Continue Reading →
[We have an impressive stand of turtleheads, and they provide many an amusing moment in the waning days of summer as you see fat bumblebees wiggling their greedy asses in the quest of more pollen, or as Silverback Larry (aka Mr. Haiku) might say it: Big, fat bumblebees wiggle their greedy asses in search of... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twlg-ApJgtQ (rimshot) Had enough? Ok, you asked for it ... https://youtube.com/watch?v=hydZquB9Ke8&si=y1MTNjUMfO-EETKM Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In what critics are calling an inflammatory move, Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday that he was sending Stephen Miller to Los Angeles to act as a human repellant. “No one empties a room faster than Stephen,” Trump... Continue Reading →
[I dunno ... who could NOT be in favor of clean air, clean water, healthy food, apple pie, and motherhood ... but there are lots of things in this article that cause my trouble sensors to go up, especially since it appeared originally in the New York Times, the world's leading purveyor of FAKE NEWS.... Continue Reading →
[What do AI and President Trump have in common?... neither can spell "mayonnaise." Mayonnaise has always been a controversial condiment. It's always been associated with white bread, white people, and the American Way. It doesn't taste very good on bananas. Where do you stand on mayo? SB SM] The inexorable rise of identity condiments has... Continue Reading →
[vtdigger.org is our local "Internet rag," and keeps us up-to-date on local characters. You've already met Merlin, the birding app from the Cornell Ornithology lab who identifies bird songs in the back forty. Now meet the "Bird Diva," who offers a distinctly different type of birding experience. SB SM] Vermont’s ‘Bird Diva’ introduces a new... Continue Reading →
[Before I relocated to The Jungle ... many years ago ... in a different life ... I was a book publisher. I published my own Top Ten Rules of Writing. I looked for them in conjunction with this post. Mercifully, I was unable to find them, so you have to make due with Elmore Leonard's... Continue Reading →
[I haven't thought of Hires Root Beer in years, and I can't even guess at the last time I drank one, but I will have one before this day is done! This article flooded me with a wave of nostalgia that simultaneously screamed summer and fun. Suddenly I was running through the sprinkler on a... Continue Reading →
What's This, A Door? On Laughter, Fishing, Norm Macdonald, and Soap https://hormeze.substack.com Hormeze Jul 29, 2025 “At times, the joy that life attacks me with is unbearable and leads to gasping hysterical laughter. I find myself completely out of control and wonder how life could surprise me again and again and again, so completely. How... Continue Reading →
[Silverbelle Sandy is a lovely lady, but she is, by her own admission, a bit of a potato chip slut. As am I, I should add. There are times in life where nothing scratches the itch quite like potato chips and beer. You, too? This is a 12 minute film that portrays the making of... Continue Reading →