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Down and Out on the Road South
Down and Out on the Road South

The story of a teen on the road, hoping a journey south will help him make sense of his place in his family.

2023

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Jean Campbell
Jean Campbell

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Darwin Award Winners, Ranked

Before selfies, there were people — The Darwin Awards began in 1985 as an official commemoration for individuals who either died or sterilized themselves in idiotic ways, thus removing themselves from the human gene pool. How did the father of evolution, Charles Darwin, come into play? The award winners took themselves out of the evolutionary competition…

Dark Humor

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Darwin Award Winners, Ranked
Darwin Award Winners, Ranked
Dark Humor

5 min read


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About Me Stories

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About Me — Jean Campbell

Who am I, why am I here … and why have I had so many jobs? — I’m a deep thinker from way back. As a small child, I recall wondering, for example, why my first grade teacher was so unhappy. Her name was Mrs. Sullivan and she didn’t seem to like first-graders. Since then, I’ve discovered that teaching is a profession that can make it difficult…

About Me

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About Me — Jean Campbell
About Me — Jean Campbell
About Me

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The Haven

·5 days ago

I Opened My Junk Mail So You Don’t Have To

And then I purchased a prepaid neck tattoo with bitcoin — Once upon a time, letters were sent by snail. Three types of correspondence were delivered throughout the kingdom, and the peasants rejoiced. For they knew, and could see, what they received in the mailbox. First, there were letters from friends and family. A breezy cursive script adorned each envelope like…

Satire

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I Opened My Junk Mail So You Don’t Have To
I Opened My Junk Mail So You Don’t Have To
Satire

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The Haven

·6 days ago

Cover Letters Are My Specialty

I hope my saint of a typing teacher is happy now — In the wormhole of adolescence, there exists a class. It’s the one when you realize your limitations. For some people it’s statistics, for others it’s organic chemistry. Mine was typing. It wasn’t because I was a bad typist — in fact, I excelled. Once I overcame the natural fear of…

Typing

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Cover Letters Are My Specialty
Cover Letters Are My Specialty
Typing

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Contemplate

·Sep 15

My Cat Is Not a Loser

This is the first time anyone popular has ever hung out with me — I wrote a story moments ago, and it was like bottled lightning. Balls to the walls gazillionaire gold. It struck the perfect harmonic balance between poignant and humorous and spiritual, like the sound of Morgan Freeman’s voice in Shawshank Redemption. Then, I deleted it. …

Pets

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My Cat Is Not a Loser
My Cat Is Not a Loser
Pets

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Rogues’ Gallery

·Sep 12

Healthcare, American Style

PSA, do not get sick in the USA — Today, a surgeon was murdered by a patient who was angry and wanted drugs. The doctor got caught in the crossfire in the war on drugs and gunned down in the trenches of a failed, broken healthcare system. This happened in Memphis but it could’ve gone down anywhere in the…

Healthcare

5 min read

Healthcare, American Style
Healthcare, American Style
Healthcare

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Crow’s Feet

·Sep 12

Winter Is Actually Depressing

So shut up and leave me alone to suffer — Cures for seasonal affective disorder litter the landscape like eight balls on Satan’s pool table and I for one am fed up and ready to fight back. I have plenty of good reasons to be depressed this winter and the main one is the incessant chatter of cheerful, sunny types…

Humor

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Winter Is Actually Depressing
Winter Is Actually Depressing
Humor

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Crow’s Feet

·Sep 7

Old People Know How to Survive

Geezer medical survival is a no-brainer for reality TV — Survivor started the snowball rolling all the way to hell but due to its sturdy crust of ice, it bounced back like a superball all the way to the bank. Now we have so many survival shows, we are running out of wilderness. We also have a lot of old…

Aging

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Old People Know How to Survive
Old People Know How to Survive
Aging

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Contemplate

·Sep 6

Something to Show for Yourself

I hate this expression, but self-hatred can be a strong motivator — Before I stopped trying new things, I had a brief career as a weekend manager at a self-storage facility. Career might be too strong a word, but then so was “manager.” The self-storage gig had four floors, three swamp coolers, a pair of married managers, and one computer where web…

Humor

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Something to Show for Yourself
Something to Show for Yourself
Humor

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Contemplate

·Sep 2

On Being Sensitive

The last time I learned well was in fifth grade — Working as a 9–1–1 Dispatcher has been hell on earth, but I’m glad I’ve stuck with it for one reason. Everyone has learning weaknesses, and this job has given me a richer view of mine. Most people don’t make it very far. I’ve lasted three months. Some newbies can’t deal…

Hsp

5 min read

On Being Sensitive
On Being Sensitive
Hsp

5 min read

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