except this time the bullies are running the show Don't let Republicans see you cry. It just encourages them. OK, I admit it. I was triggered. What a reckoning for my self-esteem! I thought I was the big, strong, manly type, stiff upper lip, a very major model of a modern homosexual, but ever since … Continue reading Trump’s Re-election Is Like Being Back at Grade School
Category: Humor
Battle Hymn of the New Republic
the times, they are a-changin’… So Many Proud Boys I hate those PC leftiesOur freedom is destroyed By forcing that inclusive wordDisgruntled white guys feel absurd What’s wrong with good ol’ fashioned namesOur ancestors deployed? CHORUS: My daddy is a Redneck,My mother is a hagMy sister, she’s a cripple andHer first-born is a fag It’s tragic … Continue reading Battle Hymn of the New Republic
How Kamala Screwed the Pooch
From a three-syllable name to building bridges, the Dem nominee just couldn't connect with the real America When you experience life-altering trauma, for example, the sudden realisation that the universe is ruled by lizard people who've taken over the bodies of your friends and family; learning via billboards that are only visible to you that … Continue reading How Kamala Screwed the Pooch
A State of Heightened Tension
surviving the home stretch is a stretch I enter the final weekend before the divining of the US President with the quiet equanimity and fresh-faced optimism of Anna Karenina falling under the locomotive. Thinking about Donald Trump and the two alternatives of spending my twilight years in Donald’s mad, dark kingdom as he executes his … Continue reading A State of Heightened Tension
A Definite Air of Faggotry
... "compassion" is the acceptable face of contempt Anyone Catholic hovering around right now? Take a deep breath, fasten your seatbelts, and prepare your sick bags. There’s something I need to tell you. Because, after experiencing several decades? — centuries? — it feels like a long time, anyway — of your current drag queen, Pope … Continue reading A Definite Air of Faggotry
… And Then, Kamala
I'm just a hope junkie gettin' his fix Holy moly, by every saint in heaven and all the foam-rubber cheese-hats in Chicago! Nail me blinking to a plastic cross and shove me in a cotton-blend pant-suit, you American Democrats know how to throw a convention! Thanks to y'all, this hick-town Canadian boy is wide awake … Continue reading … And Then, Kamala
I’m Living Through History
And it's even less fun than it sounds THIS SUMMER OF THE YEAR TWENTY TWENTY-FOUR of the Common Era, a summer of ominous extremes of climate and conflict, finds me living through history, at least so the news anchors tell me. The implication is that I should be awe-struck and grateful for waking up in … Continue reading I’m Living Through History
A couple of interviews featuring me and The Book
I recently did a few interviews about my latest book, "Sorry Looking for NOW LOL". Here's one with Canada Talks and another with the Shaun Proulx Show. David Roddis interviewed on The Breakdown — May 13 2024 David Roddis on the Shaun Proulx Show. Other ways to find out more: You can read an excerpt … Continue reading A couple of interviews featuring me and The Book
… Long Live the Donald?
The Founders rejected absolute monarchy in 1776. But in 2024, with republican ideals under siege and an autocrat telegraphing his readiness, a demoralized America appears ready to crown a new king. Donald Trump believes he has absolute immunity from prosecution for anything he did during his presidency; that the President, is, after all, above the … Continue reading … Long Live the Donald?
The King is Dead…
Rex Murphy took the dull, simple aria of white male grievance and turned it into operatic psychodrama. It’s been SO LONG since I posted here—I thought I would take a mental health break, but ultimately decided to run with the crazy—I’m anxious, completely disoriented, and basically behaving like my IQ is in single digits. I’m … Continue reading The King is Dead…