New Essay Out! And Other Updates

It’s a new month, and summer has been productive. Here’s an update on the writing that’s been coming out from Caleb Coy Industries—a thing that I just made up.

My latest personal essay out in Change Seven. “Neighbors Now” Take a look!

My first publication in a sci-fi journal, 365 Tomorrows. A flash fiction piece called “A Thousand Tiny Steps” Take a look!

A short article, “What Kurt Vonnegut Taught Me About Writing For a Living” in Writing101

And here are some of the recent satires:

“Help Me: I Am Vehicle Illiterate” in MuddyUm

“I, Male Director of This Film, am Excited to Flesh Out This Female Character, Who is On Screen For Three Minutes” in Greener Pastures

“A Sitcom In Which Putin and Trump Share a Prison Cell, Starring Only Actual Things They’ve Said”

in Doctor Funny

“German Words For Complex Emotions You Didn’t Know About” in Slackjaw

“T.S. Eliot Reviews The Little Mermaid” in MuddyUm

“National “Weed Your Garden Day” Is Now National “Weed Garden” Day” in The Haven

“Diaries of a Dying Jellyfish That Has Just Been Discovered By Two Third Grade Boys”

in MuddyUm

“We’ve Run Out Of Ways To Make a Message Self-Destruct” in MuddyUm

“Other Things To Try In a Small Town: A Tourism Guide” in The Haven

Dave Matthews Band—Walk Around The Moon—Album Review

I was hesitant to listen to the news Dave album, as now they’re missing two original members, one who passed away and another who was dismissed. They must be the only band around that has had 7 consecutive 1 number one debut albums.

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But bands change, their style and their lineup. We like bands that adapt and explore new territory. Dave is getting older, and this album really shows a man approaching old age. This is their post-pandemic album, some of the material written or recorded during the war on a virus, which drove us all a little crazy. Continue reading