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August 3, 2020

Episode 23: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, find many hours of pure joyous oblivion while not listening.

(NOTE: This one goes out to every abandoned pier, dock and wharf. May the boats be with you.)

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Published on August 03, 2020 13:15 Tags: existentialism, humor, satire

July 29, 2020

Episode 22: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, encounter the tears of the planet.

(NOTE: No horse fish, dolphins or mermaids are mentioned in the telling of this story.)

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Published on July 29, 2020 19:10 Tags: existentialism, humor, satire

July 27, 2020

Episode 21: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, encounter the forest that hides the big blue/green so that man and dog don’t go out of their minds.

(NOTE: Sometimes the world isn’t trying to kill you.)

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Published on July 27, 2020 15:53 Tags: existentialism, humor, satire

July 23, 2020

Episode 20: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, have some laughs with a waterfall and its secret desire.

(NOTE: If you can’t laugh at the world, then laugh at something else.)

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Published on July 23, 2020 11:56 Tags: humor, satire

July 15, 2020

Episode 18: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, get into a power struggle of sorts which is settled by big birds.

(NOTE: Many trees were felled in the making of the accompanying photo.)

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Published on July 15, 2020 20:27 Tags: absurd, existential, freeread, humor, satire

July 13, 2020

Episode 11: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, stumble upon the House of Many Species and Variables and learn about the need to sustain.

(NOTE: Yep. The tree house was toppled in real life. But no moose were harmed in its toppling.)

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Published on July 13, 2020 18:04 Tags: absurd, existential, freeread, humor, satire

July 8, 2020

Episode 16: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, are stumped by a story of unnatural feelings and their heartbreaking Karma.

(NOTE: No trees were cut down in the telling of this story. Because we all love trees. Even the ones in the deep dark scary…well, trees.)

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Published on July 08, 2020 16:55 Tags: absurd, existential, freeread, humor, satire

July 6, 2020

Episode 15: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, encounter a somewhat ghostly apparition on the path…or was it?

(NOTE: No clown imagery was used in the telling of this episode. You can sleep in peace. If that’s what you do when there are no clowns around.)

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Published on July 06, 2020 19:22 Tags: absurd, existential, freeread, humor, satire

June 30, 2020

Episode 13: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein Crazy Man and the dog, Sidestepper, encounter a lake that flows up and the meanest birds a hungry, motherless duo can bear.

(NOTE: No geese were consumed in the writing of this episode. Unfortunately.)

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Published on June 30, 2020 10:16 Tags: absurd, existential, freeread, humor, satire

June 25, 2020

Episode 12: The Existential Adventures of Crazy Man and the Dog, Sidestepper

Wherein man and dog, in spite of everything that points to their unlikeliness as a bonafide man and dog, are suddenly thrust off the path adventure and new meanings and into the streets to face the essence of disappointment.

This genuine gutter adventure may not be appropriate for any audience. '=

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Published on June 25, 2020 05:25 Tags: absurd, existential, freeread, humor, satire

Writing Hurts Like Hell

Biff Mitchell
Writing Hurts Like Hell is a workshop taught by Biff Mitchell for a decade through the University of New Brunswick's College of Extended Learning. Held mostly off-campus in coffee shops, bars, studios ...more
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