Q: ARE YOU ALL READY FOR CHRISTMAS? A: If by ready you mean, “Does it look like Santa’s been using your place as a safehouse for the past 6 weeks, and are your children about to be buried beneath an avalanche of presents—none of which will be a surprise to any of them?” then yes.Continue reading “ASK A STRAY DAD: HOLIDAY PREP”
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ASK A STRAY DAD: BLOCKED
Q: SO, WHY HAVEN’T YOU BEEN WRITING? It’s so sweet of my attention-starved psyche to pretend someone’s actually been wondering this. You see— NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION AS BERATING YOU FOR WHATEVER THIS AIMLESS, FRUITLESS, SPINELESS PERIOD OF YOURS IS. Do you think you could at least let me finish? You’re right: This is—hands-down—theContinue reading “ASK A STRAY DAD: BLOCKED”
ASK A STRAY DAD 12:
ON WRITING. QUICKLY. Q: You look terrible. A: You should know this by now. We’re pretending this is an advice column. Please phrase whatever you’re trying to say in the form of a question. Q: You look…terrible? A: Thanks. I feel terrible. Q: What happened? Stay up all night drinking? A: Replace “drinking” with “thinking”Continue reading “ASK A STRAY DAD 12:”
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