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04 Nov 2026
An absurdist editorial illustration of a panicked man driving a car with a cracked windshield down a dark alley as coffee cups splash around him.

The Gruddle‑Poke Incident: A Savage, Caffeine‑Soaked Descent Into the Worst Coffee Run Ever Attempted

Sometimes life presents you with strange moments when the universe taps you on the shoulder and informs you, with perfect clarity, that you’ve stepped directly into the wrong day. This was one of those moments. I found myself standing in the hallway outside my own apartment door, empty‑handed, and roughly forty seconds away from engaging in the type of conversation that ends marriages or opens inquests. Five hours earlier I had left this building on one of the humblest of […]

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03 Jun 2026
A surrealist illustration of a person standing before a cracked ornate mirror that reveals a parallel world with reversed text and eerie amber light beyond its silver surface.

Mirror World

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What if the laws of physics worked against you—but somehow, nobody got hurt? Mirror World is a place where everyone is left-handed, distances lie to your face, and the mathematics of collision screams for carnage that never comes. Oh, and the portals? Entirely transparent. Appear silver. Don’t think about it too hard.

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08 Apr 2026
Murder, Mops, and Morsels: The Absurd Life of Junta Akiliwombo

Murder, Mops, and Morsels: The Absurd Life of Junta Akiliwombo

Ex-con Junta Akiliwombo’s life is a darkly comedic blend of cookie obsession, a trusting wife, weird pets, and CIA mind-control experiments.

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14 Jan 2026
Travel Tips for Visiting Aira

Travel Tips for Visiting Aira

Travel guide to Lovecraft’s Aira: a city of artistic beauty that probably doesn’t exist, but you’ll waste decades searching anyway. Pack light, dream heavy.

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03 Dec 2025
Travel Tips for Visiting Carcosa — As Told by Someone Who Should’ve Known Better

Travel Tips for Visiting Carcosa

A jagged, surreal travel guide warns that in Carcosa you’ll lose reflections, memories, time, and maybe yourself—yet still be expected to tip.

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