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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

The Man Cave Scrolls

Successful interpretation of the mysterious
Codex on the Golden Rule
found in the cavernous ruins of
early 21st century civilization
may hold the key to understanding
that civilization’s sudden demise:
“Quite often this means
leave others be
as you would have them
leave you be”

Autres oeuvres par Chris Gaither...
Unless and Until

It’s not a real collection Unless It’s unsatisfying It’s not real money Until
Save Us From the Time of Trial

I used to pretend that Kafka’s The Trial was my favorite book but these days I bring a courtroom stenographer with me
The Tree of Wife

Whereas Stanford decided to make its mascot a tree my wife is a decision tree and I am her mascot even though I couldn’t get into S…
Let Them Be Fake

It’s a modern miracle: With social media You can finally Have your fake And be it too
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Overcoming the Fear of Showing the World Who You Really Are

You both cause and cure real self-… by performing fake self-loathing for an online audience The cure takes when you’ve no authentic self left
Bad Listeners Compensate with Surveillance

When a tone deaf authority insists you watch your tone it’s because they would never ask you to do something they aren’t already doing themselv…
Following the Cloud

The wrong crowd used to let things get out of control Now the wrong crowd has the best
With You, Always

In this world It gives us pleasure to imagine A false dichotomy between power an… Giving us the power to feel innoce… As if self-aggrandizement is the o…
I Had a Dream that I went to Sleep Without Taking My Contacts Out but When I Woke Up I Remembered that I Only Wear Reading Contacts and I Haven’t Been Able to Find Any Good Books

Finding God is like that feeling… When you look everywhere for your… But can’t find them anywhere Until you realize they are on your… They don’t have a word for this fe…
It’s Fun to Talk

When I was a child The most authoritarian teacher Exerted her control through Silent lunch Yesterday, in the cafeteria
Let’s Be Real Friends Forever

If we insist It’s not a competition It becomes A war If we admit
Dollar for Dollar

In person we can struggle for equality Online we’ve already achieved
You Can’t Spell Alone Without One

There is no mind There is no body There is thinking and there is fee… And I know all too well How you feel
Love Thine Frenemy

The New Revised Standard Version… A frenemy of yours is a frenemy of… whereas the New King James Versi… The frenemy of my frenemy is my fr…
“Demolition Crew Accidentally Knocks Down Wrong Building in Baltimore”

This is the stage in history where we all give constructive cri… to the demolition crew



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