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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

There Are Only Two Ways to Make a Living as a Writer: Teach in an MFA Program or Host a Podcast

Those who can
do talk shows
 
Those who can’t
teach others to show, don’t tell

Other works by Chris Gaither...
I Can’t Stop Smiling

In a few years we’ll all look back on liberal democracy and fake laugh
Greed Is Could

1. Make so much money you could he… 2. Remind yourself that “there’s n… 3. Tell yourself you need to feed… 4. Eat like kings
The Key to Freedom Is Desire

Guilt is a trap Locking you in The desire of others But God has a plan To set you free
“So what’s the scenario?”

The worst-case scenario comes true when enough people believe it’s the best case scenario
God Has Our Number

I was painting by the numbers But mysteriously One number kept coming up So, I spent the remainder of my y… Working on a series of one paintin…
Fog

In showing us what darkness looks… fog is equal and opposite to stars lighting up the night sky
The Internet Is a Cipher That Makes More Ciphers

What is the internet? It’s not a thing in space and time It’s a nothing in timeless cybersp… You could represent it with– “The symbol zero denoting the abse…
The Return of the Repressed vs. The Unlearn of the Depressed

The internet is the opposite of th… When a memory is repressed you get it back even though you can’t remember it But when it is memory-holed
Everyone Is Afraid of Change

There is no Status quo But there is Status
The Answer to the Question Is Always Another Question

We think of death As the worst-case scenario But what if In the best-case scenario Death is the answer to a question?
The Ayes Are the Window to the Sole Acceptable

Everything dear to you? You can take all of that and throw it out the Overton window
Before: “What a piece of junk!” After: “She’ll make .5 past lightspeed. She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.”

Once abandoned You may as well approach life– Meaning God– With reckless abandon Because what have you got to lose
Haiku

When the shit hits the fan at least I know I won’t be wearing flip-flops
Enough

By the time Abraham and Isaac cli… Human beings had long since evolve… Survive danger and avoid death Long enough to overcome death By reproducing and raising offspri…
New Faithful Erupts Each and Every Moment

Nothing in life is guaranteed Because God is guaranteed



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