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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

There Is No I in Me

Everyone wants to drive a wedge
between the monotheists and the Darwinians
when the only real difference
is that the former believe
this land was made for you and me
while the latter claim that
you and I were made for this land

Otras obras de Chris Gaither...
We Have to Plant Seeds of Love Everywhere Because Hate Grows Back on Its Own

If only hate were but bone deep we could bury it with the bones But hate is buried deep in the sou… with which it reincarnates like a perennial crop of invasive…
I Used to Love Talking About the Weather Because It Was the One Thing for Which There Was No One to Blame

It never snows anymore in Baltimore but it did before you left open the refrigerator doo…
The Importance of Communication

I’m getting much better at recognizing my wife’s subtle hi… like when she recently put mosquit… over her side of the bed
Two Birds, One Drone

The older I get the less I pause for effect This is because the clock is ticking and I’d rather not waste my time
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
Haiku

We hit it off: she’d declawed her cats and I’d plucked my cacti’s needles
The Storage Bins of Totalitarianism, AKA the Internet

Totalitarianism then: Nazis and the like Hunted and killed Jews Totalitarianism now: Those hunting likes
These Days the Average Man in the Street Says That God Does Not Exist, Although, Paradoxically, the Average Man in the Street Does Not Exist

Most tautologies are self-fulfilling prophecies For example: Most people are average But God never met
All Men Are Idea Men

It’s always a bad idea To admit you have no idea Put another way: No idea is a bad idea You get the idea
“I’d Like to Help You in Your Struggle to Be Free”

A wise man once told me When you don’t know what to do do nothing A wise politician
Is Liberalism Worth Saving?

It’s because certain questions will get you killed that certain other questions are also answers
The More the Climate Changes, the More It Stays the Same

Post-pandemic life is a broken rec… Where they keep saying If it ain’t broke Don’t fix it
The New Risk Economy

When I started telling my employe… Apologies in advance! they still felt compelled by decor… No apologies needed which was how I ended exploitation
Your Ego Will Keep Shedding Bodies Until Your Soul Sheds Its Ego

You can die a million times Without a single ego death But one ego death is worth One God
Authorities Have Called Off Man’s Search for Meaning

The Declaration of Independence w… revised to guarantee life, security and the pursuit of criminals



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