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writes weird stories analyzes books, movies, & culture author of “Teething and Other Tales”
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stephennothum.com/2025/05/22/i... #byu #jakeretzlaff #collegesports

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In just three months in office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has produced a run of chaos that is unmatched in the Pentagon's recent history. His inner circle — military veterans who, like him, had little experience running large, complex organizations — is in shambles.

submitted 55 days ago • 741 comments

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.

submitted 60 days ago • 419 comments

Kilmar Ábrego García was deported because he wore a Bulls hat and a graphic hoodie. That’s all the evidence that was used to classify him as a member of MS-13.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Thinking about how I have the same number of Oscars as Timothee Chalamet

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Choosing Lacrimosa for the In Memoriam song at the Oscars was a choice. Felt like they were implying the audience was complicit in sending them all to the grave.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Art is a poison a poem

submitted 143 days ago • 0 comments

And like that TikTok is gone.

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

Can I sue the government for banning my supplemental income? Asking for a friend…

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

I had over 60,000 followers and a steady supplemental income from TikTok that helped ease the financial burdens we’ve felt thanks to inflation, shrinkflation, and the rising cost of living. The government took away that income and there is nothing I can do about it. They don’t care about us.

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

In 2025 I will land a six figure book deal.

submitted 166 days ago • 0 comments

When I see “that no one else is talking about” at the end of a title for a video or article, I am almost always immediately sure that someone else IS talking about it and the creator/writer stole their idea.

submitted 166 days ago • 0 comments

Had entire conversation with all my old college roommates about how affordable and good looking the button-up shirts at Costco are. Is this what growing older looks like?

submitted 168 days ago • 0 comments

Indie authors, how do you measure if your book release was a success?

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

How did I write a book over a year ago that predicted how the flaws of the American healthcare system would lead to a vigilante murderer folk hero…and it’s not headline news? www.amazon.com/Teething-Oth...

submitted 170 days ago • 0 comments

My book is currently in the top 100 in two categories on Amazon!!!

submitted 172 days ago • 0 comments

I made a goal to sell 1,000 copies of my self-published book this year. Based on the cover, how close do you think I got to my goal?

submitted 175 days ago • 1 comment

Every single publisher I sent this to in September rejected it. Now it stands like a prophetic satire of this past week’s headlines. Absurdity and dark humor are all I have left to cope with the reality I am forced to face every single day. #neveragain #overandoveragain

submitted 180 days ago • 4 comments