Volunteerism:

The Stoneslide Corrective has purchased a spot during America’s most beloved television broadcast. Stoneslide’s Sylvester Stonesman says, “We believe we’re the first literary publication to advertise during this orgy of consumerist hedonism. Don’t get me wrong, we like orgies. And hedonism. But our point is that there’s more to life… Anyway, we’re proud to bring […]

The Stoneslide Chorus

Response to: Advice to Expectant Mothers

Dear Stoneslide Corrective, Yes, it is all too true. [Advice to Expectant Mothers.] I am uncool and unfashionable as can be, according to my 13-year-old daughter. And even, sometimes, my son. Thank you, Stoneslide, for clarifying my position. It was not always like this. There was a time they came running to me when I […]

A Life Examined

New Breast-Feeding Law Decried as “Nanny Statism”

A new law requiring breast-feeding in certain situations is being praised by advocates for maternal and infant health, but it also has its critics among libertarians and others. The law, passed by the Paterboro Town Council last July, recognizes in its preamble the scientific studies of the last few decades that have found that breast-feeding […]

A Life Examined

True Things I Shouldn’t Have Said Anyway

KID: Butt cake, butt cake, Gramma made a butt cake! WIFE: Sweetie. You know it’s called a bundt cake. ME: Her nomenclature’s more accurate. More True Things I Shouldn’t Have Said Anyway: True Things: “it smells” True Things: monsters True Things: dusty

A Life Examined

True Things I Shouldn’t Have Said Anyway

KID: What’s a super colliding super commuter? WIFE: Sweetie, I think you mean the Super Colliding Super Conductor. It’s what scientists use to learn how the world works. ME: What it really shows is that the universe will keep expanding until every living thing dies. More True Things I Shouldn’t Have Said Anyway: True Things: […]