Weekly Wisdom from Karen
#satire
I couldn’t resist the header image for this weeks round-up of satirical delights. Well, it is nearly Christmas and there should always be plenty of Glitter at this time of year, regardless of pesky pandemics. You’ll need to read the last story on the list to find out why Trump is in the header photo.
Charles H. Roast is one of my most favourite humour writers. I highly recommend checking out some of his stories from early 2020. For example, Captain’s Log, Crew Member Roast Reporting. But for this week we have another more recent story.
Using proprietary and state of the art graphics tools I developed overnight by using my big brain, I have conducted an analysis of the statistics from my recent story …
There’s a crocodile, a toad, and a river in this story from Lynette Clements. Throw in a few other colourful creatures and social distancing and you’ve got an exciting read.
“I’m going down the Nile,” said Crocodile, his words addressed to the morning air, or whoever cared to pay attention to his announcement.
“Really?” croaked Toad. ‘Well, I’ll have you know this isn’t the Nile,” he added as he heaved himself out of his hole, mud dripping from his warty body; squish, squash, black sludge oozed from the rim of his home, dribbling down the slope of the riverbank in large droplets.
Mia Miller generously shares her strategies for successful writing. She does write about sex and other subjects that may cause discomfort to some.
Since my Medium journey began, I have had many of you reach out, wanting to know how I have managed my writing success, aplenty. Many of you making contact with me specifically, in the hope I’ll share my success secrets.
Following on with the sex theme … Pam Gaslow regales us with her career choices.
I struggled on and off for years figuring out what to do with my life. They say do what you love. Well, I loved dogs, but I didn’t want to breed, groom, walk or train them. I also loved sex, but I realized that just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean it should be your profession.
Jezebel Feast — what a superb name! And quite fitting for an espionage professional who has infiltrated the President of the United States inner circle. The things she’s done to keep us all safe. Thank goodness she is out there doing the dirty work for us.
I’ve spent my life dedicated to espionage, taking out fanatics, and frightfully formidable criminals you will never have to know existed.
I’m sorry there was no reason for Trump to be wearing glitter in the photo at the start of this review. Just a bit of sparkle for the season!
Thanks for reading.
In her spare time, Karen Madej is a writer and editor for ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION-Curated, and Technology Hits. She also enjoys reading, photography, and power walking while listening to upbeat music. Her goal is to write and edit full-time when she retires early next June.
