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Mr. Mackerel

Mr. Mackerel has written 47 posts for Gleeful Sincerity

147 Steps to Achieving URGENT BLISS and POLICE INVESTIGATION

1. Three years ago my friend Cyrus and I met on the beach of a Spanish town with an Arabic name at 2 in the morning. I didn’t know him yet. He had exited the last train drunk at the station near the beach, several stops too early. He was nowhere near his camping site. [...]

Failed synopses for romantic drama films

Synopses is the plural of synopsis, in case you were wondering. Read downwards (while reading left to right) if you’re interested in how badly a blogger can fail when imagining the plot of a romantic drama film.

The wonders of female hygiene

One of the most insightful and amatory questions to ask a girl when on a first date with her, aside from “what’s your cup size?” and “do you shave in a pattern?” is: “what’s your absorbency rating?”

Spider Guy and the Unfortunate Love Affair

A chronicling of passionate admiration, spiders, and goats.

Because it’s still pretty okay to have our tea pots

Skin glowing with heat on a Summer beach. It made her doze off. It made me doze off.

Sometimes insects

Bugs are cool. There is at all times a weirder one than the weirdest one you’ve ever seen.

Harmonica man, born of an orchard

He played the harmonica above his plate, beans in a muddy sauce, remembering his days playing with Buddy Guy. He controlled the vibrations of air in this room, his canvas. The air which he played spun a melody of traversing a valley. In thoughts and in tune he followed the river therein. The river brought [...]

Truck toaster || A story about women and dewy mornings

photo credit: uli harder The arms of those tall squidly humans are flailing about; they occasionally hit the bongo. The liquid turns to blue, I forgot: does this mean it’s poison or that we’ve foundĀ an elixir of life?

Month of the Mighty Moustache!

Mo’ Bros and Sistas gather here, Movember is near! Oh dear, what does this mean?

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