The Spork Speaks

07 Thursday Jan 2016

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When we started this site I feared this day would come. I have to violate my own personal standard as a wanna-be writer: Don’t Be Boring.

Why I Have to Be Boring
We sent our Christmas card to friends and family, and included our postcard from Worldcon, in addition to personalized Christmas greetings and such. Our mothers didn’t know they had provided fake quotes promoting our comic. We thought we might want to let them know, so when the thought police show up to arrest them they will understand why. We’ve now heard back from some of them. All the responses boil down to the same sentiment, couched in as nice a verbiage as they can muster.

“I don’t get it.” Continue reading →

Red Alert! It’s a… football?

31 Thursday Dec 2015

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It is a dangerous time in America. Fall television shows are on hiatus. The holidays are nearly over. American Idol won’t start up for another week. The country might look away from the televised circus and notice the bakeries are aflame. There might be riots or angry tweets or folks withholding donations to political campaigns. Red Alert! Red Alert!

I’m just kidding. Thankfully we have the National Football League to keep our attention fully occupied. Continue reading →

Thank You Letters They’ll Remember

29 Tuesday Dec 2015

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The worst part of the Christmas season has arrived. As children, it made us question whether the entire holiday season was worth it. As grown-ups we must convince our children that a phone call does not replace a carefully hand-written letter of thanks. Neither does a text message. Do we even need to discuss emojis? As a result, we question whether the holiday is worth it as adults, too. Continue reading →