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Driver

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Driver

Driver? I don’t even KNOW ‘er!

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Everyone Has a Song Inside Of Them: They Just Have To Sing It

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Everyone Has a Song Inside Of Them: They Just Have To Sing It

He managed to put together clipart of a gorilla and a dog, but he just couldn’t be arsed to figure out how thought balloons are supposed to look (or supply the gorilla’s missing backside)? (h/t PJ)

 

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The Truth Dancer

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The Truth Dancer

“Then put the three images on top of each other.”

“Okay. How do you want them arranged?”

“…I don’t understand the question.”

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Pandemia

March 14, 2026
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Pandemia

It takes a level of genius to take COVID fiction, a genre I disrespect entirely, and make me disrespect it more.

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Unraveled : Semi-finalist 2023 Tall Poppy Writers Perfect Pitch

March 13, 2026
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Unraveled : Semi-finalist 2023 Tall Poppy Writers Perfect Pitch

Yes, that semi-finalist status is part of the Amazon title. Somebody’s just so proud.

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Hint of a…Ghost!

March 13, 2026
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Hint of a…Ghost!

That pause just adds so… much!

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2 Girls, 2 Cats: A Magical Mystery

March 13, 2026
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2 Girls, 2 Cats: A Magical Mystery

Where is the line between disdain and hatred? I’ve definitely stepped over it.

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Pastor B and the Haunted Church: A Christian Mystery Suspense (River Heights Church Series Book 1)

March 12, 2026
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Pastor B and the Haunted Church: A Christian Mystery Suspense (River Heights Church Series Book 1)

No, Just no.

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