Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

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January 31, 2007 KR Blog Uncategorized

Short Takes

“I know we girls don’t really do science – we struggle to get the batteries in our vibrators the right way up – but I’ll try to make it easy.”

Improve the schools!

An introduction to one of my favorite books (via Sarvas).

Say what you like, but they are better for autographs. Also for putting together one’s Ikea furniture.

Is this a trick question?

That perpetually peppy co-worker of yours? Vastly over-rated.”

Literary prizes, besides being silly, are also apparently bad for you.

No sex please, we’re drunk.”

Yes, because clearly PR people will fix this open-access problem. And no one will ever find out and post their dirty tricks to the internet. Obviously.

I could play with this all day but then I would never make rent.