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Michael Hood

Former journalist, currently involved in creating carbonated perfume.

📍 San Antonio, Texas

The Bleating Edge: A Goat's Meditation on Smartphones

By Maurice the Goat Let us consider, dear readers, the rectangular god to which you have all surrendered your opposable thumbs and prefrontal cortex. Yes, that glowing amulet you check 147 times daily with the devotion of ancient priests examining entrails for divine messages. The smartphone: humanity's most

Entertaining Owls

By Penelope the Owl From my perch in the upper atmospheres of contemplation, where the air is thin, but the perspective is panoramic, I observe the curious entertainment rituals of beings both feathered and not. While my compatriots at The Furrowed Brow—that bastion of cross-species journalism—busy themselves with

The Canine Connection to the White House

Woof, folks! Bob the Dog here. Yes, I can speak, read, and write human... what can I say? I'm just that good a boy. As the political correspondent for The Furrowed Brow, I sniff around the White House, Congress, and the National Zoo. Today, I'm sinking

The Wombat Invasion of Fiesta: A Cynical Goat's Tale

By Maurice the Goat Let me tell you something about Fiesta in San Antonio—it's the only spectacle that makes Las Vegas look like a church bake sale and Mardi Gras seem like a neighborhood block party for recovering introverts. For eleven days, the city transforms into a

REFLECTIONS ON MORTALITY FROM THE BARN RAFTERS

By Penelope the Owl, Philosophical Observer: Most people consider owls wise. They are right. I'm Penelope, and I'm a barn owl who lives with Em, Bob, and Maurice the goat. I've been given free rein to write about whatever I find interesting. Today I&

SNIFFING OUT THE TRUTH

MY DAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS ROOM: By Bob the Dog, Chief Canine Correspondent

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