The Curse Of The Cute Irish
Airport | Boston, MA, USA(After a trip three years ago my aunt is obsessed with Ireland. She prepares Irish dishes, buys Irish products, and researches Irish history. At the time this story takes place...
View ArticleResponding With Comic Timing
Home | TN, USA(I am working on a comic and am currently writing out the main plot line and dialogue. I have hit a block and am starting to get frustrated. My boyfriend is sitting at the desk flipping...
View ArticleA Subtle Rebuttal
Home | USA(My boyfriend and I are in our early- to mid-20s and I’m taking him to meet my grandparents after we’ve been dating for about a year and a half. After being at their home for about an hour...
View ArticleThe Bowling Green Car Massacre
Home | KY, USA(A few years ago, a sinkhole opened up under the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green and a few cars fell in. This exchange takes place at a family gathering not long after.) Aunt #1: “So...
View ArticleStuck On A Dry Cycle
Text/Chat/Email | USA(My dad is visiting my aunt, uncle, and cousins in Seattle, WA. I’m currently attending college in Pennsylvania.) Uncle: *texts picture of my dad and himself standing on a ferry....
View ArticleThe New Boyfriend Went Bust
Home | IN, USA(I’m a 12-year-old girl. My aunt and her now ex-boyfriend stop by.) Aunt: *hugs me and whispers* “You’ve got bigger tits than I do!” (A few minutes later my mom, my aunt, her boyfriend,...
View ArticleA Handy Comeback
Home | England, UK(I’m staying with my six-year-old and three-year-old cousins and their family, and the three-year-old is very fond of me. She often comments about how I do or don’t do things. We’re...
View ArticleProtecting Children From Themselves
Home | OK, USA(My uncle is a very large, hairy man — picture the stereotypical biker. He has two sons, and the mother had left a long time ago. His oldest has hit middle school, and he starts to act...
View ArticleTheir Gay Appalling
Restaurant | NM, USA(I’m a waitress and my aunt and uncle come in with their great grandson, eight, and great granddaughter, six. Their grandson is my cousin [not the father of above children] and he’s...
View ArticleThere’s A Problem But You Can’t Put Your Finger On It
Home | MN, USA(One of my now-elderly great-uncles lost his middle finger in a factory accident when he was a younger man.) Great-Uncle: “I got a new pair of leather gloves today.” Mom: “That’s very...
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