Fiction
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New Office Technology (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Today’s Objectino* goes back to the land of the Blood Cake… A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO After the New York office criticized us for having old equipment, our bosses splurged on a new videoconference room with state-of-the-art technology. At our next weekly luncheon with New York, we were excited to demonstrate how the camera swiveled automatically to focus… Continue reading
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The Wayward Joke (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Yesterday was fun! Let’s try another Objectino!* Dinnertime. An earnest seven-year-old is attempting to tell a joke: BOY: Okay. Two cannibals are eating a clown. What does one cannibal say to the other? BOY’S MOTHER: I don’t know, what? BOY: “Does this taste funny?” BOY’S MOTHER: Why are two cannonballs eating a clown? Continue reading
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The Glamorous Colleague (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Introducing…the Objectino!* Overheard at an office meeting: WOMAN 1: I’ve always had this thing for the days of real glamour. You know, like the Fifties and Sixties, when women had style. I was born at the wrong time! I could see myself as an Audrey Hepburn…or a Jackie O… WOMAN 2: There’s a potato chip on your boob. Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Week 4: The Readers!
We’ve spent Thanksgiving week giving thanks to the Kids, the Elders, and Life’s Sweet Partners. That covers most ground (sorry friends, coworkers, and facebook people I’m pretending to recall better than I actually do – maybe next year!). Or at least it covers most ground personally. Professionally, I still owe someone special. My enormous debt of… Continue reading
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It’s The Jacke Wilson Show! Episode 3 – The Worst Thing I Ever Did (Part One)
ONE…ONE ONE…ONE ONE… IT’S THE JACKE WILSON SHOW!!!!! Oh, people! Episode 3 of THE JACKE WILSON SHOW is now available! This one is full of heartbreak and agony. Yes, that’s right, it’s The Worst Thing I Ever Did… confessions of real-life people as submitted by you, the readers. Also includes A History of Jacke in 100… Continue reading
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International Feedback on The Race!
Yesterday I posted a quick little request that summarized my thoughts on the U.S. elections. And of course, I wrote a book about a politician, based on some personal experience I had ghostwriting the autobiography of one of our nation’s gems. The politician in my book, a former governor recovering from a sex scandal, exemplifies everything… Continue reading
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Election Day Request
A request for Election Day: On this national day of voting Can’t we put aside our differences And recognize the great source of our unity: We all hate politicians Go vote, everyone! And then, after you’ve recovered from that, take a look at my book The Race, which is about a disgraced former governor trying… Continue reading
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Small Press Shoutout: Enchanted Lion Press!
Happy November! In honor of the holiday season, we’re resurrecting the Small Press Shoutout Series, in which I highlight some of the most amazing small presses around. Today’s small press is unbelievably good. If you have a child in your life under the age of, say, ten, head on over to Enchanted Lion to check… Continue reading
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Small Press Shoutout: Owl and Zebra Press!
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Longtime readers may recall the Small Press Shoutout series, in which I celebrated those independent, brainy, well-intentioned, focused, even more focused, adorable, craftsmanlike, inspiring, dazzling, successful, friendly, quirky, cutting-edge corporate governance-y small presses. Here’s a list, with links: Continue reading
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Today’s Comment of the Week: The Folder of Laundry!
Wonderful Reader [or I guess Wonderful Listener] R listens to Episode 2 of The Jacke Wilson Show and writes: I love your whole thing about philosophers and drug effects. I had to laugh as you explained some Conte-crazed college kid jumping on a table and making some life-changing announcement. It’s amazing how ideas can MOVE… Continue reading
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