Jake Christie: Recent Episodes
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New story on Medium about the dark side of #PSL season. The last Instagram photo Kimberly Reynolds ever posted was of a pumpkin spice latte. It’s still there on her Instagram account. Like all of her photos, it’s carefully arranged and brightly lit. The black mug of coffee sits on a clean white tablecloth, with …Read More
New story in the publication Weird, recommended by the staff at Medium: The ideal solution was one that prevented the spread of the infection while avoiding casualties, and also led to rehabilitation if possible. The problem with finding a cure for the infection was that no one could get close to it without falling victim – …Read More
New humor piece on Medium: “These quote-unquote ‘superheroes’ are just another group of non-hard-working, non-job-creating moochers taking handouts from the bloated, over-regulated government,” he said. “I’ve met Tony Stark, he’s a nice guy, but he’s no hero. Hulk? Put a shirt on! A bunch of liberal-media-darlings, put together by ‘Comrade’ Nick Fury to take the focus …Read More
New piece on Medium, recommended by the Medium Staff: Tips for #BiketoWorkDay When You’re Being Followed by a Mysterious Flock of Birds. This Friday, May 15, is National Bike to Work Day — a day which promotes using a bicycle as a healthy, environmentally-friendly way to commute to work. According to The League of American Bicyclists, more …Read More
The wonderful Human Parts recently published this piece that I wrote about being like Samus Aran instead of Mario. Metroid is all about picking up new skills, learning to use them, and then moving forward. You can’t just move forward blindly, because you’ll run into a wall. You have to take a step back, make yourself better, …Read More
Easter Sunday humor piece at Thought Catalog: “3 Ways To Kick A$$ In Your Family’s Easter Egg Hunt” Your family might argue that the Easter Egg Hunt is “for the kids,” or that “you’re too old,” or that Braveheart-style facepaint “isn’t necessary,” but that’s just the fear talking. You’ve got the eye of the tiger, …Read More
The great publication Human Parts published an essay of mine called “Stuff,” which asks: When you break up with somebody, do you have to break up with the things they left behind, too? I keep the little things. Movie stubs, silly notes, tchotchkes. Post-it doodles. Quarter toys in their gumball machine eggs. They mean something different — they aren’t …Read More
New humor piece on Medium, “The Laser Pointers Are Cornered”: We chased the laser pointers from one end of the galaxy to the other, only to find that they had gone back to the end of the galaxy we started at. Then we returned to that end of the galaxy and, tragically, they were gone …Read More
I’m honored that my story “Elvie the Elf from Accounting Learns the True Meaning of Christmas” is one of today’s “Staff Picks” on Medium, featured on the homepage and in their daily email! It’s a story about class warfare at the North Pole and the true meaning of Christmas and elves trying to sleep with …Read More
Looking to avoid the pitfalls of being sick over the holidays? I’ve got your back. Today Thought Catalog published this humorous piece of mine with five tips to stay healthy – just keep in mind that I give horrible advice. Christmas Week is finally here, and that means it’s time to go to those last …Read More