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Got a question for all the MAGAts out there. Would you vote for a guy who graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis? Who went on to help develop America’s arsenal of nuclear submarines? He was a farmer and an… READ MORE
This is a screen capture of an ETimes video about Donald Trump's behavior at the Pope Francis' funeral in April 2025.
I see where President Whale Snot went to the Pope’s funeral and made a complete ass of himself. Instead of wearing the traditional black to show respect for the deceased, he wore blue to call attention to himself. Also, he… READ MORE
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Hey Canada! Elbows up! You gave a huge middle finger to Jabba the Trump, you poured the orange Kool-Aid down the toilet where it belongs, you struck a blow for decency, and you inspired millions of Americans, who hope they… READ MORE
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Pete Hogsbreath, our intoxicated secretary of defense who, after a long day of lying to the American public, fomenting chaos in the Pentagon and touching up his makeup, likes to sit back, relax and enjoy a few bottles of Old… READ MORE
Got a question for all the haters out there, the homophobes, the folks who are doing their very best to demonize the LGBTQ community – which would be the Republicans, the MAGAts, the so-called followers of Jesus … got a question for you guys.
When I grew up I was totally immersed in heterosexual culture. Every book I read, every TV show I watched, every movie I saw, every experience I had at school, all the couples I knew – everything, 100 percent, 24/7 heterosexual.
And yet, I didn’t turn out heterosexual.
How do you explain that?
And don’t try to tell me I chose to be gay. I most certainly did not. The science backs me up on that.
So how do you explain the fact that despite a total immersion in heterosexual culture, I’m not heterosexual.
And where do you get off saying that if your child so much as even knows about the existence of gay people, he or she might become gay? In light of my experience, how do you justify that? You use this mentality to pass laws, harass, threaten and marginalize the LGBTQ community.
Let me explain it to you. Reading about gay people in a book, seeing gay people in a movie or TV show, encountering gay people in real life, and knowing that gay people exist is NOT going to “make your children gay.”
And God forbid, treating gay people with the dignity and compassion you would any other human being is not going to make your child gay; it will make them a decent human being.
You are teaching your children to hate.
You need to stop.
You are hurting innocent people.
About the author:
Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone's stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such as Amazing Stories, Eldritch Tales, and Bantam-Spectra's Full Spectrum. His short fiction has been published in The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII; Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; the Pocket Books anthology More Phobias; the Barnes & Noble anthologies 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, and 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories; the HWA anthology Psychos; and other short fiction venues, like Blood Muse, Live Without a Net, Zombiesque and Sex Macabre. Stone's comic book debut was in the Clive Barker series of books, Hellraiser, published by Marvel/Epic and reprinted in The Best of Hellraiser anthology. He has also published stories in Penthouse Comix, and worked with artist Dave Dorman on many projects, including the illustrated novella “Roadkill,” a short story for the Andrew Vachss anthology Underground from Dark Horse, an ashcan titled "December" for Hero Illustrated, and several of Dorman's Wasted Lands novellas and comics, such as Rail from Image and “The Uninvited.” Stone's novel, Dead Heat, won the 1996 International Horror Guild's award for best first novel and was a runner-up for the Bram Stoker Award. Stone has also been a finalist for the IHG award for short fiction, the British Fantasy Award for best novella, and a semifinalist for the Nebula and Writers of the Future awards. His stories have appeared in anthologies that have won the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. Two of his works were optioned for film, the novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line.”
Stone recently retired after a 41-year career in journalism. He won numerous awards for his work, and in 1986 was named Florida's best columnist in his circulation division by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. In 2001 he received an honorable mention from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his essay “When Freedom of Speech Ends” and in 2003 he was voted Best of the Best in the category of columnists by Emerald Coast Magazine. He participated in book signings and awareness campaigns, and was a guest on local television and radio programs.
As an addendum, Stone is single, kills tomatoes and morning glories with ruthless efficiency, once tied the stem of a cocktail cherry in a knot with his tongue, and carries a permanent scar on his chest after having been shot with a paintball gun. He’s in his 60s as of this writing but doesn't look a day over 94.
Contact Del at [email protected]. He is also on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, tumblr, TikTok, and Instagram. Visit his website at delstonejr.com .
Got a question for all the haters out there, the homophobes, the folks who are doing their very best to demonize the LGBTQ community – which would be the Republicans, the MAGAts, the so-called followers of Jesus … got a… READ MORE
Y’all remember Sarah Huckabee Sanders, don’tcha?
She’s a good ol’ Southern girl. Maybe a little chunky. That’s because everything down here in the South is fried. You ain’t lived ’till you’ve had a fried Snickers bar.
Back in the day Sarah Huckabee Sanders was President Doublewide’s deputy press sow, but then she went on to bigger and better things. Got herself elected governor of the great state of Arkansas.
I was going to make some great state of Arkansas jokes but then I remembered – I live in Florida. We’re so backward down here the sun rises in the west. For fun we get drunk and run through convenience stores carrying live alligators – in fact, one ol’ Florida boy tried to get on an airplane carrying a live gator. Said it was his emotional support animal. The airline wasn’t buying it. They finally let ’im on when he came back with his emotional support water moccasin. As long as he kept it in his pocket. How would y’all like to be the TSA agent having to frisk that boy?
Anyways, back to Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the great state of Arkansas.
One day not long ago it come up a cloud. The great state of Arkansas had a mess of tornaders and frog stranglers – that’s polite Southern talk for “heavy rains.” Messed up a whole bunch of trailer parks.
So Sarah Huckabee Sanders thought she’d ask for some federal aid.
She goes to FEMA and says, “Can y’all help us?”
And FEMA says, “What the hell do you think we are? Some kind of disaster assistance agency? You want a deal on some FEMA trailers? You gotta talk to President Doublewide.”
Well, that didn’t sit too well with Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She said she was “stunned” and “appalled” that FEMA wouldn’t help. That’s polite Southern talk for, “What is this fucking bullshit?”
I bring all this up because in two weeks, hurricane season starts here in Florida, and I ain’t got a good feelin’ about it. See, our governor, Ron DeFascist, ain’t on good terms with President Doublewide – y’all know when I say “President Doublewide” I ain’t talkin’ about no house trailer. I’m talkin’ about the size of his ass – ever since DeFascist ran against President Doublewide in the last election. In fact, President Doublewide’s name for him was “Ron DeSanctimonious.”
Besides, DeFascist is kinda busy tryin’ to explain how $10 million of Agency for Healthcare Administration fines ended up in his two favorite super PACs. Well … there ain’t no explainin’ it. That’s just how things is done down here. Always has been.
Meanwhile, if one of them big howlers comes up from the Gulf of ’Merica, I ain’t expectin’ much in the way of help from the federal government.
I’m just gonna lay in a supply of pork rinds and cheap beer.
The state will provide the gators and the water moccasins.
About the author:
Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone's stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such as Amazing Stories, Eldritch Tales, and Bantam-Spectra's Full Spectrum. His short fiction has been published in The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII; Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; the Pocket Books anthology More Phobias; the Barnes & Noble anthologies 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, and 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories; the HWA anthology Psychos; and other short fiction venues, like Blood Muse, Live Without a Net, Zombiesque and Sex Macabre. Stone's comic book debut was in the Clive Barker series of books, Hellraiser, published by Marvel/Epic and reprinted in The Best of Hellraiser anthology. He has also published stories in Penthouse Comix, and worked with artist Dave Dorman on many projects, including the illustrated novella “Roadkill,” a short story for the Andrew Vachss anthology Underground from Dark Horse, an ashcan titled "December" for Hero Illustrated, and several of Dorman's Wasted Lands novellas and comics, such as Rail from Image and “The Uninvited.” Stone's novel, Dead Heat, won the 1996 International Horror Guild's award for best first novel and was a runner-up for the Bram Stoker Award. Stone has also been a finalist for the IHG award for short fiction, the British Fantasy Award for best novella, and a semifinalist for the Nebula and Writers of the Future awards. His stories have appeared in anthologies that have won the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. Two of his works were optioned for film, the novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line.”
Stone recently retired after a 41-year career in journalism. He won numerous awards for his work, and in 1986 was named Florida's best columnist in his circulation division by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. In 2001 he received an honorable mention from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his essay “When Freedom of Speech Ends” and in 2003 he was voted Best of the Best in the category of columnists by Emerald Coast Magazine. He participated in book signings and awareness campaigns, and was a guest on local television and radio programs.
As an addendum, Stone is single, kills tomatoes and morning glories with ruthless efficiency, once tied the stem of a cocktail cherry in a knot with his tongue, and carries a permanent scar on his chest after having been shot with a paintball gun. He’s in his 60s as of this writing but doesn't look a day over 94.
Contact Del at [email protected]. He is also on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, tumblr, TikTok, and Instagram. Visit his website at delstonejr.com .
Y’all remember Sarah Huckabee Sanders, don’tcha? She’s a good ol’ Southern girl. Maybe a little chunky. That’s because everything down here in the South is fried. You ain’t lived ’till you’ve had a fried Snickers bar. Back in the day… READ MORE
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White House Spokeshrew Karoline Leavitt, a.k.a. Kar Kar, says the Justice Department eliminated 360 additional DEI-related jobs from the federal workforce just this week. I was hoping Pete Hegseth would be one of them but then I remembered, he’s not… READ MORE
Well, the Japanese trade delegation arrived in the United States recently to make a deal. They left empty-handed.
They were frustrated.
Even angry.
They said it wasn’t possible to make a deal with the United States because the United States kept changing the terms of the deal.
They said the United States didn’t know what it wanted.
You know what that means.
There is no plan.
In fact, there never was a plan.
People who say Trump has a plan, that he’s a canny businessman who is playing the long game with the economy, that he’s 10 steps ahead of everybody else, don’t have a fucking clue what they’re talking about. They’re simply externalizing their blind faith that this huckster isn’t lying to them.
I’ve been around for awhile, about 70 years, and I’ve seen a few presidents in my day. Eisenhower, JFK, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden. Some of these people have been good presidents; some have been lousy presidents.
Trump makes the lousy presidents look like eminent statesmen.
He is, hands down, the worst president ever.
The absolute worst.
Not only that, but he’s an abysmal human being.
And you people who voted for him should never be allowed to vote again. You’re a good argument for requiring a license to vote. The damage Trump has done may very well be irreparable, and it’s your fault he’s there to do it.
It’ll take decades to fix this, assuming it can be fixed. We may never see an America with the leadership, statesmanship and governance worthy of the leader of the free world.
I hate what has been done to my country.
I grieve for America.
About the author:
Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone's stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such as Amazing Stories, Eldritch Tales, and Bantam-Spectra's Full Spectrum. His short fiction has been published in The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII; Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; the Pocket Books anthology More Phobias; the Barnes & Noble anthologies 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, and 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories; the HWA anthology Psychos; and other short fiction venues, like Blood Muse, Live Without a Net, Zombiesque and Sex Macabre. Stone's comic book debut was in the Clive Barker series of books, Hellraiser, published by Marvel/Epic and reprinted in The Best of Hellraiser anthology. He has also published stories in Penthouse Comix, and worked with artist Dave Dorman on many projects, including the illustrated novella “Roadkill,” a short story for the Andrew Vachss anthology Underground from Dark Horse, an ashcan titled "December" for Hero Illustrated, and several of Dorman's Wasted Lands novellas and comics, such as Rail from Image and “The Uninvited.” Stone's novel, Dead Heat, won the 1996 International Horror Guild's award for best first novel and was a runner-up for the Bram Stoker Award. Stone has also been a finalist for the IHG award for short fiction, the British Fantasy Award for best novella, and a semifinalist for the Nebula and Writers of the Future awards. His stories have appeared in anthologies that have won the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. Two of his works were optioned for film, the novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line.”
Stone recently retired after a 41-year career in journalism. He won numerous awards for his work, and in 1986 was named Florida's best columnist in his circulation division by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. In 2001 he received an honorable mention from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his essay “When Freedom of Speech Ends” and in 2003 he was voted Best of the Best in the category of columnists by Emerald Coast Magazine. He participated in book signings and awareness campaigns, and was a guest on local television and radio programs.
As an addendum, Stone is single, kills tomatoes and morning glories with ruthless efficiency, once tied the stem of a cocktail cherry in a knot with his tongue, and carries a permanent scar on his chest after having been shot with a paintball gun. He’s in his 60s as of this writing but doesn't look a day over 94.
Contact Del at [email protected]. He is also on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, tumblr, TikTok, and Instagram. Visit his website at delstonejr.com .
Well, the Japanese trade delegation arrived in the United States recently to make a deal. They left empty-handed. They were frustrated. Even angry. They said it wasn’t possible to make a deal with the United States because the United States… READ MORE
I need to credit my friends Monte and Loloma with his one.
The MAGAts are always telling us how smart Donald Trump is. He’s 10 steps ahead of everyone else. He’s playing five-dimensional chess. Everything he does is calculated. He’s simply following the master plan – that only he can see.
I’d like to ask the MAGAts something.
He’s been raving for some time now about Canada becoming America’s 51st state. He brought up just the other day during a meeting with the head of NATO.
Canadians have made it very clear they’re not interested in becoming America’s 51st state. They’re quite happy being a sovereign nation, and they hate Donald Trump – they really hate him.
But let’s say that in some inconceivable fever dream rendition of the near future, perhaps induced by a tab of LSD, Canada, against its will, became the 51st state in the American union. Whom do you think 40 million pissed-off Canadians would vote for in the next election?
MAGA?
The Republicans?
Dementia Donald Trump?
Hell no! They’d vote for the opposition. The GOP would have its ass handed to it. We would finally see an end to the political existence of Trump, the Republicans and MAGA.
Hmmm. That doesn’t sound very smart to me. In fact, it sounds fucking stupid.
Why would Trump pursue such a course? Is there a hidden McGuffin I haven’t taken into account?
Or maybe he’s just a fucking idiot who doesn’t know what he’s going to do from one hour to the next.
I know one thing: Maybe having Canada as our 51st state isn’t such a bad idea after all.
About the author:
Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone's stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such as Amazing Stories, Eldritch Tales, and Bantam-Spectra's Full Spectrum. His short fiction has been published in The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII; Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; the Pocket Books anthology More Phobias; the Barnes & Noble anthologies 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, and 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories; the HWA anthology Psychos; and other short fiction venues, like Blood Muse, Live Without a Net, Zombiesque and Sex Macabre. Stone's comic book debut was in the Clive Barker series of books, Hellraiser, published by Marvel/Epic and reprinted in The Best of Hellraiser anthology. He has also published stories in Penthouse Comix, and worked with artist Dave Dorman on many projects, including the illustrated novella “Roadkill,” a short story for the Andrew Vachss anthology Underground from Dark Horse, an ashcan titled "December" for Hero Illustrated, and several of Dorman's Wasted Lands novellas and comics, such as Rail from Image and “The Uninvited.” Stone's novel, Dead Heat, won the 1996 International Horror Guild's award for best first novel and was a runner-up for the Bram Stoker Award. Stone has also been a finalist for the IHG award for short fiction, the British Fantasy Award for best novella, and a semifinalist for the Nebula and Writers of the Future awards. His stories have appeared in anthologies that have won the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. Two of his works were optioned for film, the novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line.”
Stone recently retired after a 41-year career in journalism. He won numerous awards for his work, and in 1986 was named Florida's best columnist in his circulation division by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. In 2001 he received an honorable mention from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his essay “When Freedom of Speech Ends” and in 2003 he was voted Best of the Best in the category of columnists by Emerald Coast Magazine. He participated in book signings and awareness campaigns, and was a guest on local television and radio programs.
As an addendum, Stone is single, kills tomatoes and morning glories with ruthless efficiency, once tied the stem of a cocktail cherry in a knot with his tongue, and carries a permanent scar on his chest after having been shot with a paintball gun. He’s in his 60s as of this writing but doesn't look a day over 94.
Contact Del at [email protected]. He is also on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, tumblr, TikTok, and Instagram. Visit his website at delstonejr.com .
I need to credit my friends Monte and Loloma with his one. The MAGAts are always telling us how smart Donald Trump is. He’s 10 steps ahead of everyone else. He’s playing five-dimensional chess. Everything he does is calculated. He’s… READ MORE
Mere hours after Pope Francis passed away, Marjorie Taylor Greene, that fount of intellect, wisdom and compassion, tweeted, “Today there were major shifts in global leaderships. (sic) Evil is being defeated by the hand of God.”
Well, Madge, let me tell you something: Where I come from we have a way of summoning demons like you. We stand out in the back 40 and yell, “Sooooeeeey!” and all the little piggies come running, because that’s what you are, Madge. A P-I-G pig.
You want to see the face of evil? Take a look in the mirror.
You are so unutterably, despicably evil you make that movie “The Exorcist” look like an episode of Martha Stewart Living.
And look who you’re dating, Madge: That human colostomy bag, Brian Glenn. How revolting is that?
Next time, don’t fall asleep in the tanning booth. They still haven’t gotten the stench of scorched bacon out of that thing.
Maybe your next meeting can be with JD Vance.
Snicker.
About the author:
Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone's stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such as Amazing Stories, Eldritch Tales, and Bantam-Spectra's Full Spectrum. His short fiction has been published in The Year's Best Horror Stories XXII; Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; the Pocket Books anthology More Phobias; the Barnes & Noble anthologies 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, and 100 Astounding Little Alien Stories; the HWA anthology Psychos; and other short fiction venues, like Blood Muse, Live Without a Net, Zombiesque and Sex Macabre. Stone's comic book debut was in the Clive Barker series of books, Hellraiser, published by Marvel/Epic and reprinted in The Best of Hellraiser anthology. He has also published stories in Penthouse Comix, and worked with artist Dave Dorman on many projects, including the illustrated novella “Roadkill,” a short story for the Andrew Vachss anthology Underground from Dark Horse, an ashcan titled "December" for Hero Illustrated, and several of Dorman's Wasted Lands novellas and comics, such as Rail from Image and “The Uninvited.” Stone's novel, Dead Heat, won the 1996 International Horror Guild's award for best first novel and was a runner-up for the Bram Stoker Award. Stone has also been a finalist for the IHG award for short fiction, the British Fantasy Award for best novella, and a semifinalist for the Nebula and Writers of the Future awards. His stories have appeared in anthologies that have won the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. Two of his works were optioned for film, the novella “Black Tide” and short story “Crisis Line.”
Stone recently retired after a 41-year career in journalism. He won numerous awards for his work, and in 1986 was named Florida's best columnist in his circulation division by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. In 2001 he received an honorable mention from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for his essay “When Freedom of Speech Ends” and in 2003 he was voted Best of the Best in the category of columnists by Emerald Coast Magazine. He participated in book signings and awareness campaigns, and was a guest on local television and radio programs.
As an addendum, Stone is single, kills tomatoes and morning glories with ruthless efficiency, once tied the stem of a cocktail cherry in a knot with his tongue, and carries a permanent scar on his chest after having been shot with a paintball gun. He’s in his 60s as of this writing but doesn't look a day over 94.
Contact Del at [email protected]. He is also on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, tumblr, TikTok, and Instagram. Visit his website at delstonejr.com .
Mere hours after Pope Francis passed away, Marjorie Taylor Greene, that fount of intellect, wisdom and compassion, tweeted, “Today there were major shifts in global leaderships. (sic) Evil is being defeated by the hand of God.” Well, Madge, let me… READ MORE