An Invitation to a non-specific gathering on the fourth day of the month of July
You are cordially invited to our home for a backyard friendship get-together.
I Demand Your Publication Issue a Correction about the Alleged ‘Sexual Inadequacy’ of the So-Called ‘Bad Lay Strangler.’
If you’re reading this, congratulations, you have broken my cypher and proven yourself worthy of my message.
For Consideration of His Majesty, The King, on the Position of Royal Food Tester
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing back from you.
I'm a Marketing Specialist and I can confidently say you've been tricked into liking everything you have ever liked.
I got bad news for you, and that news is that you don’t know shit.
You think that you’re a discerning, unique human with refined, well-developed taste. You are actually a puppet being manipulated either by strings or a hand up the butt; the choice is up to the puppeteer.
More bad news, I’m the puppeteer, and I prefer manipulation by butt hand.
Have You Heard That You Can Sell Your Data to AI Companies?
In a move that must have come about in a “how can we be more like the devil” brainstorming sesh, AI Companies are paying people cash in exchange for their data.
Let Me Tell You About the Time I Went to Whole Foods Jail
There I was, minding my own business in line for the self-checkout at my local Whole Foods Market when I felt a tap on my shoulder. My entire body went cold. This was it. I had finally been caught.
An Excerpt from "The Creative Creator Creates"
a book on creativity by: Some Mega-Rich "Guru" A-Hole Grifter
An Interview With: the Guy Who Demos Games for Instagram Ads
We sat down with him to figure out what the heck his whole deal is.
Relationship Frankenstein; or The Modern Brometheus
The man she knows and loves was formed, collecting parts here and there from the dissecting rooms and slaughterhouses of relationships past.
I’m Sorry, but I am Contractually Obligated to Keep My Mouth Shut
I signed a morality clause, and I don’t want to get sued into oblivion by one of the largest corporations in the world.
I am at the hospital every single day because I am SO STRONG and SO HEALTHY
Since everybody seems to be all up in my business, they have started to notice that I go to the hospital every single day, without fail. And since everybody is also a chatty little gossip bitch they all can’t stop speculating about why I’m there and what I’m doing while I’m there.
So, You Just Asked a Body Transformation Guy for Weight Loss Advice
Get ready to hear some "hard truths", "no-nonsense advice", and a whole lot of bullshit.
The Night(mare) before my Wedding
"Some day this will be a funny story." - My Wife (while crying)
The So-Called "Angel of Death Cat" Would Like to Explain Himself
Oh, come on, man. Stop for a second. You don't need to run away from me. It doesn't work like that. I don't bring death with me everywhere I go, I promise. I sense death, and then I go towards it, but not everything that I go towards is going to die imminently. Correlation does not equal causality, and all that.
I can't go to Sweetgreen with you because I can't cheat on my wife
My partner and I make our own rules. And we draw the line at fast caszh.
Rejected Titles for Aaron Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man'
Based on this Little Ditty, You'll Never Guess Who's About to Walk into the Room
What I learned from not winning the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot
You can learn a lot about yourself from your daydreams. Here’s what I thought about in my time as a hypothetical rich person, and what I think it tells me about myself.
Letterboxd advice for Hollywood hopefuls
Are you afraid that sharing your honest movie opinions publicly could hurt your "career"? Do these things to bulletproof your Letterboxd account and your future in the entertainment industry.
I lost my fantasy football league and now I have to spend an entire Sunday with my wife and children as punishment
Please help me make it through.
I don't care if I'm in a time loop, I still have to do my morning pages
Twenty minutes, every day, no matter what.
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Aaron Hertzog (comedian, writer, friend) turns his thoughts, feelings, weird obsessions, and tiny meltdowns into comedy. Dumb thoughts and sharp takes about the cultural absurdities and common anxieties of modern life. To get weekly updates delivered right to your inbox, sign up for my mailing list.