Felicia Nimue Ackerman: Institution Solution
Now it's 2026
And my nation's in a fix.
What’s the obvious solution?
Recourse to the Constitution!
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Tom Vaughan: Shorts
I’m never too sure about shorts –
about whether, once senior to ten
they should ever be worn, above all
by the old trying to be young again.
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Steven Kent: The Facts of Life
It's rare a poor man makes a lady tingle,
And odds are bad (at best) the two will mingle
Until those empty pockets hold some jingle.
The outcome of my income: I'm still single.
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L. A. Mereoie: Neckwear And Nickwear
(After two recent much-publicised arrests)
On State occasions ‘ermine’ wrapped their throats
(Dyed rabbit fur, no mustelid’s white pelt)
But then, submerged in floods of email quotes,
There came the days which found their collars . . . felt.
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Tony Peyser: Dear Hungry Birds Who I’ve Been Feeding
During A More Freezing Than Usual Winter In New Jersey
Are
You willing to at least consider
Dumping on someone else’s
Car?
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Russel Winick: Unsubscribe
Wow – I can “unsubscribe” they say!
So glad to have that right!
Since never once, in any way,
Did I their junk invite.
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Jerome Betts: Thanks, Helvetia
I’ve no knowledge or views
About Switzerland’s Muse
But at breakfast I usually
Have a bowl of its muesli.
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Bruce Bennett: On Filling Out A Form At The Doctor’s
No, I don’t “fall asleep at traffic lights.”
I’m wide awake. Tuned in. Alert. Aware.
I take in all the sounds and all the sights.
It’s not the same, though, when I hit a chair.
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Felicia Nimue Ackerman: Cooler Ruler
"Public opinion on nearly every aspect of
President Donald Trump’s first year back
in the White House is negative, a new
CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds . . ."
– CNN, January 16, 2026
Public opinion on President Trump
Holds that he's pushing us into a slump.
He won't be improving; I'm certain of that.
I'd sooner be governed by Winston, my cat.
