The citizens of Napoleon Dynamite’s town of rural Preston, Idaho, exist in personal bubbles created by single homes isolated by wide-open farmland. They are free to exist in their own eccentricities while also in constant danger of falling into states of loneliness and delusion. In 2021, this is all the more relatable with a massContinue reading ““Napoleon Dynamite” In The Age of Social Media”
Author Archives: Danger Wonka
My Girlfriend Saved Me with Animal Crossing
I’m not a big fan of Animal Crossing. I find the game to be counter to the two things that I instinctively look for in a video game: epic narrative and high octane action. On the other hand, Animal Crossing has a threadbare story, just enough to justify catching bugs and paying your loans. Still,Continue reading “My Girlfriend Saved Me with Animal Crossing”
(Not) Chunky
Despite being a writer, I am not a smooth talker by nature. The spontaneity of speech sits between a spectrum. On one end, there is diplomacy. Speakers on this end have an understanding of subtlety. They understanding the nuance of socializing and read the real-life subtext in conversations. I perceive this as a form ofContinue reading “(Not) Chunky”
I Was High When Sam Ellis Killed Two People In A Car Crash…
[This story was also posted on Vocal. Click here if you would like to drop me a tip!] I was hitting a joint when I heard a car rage by my house. It was in the summer of 2015, sometime past midnight. Although the property had these tall, wooden fences blocking my view of theContinue reading “I Was High When Sam Ellis Killed Two People In A Car Crash…”
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