Mastodawn

Call and Response

Call and Response by Stewart Stafford

Crank call from a candle factory —
A triple-threat candelabra.
Introduced themselves as Sasquatch,
With a vendetta against my Chupacabra.

My wife hyperventilated —
the hundredth call that week,
each one crazier than the last.
Ignore it, I said — turn the other slashed cheek.

Heavy breathing, then pizza orders,
Giggling voices asking for directions.
We changed the number, blew the whistle,
And left the rest to the Department of Deflections.

#Absurdism #Absurdist #Bigfoot #Chupacabra #CrankCall #CryptidS #Cryptids #DarkHumor #DarkHumour #FantasticBeasts #FantasyCreatures #MythicalCreatures #NuisanceCall #NuisanceCallers #NuisanceCalls #Phone #Poem #poems #Poetry #Sasquatch #StewartStaffordPoems #Surreal #SurrealHumour #Surrealism #Telephone

Angie 2d ago

The three phases of my brain in one song.

Tonio K
"Merzsuite:
Let Us Join Together in a Tune
Umore
Futt Futt Futt"
1979

#70sRock #Rock #Absurdism #Surrealism #Music

R.L. Dane

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6d ago

New #blog #post: Breakfast at Der Waffle Haus

https://rldane.space/breakfast-at-der-waffle-haus.html

1013 words

#cw: deals briefly with loss/mourning but in a light manner

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #loss #mourning #humor #absurdism #absurd #breakfast #waffle #WaffleHouse #DerWaffleHaus

Breakfast at Der Waffle Haus

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Casey May 7

@cmconseils Just enjoying the view :) #absurdism

French Cinema & Subtitles May 1

📝 Plot: A funeral home modernizes its operations by introducing an experimental computer system meant to optimize death services. However, bureaucratic logic and absurd automation lead to increasingly surreal situations where technology interferes with mourning, grief, and human dignity in a darkly comedic critique of modern efficiency.

#LOrdinateurDesPompesFunebres #Comedy #Satire #FrenchCinema #1970sCinema #DarkComedy #Technology #Death #Absurdism

The Pleasure Principle Apr 22

What Is Absurdism? Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

https://platoedsim.org/posts/what-is-absurdism-camus-philosophy/

#Philosophy #Absurdism #Camus #MeaningOfLife #Existentialism

What Is Absurdism? Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd

Albert Camus believed life is absurd — but that's not a reason to despair.

James Endicott Apr 13

Camus should be immune to the anti-life equation, right?

It's a mathematical proof that life is meaningless because none of your choices matter. Thus, you should surrender your will to Darkseid.

Camus already knows that. But he knows the only logical response is revolt against the absurd. #DCComics #Philosophy #Absurdism

jaimedavid327 Apr 10

Wonderment Within Weirdness Has Something a Lot of Media Is Missing: Heart

There’s a lot of media out there today that looks incredible on the surface. Big budgets. Huge stakes. Flashy action. Multiverse-level chaos. But for all the spectacle, something often feels… off. Empty, even. Like it’s all noise without meaning. That’s where Wonderment Within Weirdness stands apart. And no, this isn’t me gassing myself up. This is me recognizing something I didn’t fully see at first: beneath all the absurdity, the chaos, the wild set pieces, and the multiverse […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/04/10/22/56/19/analysis/jaimedavid327/10572/wonderment-within-weirdness-has-something-a-lot-of-media-is-missing-heart/

jaimedavid327 Apr 10

Exploring the Many Themes of Wonderment Within Weirdness

When I wrote Wonderment Within Weirdness, I knew I wanted a story that could stretch, expand, and ultimately explore just about everything. But at the time, I wasn’t fully conscious of all the layers and themes that would emerge. Now, looking back, I realize just how rich the book is thematically, and how much it resonates with ideas and feelings that exist in real life—ideas about conflict, about resilience, about morality, and about the way individuals navigate chaos. At its core, the […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/04/10/22/52/19/uncategorized/jaimedavid327/10541/exploring-the-many-themes-of-wonderment-within-weirdness/