america – Joseph D. Newcomer

Freudian Slap

on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 By Joseph D. Newcomer 12 Comments

If America had a therapist, what would they say?

The Great American Drive-Thru

on September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 By Joseph D. Newcomer 1 Comment

“Welcome to America. Can I take your order?” “Um, yeah, I’ll take the truth and a side of compassion.” “Sorry, we’re all out of those, but we do have a ton of bullshit opinions and conjecture. Don’t worry though, it’s like the same thing at this point, anyway.” "Can I add bacon to that?" "Sorry, [...]

Thoughts from Inside a Crumbling Society

on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 By Joseph D. Newcomer 2 Comments

These are random thoughts from the past couple of weeks. Some of these I’ve shared on social media, and a few, I haven’t. Maybe there is something here that will connect with some of you which is one of life’s true means of satisfaction. There is no “They.”There is no “Them.”There is only us, and [...]

We, The Ununoctium

on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 By Joseph D. Newcomer 2 Comments

We, in large part, do not understand. We believe we can choose to not be part of the panorama as if we can seclude ourselves from the grand scope of humanity because we feel we are special, better, above the rest of it. At some point, at some point soon, our reluctance to consider ourselves [...]