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Matthew Simmons

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July 19, 2007

Two Things That Aren’t Covered by Your Friend With Benefits

by Matthew Simmons
May 12, 2005

Things Heard During John Cage’s Folsom Prison Performance of “4’33”."

by Chris Monks, Jim Ruland, Elizabeth Ellen, Aaron Burch, Melissa Bell, Jensen Whelan, Matthew Simmons, Steven Seighman, and Pasha Malla
May 10, 2005

Three Items at the Supermarket I See in a New Way, Now That I’ve Read Some Books on Literary Theory

by Matthew Simmons
February 16, 2005

Ways Jesus Saves

by Chris Monks, Elizabeth Ellen, Pasha Malla, Melissa Bell, Steven Seighman, Aaron Burch, Laura Carney, Jensen Whelan, and Matthew Simmons
September 13, 2004

This Bible You Sold Me Is Clearly Defective and I’d Like to Return It, Please

by Matthew Simmons
November 6, 2003

Why Love Is Blind

by Matthew Simmons
August 21, 2003

Things I Would Say to Dorothy Parker If I Was Her Boyfriend that Would Lead to a Huge Fight

by Matthew Simmons

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April 30, 2020

The Girl From Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi” Responds 18 Years Later

by Madeleine Trebenski
June 26, 2020

A Message from Your University’s Vice President for Magical Thinking

by Juliana Gray
June 24, 2020

Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: The Complete Listing (So Far): Atrocities 1-759

by Ben Parker, Stephanie Steinbrecher, Kelsey Ronan, John McMurtrie, Sophia DuRose, Rachel Villa, and Amy Sumerton
June 22, 2020

I’m the Guy Setting Off Fireworks Every Night In Your Neighborhood and I Have You Right Where I Want You

by Ilana Gordon

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