Okechukwu’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Category: amuse

  • SquarePants

    Who is your favorite cartoon character? My favorite cartoon character is SpongeBob SquarePants. I genuinely can’t understand how he can be so cheerful, diligent, and full of silliness all at once. His best friend, Patrick—a starfish—somehow makes SpongeBob seem like the brightest mind in Bikini Bottom. When they are together, you can count on nothing…

  • Cringe

    Have you ever regretted reading a book — which one and why? I thought carefully about whether I’ve ever truly disliked a book, and honestly, I couldn’t think of one. The prompt above asks about books, but I chose to write about a movie I nearly regretted watching instead. Sometimes, you finish a movie and…

  • Actually

    What was the best compliment you’ve received? This is a reply to the prompt above. The best compliment I ever received wasn’t about my looks, eye color, my singing, my style, or even my cooking (which, for the record, deserves its own award). No—someone, or rather multiple people, always told me this. However, one time,…

  • How Tumbleweeds Teach: Humor as Pedagogy

  • Amuse: Past Life, Present Laughs

    I’m always amused when people say they knew someone in a past life. Really? Which one—when you were a cat with commitment issues and they were a dog who failed obedience school? Because that would explain so much.