PinnedKM Fikes14 Karat CracksI cease to offer condolences for death. Nor do I pour bourbon sauce over bread pudding. In public. I have not done either since 2009, the…9 min read·Aug 25, 2021--1--1
KM Fikesthe villainy you teach meThe villainy you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. Merchant of Venice, III.i.59–7311 min read·Jan 30, 2023----
KM FikesCaregiving TAKING CoverRooted. Another word for self-possessed. One’s self-possession advocates for child-free and single narratives that do not foster…9 min read·Jun 10, 2022--1--1
KM FikesFranken 2024One shares with ye an amusing as remotely advantageous exercise in reverse psychology: a proven effective strategy, equally on toddlers…11 min read·Mar 13, 2022----
KM Fikes20/20: the year of (vision)airy-fairiesAir…Ere the Democratic party settled on the numbing mediocrity of Joe Biden, it was a vibrant presentation of progressive possibility. For…6 min read·Dec 20, 2020----
KM FikesCatching Bullets with TeethThe following is an absurdist exercise in film criticism. The reader — ever an appreciated accomplice in this perpetual surrealist…5 min read·Mar 7, 2020----
KM FikesThe Three Billy Donkeys Daft: a NORWEGIAN Fairytale Once Upon a South Carolina Road TripOnce upon a time, there were three billy donkey siblings. They all shared the same name: Daft. The Dafts came in three sizes: plucky…7 min read·Feb 18, 2020----
KM Fikesbespoke suited WokeBespoke. A tactile craft honed on London’s Seville Row for supposedly the finest in Western custom tailoring. An exclusivity synonymous…11 min read·Jul 22, 2019----
KM FikesGreen-Eyed MainstreamLanguaging matters. So. And yet? One - too oft - involuntarily eavesdrops upon a certain phrasing that practically drips off the mainstream…7 min read·Jun 14, 2017----