My fellow writer Kirk Novak is one of my very favoritest people. We started this writing thing together along with the other DWWP’ers and each have grown into our own projects and efforts. Even though he is much too far away, he was and continues to be my editor and writing partner. This particular piece is one that means the most to me. After a heated back and forth about how Kirk was trying to shape this piece to be a parody about Buzzfeed, I kept insisting that he add photos to be consistent about the joke. While he was flustered about my feedback, he gave in and published it with the photos. Ultimately, it turned out that the joke was on me and that Kirk is a real a-hole.

I am excited to re-present Kirk Novak’s…

17 THINGS NOT TO SAY TO SOMEONE STANDING AT A CTA BUS STOP WITH A MACKEREL IN THEIR HAND.