HeyJaredCutting the Crap
Storyteller. Former street urchin and radical American. Author of forthcoming book, "American Waif," seeking publishing collaborations.
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Dis-eaZ Gallerie (opens the original)
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After college I was employed at a number of jobs while trying to break into the film industry, which I had virtually no idea how to do. I worked at a deli, as a page at the San Francisco Public Library, and at the Castro Theatre, among other places. An acquaintance managed a furnishings store at the San Francisco Galleria, an upscale, marble-clad mall that appeared on Market Street almost overnight, and catered to folks wanting to spend their Reaganomics-era money on such items as Memphis-knocko
Jesus Loves the Little Children (opens the original)
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We leave Okinawa and move to Richmond, Virginia, where Daddy obtains an assistant professorship in fine art at Virginia Commonwealth University. We live in a stone townhouse partitioned into separate apartments in the leafy Fan district. Mother says that the house we live in was built a long time ago, around the time of another war called the Civil War. Daddy says the Virginians are still stuck in that time long ago. That the Black people still don’t actually have civil rights, and are treated w
The Frog Prince in the House of Cucci (opens the original)
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Behold a re-telling of “The Frog Prince,” a performance piece for the vaudeville stage. Rewritten for modern society, because aspects of it are keenly relevant in a world split into bloated Haves and unprosperous but aspirational Have-Nots.Last time I published one of my fractured fairy tales, it was not as popular as my non-fiction posts. But I encourage you to read on, as fairy tales and their adaptations have not only shaped our culture, but take up prime real estate in my brain, influencing
Things I’m Pondering This Week - August 23, 2026 (opens the original)
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Summer BluesSummer during a global warming is a hard time on people physically. Because of climate change, the weather of New York has turned into a trial of heat akin to Louisiana or the Amazon. I suffer from an autoimmune disease that attacks the thyroid, and is negatively affected by heat. My joints and brain swell up; edges soften into formlessness.Cutting the Crap is a reader-supported publication. To receive new
Back-To-School-Special (opens the original)
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Seventh grade at Altimira Junior High began, and the unfortunate tenor of that experience became evident on the first school bus ride. I boarded, searching for a place to sit down. There were a number of available seats, but they were all on benches occupied by other students, and I was totally confused as to how to pick one. Each time I went to sit down, the other kid sitting on the bench would say, “You can’t sit here!” or would push me into the aisle. The bus driver would yell, “You have to s
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