I Made My Fantasy a Reality and Brought My Fake Self-Help Book to Life – Hastily Written Hokum to Cleanse the Soul By Seamus O'Sparks on April 28, 2017 — 11 mins read HOW TO SCORE WITH BABES WHEN YOU’RE REPULSIVE Most people are repulsive. Though natural selection tries to propel us towards mates that have at least some qualities that are beneficial to the species, like physical attraction, repulsiveness seems to win out at the genetic level. Repulsiveness, as a construct, can mean different things. Because life... More
Man, I got rejected…again. This time by The New Yorker By Seamus O'Sparks on February 7, 2017 — 1 min read Man, I got rejected…again. This time by The New Yorker. Oh well, at least I’ll always have YOU Facebook 🙂 Here’s the tragic tale of another brutal failure: Dear Seamus Sparks, We regret that we are unable to use the attached material. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider it. To get a... More
Here’s a holiday tale… By Seamus O'Sparks on December 5, 2016 — 1 min read Here’s a holiday tale… ever been skunked by Santa? Maybe, it wasn’t his fault…. and Josh Groban, what’s his deal? Read what Irving Moritz of The New Yorker is already calling, “A timeless holiday classic.” More
Life is full of rejections By Seamus O'Sparks on August 27, 2014 — 2 mins read Life is full of rejections-so have FUN with it! A U.K. magazine just rejected my short story, ‘The X-Mas Miracle.’ That means that all of my submissions were rejected. OINK! I had to write them back to thank them for their time: Hi Dan, Thanks for the kind notice of rejection. I appreciate you taking... More