Marxist Monster Mayhem
@calderwood.bsky.social
He/him. Writer, teacher, communist. New fiction in the Dalhousie Review issue 104.3. “I’ll be around in the dark.” 🏴 🇵🇸
New short story out now in The Dalhousie Review! (Issue 104.3) It’s one of my favourite things I’ve written.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
New short story out now in The Dalhousie Review! (Issue 104.3) It’s one of my favourite things I’ve written.
Only Michael Buble acquits himself well in this article.
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Only Michael Buble acquits himself well in this article.
These people look ill
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
These people look ill
To test this out I asked a woman I am married to. (We live in Canada, for context.)
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
To test this out I asked a woman I am married to. (We live in Canada, for context.)
You can look at my profile. I’m not saying we all think like this. Just for some men this is academic; for women it’s not. (Also I think I can make an educated guess)
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You can look at my profile. I’m not saying we all think like this. Just for some men this is academic; for women it’s not. (Also I think I can make an educated guess)
If you can wake up in a different, more affordable city with free buses, could you wake up as a different person?
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If you can wake up in a different, more affordable city with free buses, could you wake up as a different person?
I know you were all waiting for me to solve this, and so I present “What a billionaire artist should have done if she had just listened to me,” or “Florida,” the Taylor Swift album that should have been.
October 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I know you were all waiting for me to solve this, and so I present “What a billionaire artist should have done if she had just listened to me,” or “Florida,” the Taylor Swift album that should have been.
As a connoisseur of rom coms, I am disappointed that no one told me about Jeffrey (1995). The movie turned 30 recently. Very, very funny, and yet the titular character’s dilemma is far more weighty than you find in most of the crowded field of 90s rom coms.
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As a connoisseur of rom coms, I am disappointed that no one told me about Jeffrey (1995). The movie turned 30 recently. Very, very funny, and yet the titular character’s dilemma is far more weighty than you find in most of the crowded field of 90s rom coms.
Finally figured out who he reminds me of.
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Finally figured out who he reminds me of.
Ben Sisko remembered the name wrong, but we basically are getting Buck Bokai here in 2025.
October 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ben Sisko remembered the name wrong, but we basically are getting Buck Bokai here in 2025.
Chicago, if in some future season the Raptors and Bulls are good at the same time, and get themselves into a playoff series, I will be nice just ‘cause of this.
October 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Chicago, if in some future season the Raptors and Bulls are good at the same time, and get themselves into a playoff series, I will be nice just ‘cause of this.
Do you seen jamaharan?
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Do you seen jamaharan?
You made your choice.
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
You made your choice.
I hope you’re all celebrating with a recitation
September 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I hope you’re all celebrating with a recitation
Tik Tok is honestly just too fucking stupid to be a spy operation.
September 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Tik Tok is honestly just too fucking stupid to be a spy operation.
Manitoba’s doing quite well in the 24th Century!
September 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Manitoba’s doing quite well in the 24th Century!
Possibly too many tomatoes?
September 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Possibly too many tomatoes?
Celebrate Labour Day in your own way.
September 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Celebrate Labour Day in your own way.
I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of this ship before.
September 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I don’t know if I’ve ever heard of this ship before.
This is just theft. Robbery. PC Mac and Cheese was routinely 87 cents at No Frills as recently as 2021. Of course the price “won’t be beat”: it’s your store brand, Galen. Who else is going to sell it? Low low price of double the price from 2021.
September 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is just theft. Robbery. PC Mac and Cheese was routinely 87 cents at No Frills as recently as 2021. Of course the price “won’t be beat”: it’s your store brand, Galen. Who else is going to sell it? Low low price of double the price from 2021.
He needs the streets clear for his ascension.
August 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
He needs the streets clear for his ascension.