Stories Archives - Thickstache https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/category/stories/ A Place For Writers Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:29:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/death-star.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Stories Archives - Thickstache https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/category/stories/ 32 32 76486245 I’m Good at Complaining https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/im-good-at-complaining/ https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/im-good-at-complaining/#respond Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:43:16 +0000 http://www.elliotnegelev.com/thickstache/?p=308 A chronicle of minor disasters, from soy-soaked dresses to collapsing glasses—one woman’s ode to the art of daily irritation and stylish survival.

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]]> https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/im-good-at-complaining/feed/ 0 308 How I Lost My Fear of Being White in Compton https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/how-i-lost-my-fear-of-being-white-in-compton/ https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/how-i-lost-my-fear-of-being-white-in-compton/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:41:37 +0000 http://www.elliotnegelev.com/thickstache/?p=305 A personal journey through LA's contrasts—from high art to Compton—challenges stereotypes and reveals the surprising warmth found in unexpected places.

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]]> https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/how-i-lost-my-fear-of-being-white-in-compton/feed/ 0 305 Vanity in the Bonfire https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/vanity-in-the-bonfire/ https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/vanity-in-the-bonfire/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:34:49 +0000 http://www.elliotnegelev.com/thickstache/?p=284 A haunting, poetic glimpse into a firefighter’s moment of truth—where duty, death, and the illusion of self collide in the heart of a burning inferno.

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]]> https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/vanity-in-the-bonfire/feed/ 0 284 Chocolate Cake Conspiracies https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/chocolate-cake-conspiracies/ https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/chocolate-cake-conspiracies/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:29:50 +0000 http://www.elliotnegelev.com/thickstache/?p=267 Conspiracies are like chocolate cake—tempting but rarely nourishing. A misused Latin breakdown leads to a dry slice of pseudo-intellectual misdirection.

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]]> https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/chocolate-cake-conspiracies/feed/ 0 267 An open letter to parents: Don’t fuck up! https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/an-open-letter-to-parents-dont-fuck-up/ https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/an-open-letter-to-parents-dont-fuck-up/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:29:02 +0000 http://www.elliotnegelev.com/thickstache/?p=263 A blunt call to emotional maturity before parenthood—this open letter urges would-be parents to grow up first, for their kids’ sake and everyone else's.

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]]> https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/an-open-letter-to-parents-dont-fuck-up/feed/ 1 263 A Modest Proposal… https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/a-modest-proposal/ https://thickstache.elliotnegelev.com/a-modest-proposal/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:21:53 +0000 http://www.elliotnegelev.com/thickstache/?p=243 A biting satire skewering religious opposition to HPV vaccination, this piece exposes the cruel logic of sacrificing health in the name of moral purity.

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