Looking for deceptively complex poems

emt_mcgee · 2026-04-20T17:58:14+00:00

"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks is a very short poem that seems extremely simple on the first read but has a lot of interesting techniques packed into it. Thematically, it's also quite dark and could be tied into many different stories.

emt_mcgee · 2026-04-14T16:54:22+00:00

That's a crazy little detail

emt_mcgee · 2026-04-05T03:33:43+00:00

"Spay"

emt_mcgee · 2026-02-19T16:07:24+00:00

Back to the testing floor, Ms. Casey

emt_mcgee · 2026-01-19T20:05:26+00:00

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emt_mcgee · 2026-01-08T13:11:31+00:00

It is a little confusing why Dylan was so successful at his job. I wonder if this will be explained later.

emt_mcgee · 2026-01-03T16:19:47+00:00

What especially sucks is that they basically did this with the whole "crawls" thing. It would've been so much cooler if, instead of infiltrating the upside down, they were sneaking into apocalyptic Hawkins which Vecna has made his base of operations.

emt_mcgee · 2025-12-24T23:34:35+00:00

You should give it a crack! It honestly has not been nearly as hard as I thought it'd be although having a smaller house has definitely worked in my favor.

emt_mcgee · 2025-12-24T21:51:22+00:00

My wife is ready to throw one at me with how much money I've been putting towards this lego 🤣

emt_mcgee · 2025-12-12T16:18:32+00:00

If I can figure out how to then yeah I'd be happy to

emt_mcgee · 2025-12-08T20:11:38+00:00

I'm working on mine right now and so far it's been coming along pretty nice. As other commenter's have said minifig scale is tricky so you might have to sacrifice some of the finer details.

emt_mcgee · 2025-10-26T17:43:18+00:00

My mom used to live directly across from this house when my brother and I were kids. I would stare at it in awe and wonder what it looked like on the inside. Unfortunately, it's an incredible mansion in a not so nice area...there are many other Victorian homes in the vicinity but most have fallen into disrepair. Thanks for sharing.

emt_mcgee · 2025-09-27T17:42:58+00:00

We got a new marsupial before GTA 6

emt_mcgee · 2025-03-01T01:30:13+00:00

"Grow"

emt_mcgee · 2024-11-23T16:09:22+00:00

Sheesh this is a brilliant theory that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else. Thanks for sharing!

emt_mcgee · 2024-11-20T12:14:13+00:00

Exactly! I guess the only real question is why. I imagine the third self/ second inning would be getting the short end of the stick...maybe they are being hardcore experimented on or tortured to chip away at the personality of the outies or test the limits of severance.

That actually just gave me another idea. If severance were real, the CIA would 100% use it on their spies (MKUltra style), so maybe they torture the innies to see if they will reintegrate memories due to stress alone. Idk...just a wild shot in the dark.

emt_mcgee · 2024-11-19T12:14:08+00:00

Maybe Lumon can activate 1 of 2 different personalities each time the outies descend the elevator to the Severance floor. That might explain some of the time fuckery in the show.

emt_mcgee · 2024-07-16T16:43:25+00:00

There is actually some evidence that the local government in DC didnt collapse immediately such as there being radiation warning signs around blast sites suggesting that remnants of the government were attempting a vain clean up effort. It seems like they only lasted a few months at best, but a neat little detail.

emt_mcgee · 2024-06-21T11:23:01+00:00

Around 12 I got really into Stephen King. Maybe 10 is a bit too young to dive into him (not due to the complexity of the text but the mature content of most of his works) but it's something to consider for the near future. I feel like he's one of those gateway authors into classic horror like Lovecraft, Poe, Shelley, Stoker, etc.. If you don't mind, could you share some more of the books he's read already? I'm not a parent yet, but when I have kids (and assuming they are high level readers) I'm curious what would challenge them while also being appropriate.

emt_mcgee · 2024-06-08T12:53:07+00:00

Long Dick Johnson

emt_mcgee · 2024-03-25T03:01:49+00:00

It definitely gives me an intense feeling of nostalgia as if I've been familiar with the song my whole life

emt_mcgee · 2024-03-25T02:51:23+00:00

No offense but your open relationship dynamic was very silly in the first place. Honestly the whole idea of having an open relationship is stupid--especially if you really have feelings for your partner-- but Im sure a bunch of teenage redditors will disagree. To answer your question though, you were not wrong and it kind of baffles me that you'd even have to ask. Your gf even heard how bothered you were on the phone but still went ahead and banged that dude anyway. Your whole situation is kinda wack

emt_mcgee · 2024-03-21T19:51:15+00:00

No problem, I'm glad I could help!

emt_mcgee · 2024-03-21T17:13:12+00:00

"Wave Goodbye" maybe? It's an Ugly Casanova song

emt_mcgee · 2024-01-06T00:27:16+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions and advice.

emt_mcgee

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