Torture Bill Haiku
The Constitution
Was cast aside by Congress.
Hideous corpus!
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Mad Kane is a writer, musician, and "recovering lawyer." As you may have noticed, she enjoys writing song parodies, limericks, and current events haiku.
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The Carnival of Satire (#49)…
Sometimes, The Carnival of Satire is replete with spleen and sarcasm, sometimes, there are a just few incandescent bits of irony that make it worth visiting. Today is one of those times.
Madeleine Kane is pretty excited about how tough America is …
This is a gem. I love it!
Thanks so much LImerick Savant!
[...] Good news! I’ve just sold two limericks and one haiku to the upcoming political humor anthology, Jest Patriotic (Let There Be Laughter Series): Hack This Limerick; Running From Mistakes; and Torture Bill Haiku. [...]