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These Things I Know

A catalog of all things ever.

Stay Home If You’re Afraid

August 1, 2021 Josh Rank
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Photo by RF._.studio from Pexels

If you’re afraid of the vaccine, then don’t get one. However, you are going to have to suffer the consequences of that decision. Your freedom doesn’t allow you to infringe on the freedom of others. And those of us that have chosen the safe route of taking the vaccine don’t want to be put at risk because you believe Bill Gates put microchips in the vaccine or that it’s going to change your DNA.

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The Present Is Past - Due Out Summer 2023

July 21, 2021 Josh Rank
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Unsolicited Press wrote me a very kind email offering a publishing contract for “The Present Is Past,” my latest novel.

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Memorial Day is A Lot Like Abortion

May 31, 2021 Josh Rank
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Photo by Kevin McCartney from Pexels

Memorial Day is a masturbatory exercise of performative patriotism.

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Credit Bureaus Are Bullshit

April 23, 2021 Josh Rank
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Their rubric for creating your almighty credit score doesn’t make any sense. They're supposed to assess your risk of defaulting on loans, then penalize when you successfully pay off a loan. They’re supposed to assess your ability to properly manage your money, then penalize you for not having enough debt.

Living within your means apparently makes you a liability.

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New Music Available

September 28, 2020 Josh Rank
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I put out an album on Spotify (and I think other streaming platforms too, but I don’t really know how any of this works) called “We All Go to Hell.”

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Trump’s Greatest Strength Is That He Doesn’t Care About Us →

May 27, 2020 Josh Rank

Our president has a great capacity for not giving a shit. He doesn’t give a shit about you. He doesn’t give a shit what you think.

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Essay Published By Capsule Stories →

April 24, 2020 Josh Rank
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The fine folks at Capsule Stories put out a special edition centered around the isolation orders as a result of COVID-19. The ebook version came out today (the print edition will arrive soon) and is available here.

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Strong Isn't Special

March 4, 2020 Josh Rank
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The thing I realized through the emergence of Nashville Strong is that we’re not special. Neither are the people in Boston or anywhere else where that tagline becomes used after a tragedy. I realize this sounds callous. It sounds like I’m being a contrarian and an asshole and picking on people that are going through a terrible ordeal.

But I’m not.

This is actually a good thing.

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The Dog Shit Lottery

January 6, 2020 Josh Rank
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Homeownership is a lot of work. This is no surprise. I knew that as soon as I finished signing that towering pile of papers that every small problem would be my responsibility. I just never figured one of those problems would be a dog from the trailer park shitting in my front lawn.

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New Short Story Published →

December 19, 2019 Josh Rank
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The folks at Exoplanet Magazine were kind enough to include my story “Accidental Music” in their newest issue. Click on the ol’ title or click right here to get you there.

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