Scott Christenson🌴
Bio
Born and raised in Milwaukee WI, living in Hong Kong. Hoping to share some of my experiences w short story & non-fiction writing. Have a few shortlisted on Reedsy:
https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/scott-christenson/
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Digital Diarrhea. Top Story - September 2025.
George Carlin's "first real book" was Brain Droppings and contains many of Carlin's best stories and jokes. According to the cover, the book contains "jokes, notions, doubts, opinions, questions, thoughts, beliefs, assertions, assumptions, and disturbing references" and "comedy, nonsense, satire, mockery, merriment, sarcasm, ridicule, silliness, bluster, and toxic alienation".
By Scott Christenson🌴4 months ago in Fiction
I Broke Both My Legs to Become 2cm Taller. Runner-Up in Everything Looks Better From Far Away Challenge.
Despite my Scandinavian surname, my body emerged from adolescence a statistical anomaly — 174.9 cm, a full centimetre below the average height of a British man.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Fiction
Atheists Eradicate Last Ray of Hope In Dayton Ohio
In a devastating blow to human serenity, three youthful atheists successfully wiped out all organized religion in Dayton Ohio. The local population has since been seen wandering aimlessly in a fog of well-informed, yet existential, dread.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Humor
Chinese-American in Seattle Locked Up for Having Chinese Friends
In a landmark victory for the Trump administration, Seattle auto mechanic Wei Zhang, 42, was sentenced to life in prison without parole by a federal court which found him guilty of espionage based on having friends from China and having driven past a Boeing manufacturing plant three times.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Humor
Valid Complaining vs Being a Kyle/Karen- A Field Guide
We've all seen them — the people who turn every minor inconvenience into Shakespearean tragedy. We roll our eyes and mutter, “Get over it,” as they whine about waiting for their fast food order or complaining about why the coffee shop is out of oat milk that day.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Humans
This Needs to Stop. Top Story - August 2025.
With friendships, how do we really know what the other person is thinking? I might believe someone is my best friend, and later find out from others they were simply tolerating me, perhaps disliking pretty much everything about me. Sometimes, I had that suspicion about Gary, especially after he suddenly ditched me in high school.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Fiction
Gaza Bot 2067
Khan Younis In Gaza, under the weight of Israel’s pervasive AI surveillance, armed resistance ended decades ago. By 2067, to live in Gaza is to be watched constantly, while trying to navigate the labyrinth of thirty-two thousand residency regulations.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Fiction
A Summer Breeze in Hong Kong. Top Story - August 2025.
Emily stared at Peter’s handsome face in the dim glow of their favorite Sheung Wan seafood restaurant, his expression caught between apology and resolve. “I can’t make it to Dave’s farewell party tonight,” he said, pushing his chopsticks around a barely plate of steamed garoupa. “There’s a meeting in Central, and Doug thinks it’s important I go.” His eyes—once bright with mischief—looked distant, like his heart was already halfway out the door.
By Scott Christenson🌴5 months ago in Fiction
Journalists Confused As Thailand-Cambodia Fight over 'A Heap of Rubble'
In the latest world conflict to electrify American newsrooms — a SE Asian border conflict over an ancient temple described as 'a heap of rubble' on TripAdvisor — a lack of official DC interest has left American journalists in a deep state of crisis.
By Scott Christenson🌴6 months ago in The Swamp
