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Michael Estrin

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Born

in Los Angeles, The United States

Website

https://www.slackernoir.com/

Twitter

mestrin

Genre

Crime, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

January 2011

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My first novel, Murder and Other Distractions (2012), tells the story of a bored clickbait writer who becomes entangled in a bizarro double-homicide. My short stories have appeared at Akashic.com and Out of the Gutter. My creative nonfiction has appeared in Narratively, Vox, and Tablet. Like the ashes of a Viking warrior dispatched to Valhalla, my journalism is scattered all over the Web.

I live in Los Angeles with my wife, Christina, and our dog, Mortimer. Pro tip: never name your pet after a villain from an ‘80s Eddie Murphy comedy. You've been warned. ...more

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Check your balls

a person holding two tomatoes in their hand

Photo by Craig Thomas on Unsplash

A few months ago, while showering, I felt a bump on my scrotum. When I got out of the shower, I told my wife, but I didn’t use the word scrotum.

“Honey, I’ve got a bump on my balls.”

“Babe, I don’t have time to fool around,” Christina said. “I’m late for work.”

“This isn’t some ploy. I need you to check my balls.”

To be safe, Christina made me sign a contract that

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	Murder and Other Distractions 3.48 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ride/Share: Micro Stories of Soul, Wit and Wisdom from the Backseat 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Safe for Work (Porn Valley Mystery, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Safe for Work 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ornamental Alphabets by Raymond Cohn, Michael Estrin (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cómo divertirse en un día de lluvia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2,000 DESIGNS, FORMS AND ORNAMENTS, AN ALBUM THAT REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE RANGE OF ORNAMENT FROM PREHISTORIIC TIMES UNTIL THE PRESENT. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treasury of Hobbies and Crafts: Introduce You to the Fun and How-to-do-it Procedure of the Most Popular Hobbies and Handicrafts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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