Author: Zach Moser

Zach Moser is a freelance writer from Philadelphia. His work has been published in The Needling, Points In Case, McSweeney's, and of course, Robot Butt.

Stephen King is one of modern literature’s most prolific writers but even he occasionally decides a manuscript does not meet his strict standards. Here is a list of unfinished or unpublished novels and short stories with brief synopses from the master of horror. Hunger at 25,000 Feet Jack Harlow was late for his flight so he didn’t have time to eat before boarding. Instead, he purchased a wrap at a Hudson News. One hour in, Jack realizes he put the wrap in his carry-on instead of his backpack. And the carry-on is tucked behind three bags in the overhead. And…

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You have gone too far. This provocation will not go unpunished, and you, automated help desk, will receive my rage untethered like no being on this earth has had the misfortune of receiving before. When I called to request my AMEX dollars be sent to my checking rather than used as a statement credit, I was under the impression that the saga would be over and done with by the time I watered my plants. Instead, due to your machine-like machinations, you have wasted my entire morning, leading me through a labyrinth of unresolvable questions and suggestions. You have captured…

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BELMAR, NJ-Citing the complete and total control they hold over the deep, all humans earlier today were in utter disbelief at the fact sharks have not just eaten everyone at this point. Speaking from her laboratory at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, marine life expert, Anna Kaparova says, “Sharks constitute a superorder of carnivorous animals who have existed on this planet for over 400-million years and grow upwards to 46 ft and I am completely perplexed as to why they are not eating the shit out of everyone.” Kaparova added that shark teeth are continuously…

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