Tiny Misadventures (2024)

How do you handle a tiny misadventure when it is happening right now , in front of an audience?

Oliver S. writes from a small apartment where the ceiling leaks only when he has guests over. Follow his ongoing series of tiny misadventures: "Today I tried to pet a cat that was actually a raccoon." tiny misadventures

There is a specific Bermuda Triangle of the mundane where most tiny misadventures occur: How do you handle a tiny misadventure when

Psychologists call this "benign masochism"—the enjoyment of a negative experience that we know is safe. When you are locked out of your apartment in your pajamas, it is hell. When you watch Ross from Friends scream "Pivot!" while carrying a sofa up a staircase, it is heaven. it is heaven.