Author Known, also known as The Squaldo. A bearded man wearing a red-and-white striped beanie, round glasses, and a plaid hoodie with suspenders. His rugged appearance blends elements of Waldo and Sasquatch, embodying a mysterious, elusive figure. The background is blurred, creating a sense of motion and surrealism, as if he exists between being seen and unseen.

March 14, 2025

At the heart of this site is a mission to rediscover the lost art of original thinking and authentic living. Blending humor, wit, philosophy, and adventure, Author Known (and his eclectic cast of characters like Sasquatch, Waldo, and the mythical Squaldo) will challenge the noise, monotony, and superficial clutter of modern life.

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January 12, 2026

Based on a true story, more than 10 true stories actually. The Horrors of CPAP and the Humor of the Facial Disfiguration God Gave Me It’s 0425 hours, it was 0325 before I started writing what follows. Could have been 30 minutes of I was fighting the fuhkery of digital typing and the blasphemy of using this app as a word processor. Song inspiration – Breathe, by Michael W. Smith. You won’t love that song anymore after getting through with what’s ahead. Growing old? Yeah good luck with that. I’d have a better experience shoving my head up a bulls … Read more

Author Known, also known as The Squaldo. A bearded man wearing a red-and-white striped beanie, round glasses, and a plaid hoodie with suspenders. His rugged appearance blends elements of Waldo and Sasquatch, embodying a mysterious, elusive figure. The background is blurred, creating a sense of motion and surrealism, as if he exists between being seen and unseen.

March 14, 2025

Author Known: Mischief, Meaning, and the Lost Art of Original Thought

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At the heart of this site is a mission to rediscover the lost art of original thinking and authentic living. Blending humor, wit, philosophy, and adventure, Author Known (and his eclectic cast of characters like Sasquatch, Waldo, and the mythical Squaldo) will challenge the noise, monotony, and superficial clutter of modern life.

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August 12, 2025

CHAPTER X: THE IDEA THAT A MAN WHOSE STARDOM ROSE FROM A DUMB BOOK BECAME THE 48TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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How about a FREE chapter from my upcoming book, DUMB and the Impossible Journey to Achieve IT! Because if it’s free, it’s for me! Yay! DISCLAIMER: My book is not a political book. It has nothing to do with politics. Matter of fact my book is a collection of random essays that I put together in a chronological order that somehow makes a whole lotta sense. And Now, My Feature Presentation CHAPTER X: THE IDEA THAT A MAN WHOSE STARDOM ROSE FROM A DUMB BOOK BECAME THE 48TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES “Ladies and gentlemen, the 48th President of … Read more

A pile of broken wooden rulers scattered across a worn school desk, next to a laser-engraved recycle symbol. Below the image, the words ‘broken rulers’ appear in rustic white lowercase font, symbolizing the rejection of outdated systems of measurement and judgment. Symbolizes a consciousness glitch without coordinates.

April 8, 2025

Consciousness Glitch Without Coordinates: A Rebel Awareness

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A Glitch Revealed How the hell can someone be fully asleep and consciously wide awake at the same time? It’s like anesthetic knocking out someone’s body yet they fully see and feel what is going on at the same time. It’s like being dead and alive at the exact same time! It seems like blatant consciousness glitch without coordinates and a rebel awareness. I would clarify that as a glitch in the matrix and a glitch in the mirror. Is that a thing? Am I crazy? Or is my entire mind, body, and soul glitching?! Heaven forbid I tell this … Read more

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April 5, 2025

Military Goodbye Trauma

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The military has jargon—terminal leave, short-timer’s syndrome, pre-deployment grief. But none of those phrases capture the moment your closest friend walks away toward a gate, not daring to turn around. You feel his ribcage tense. Yours caves in. That’s not just loss. That’s psychological trauma from saying goodbye when no one gives you the tools to do it.

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April 2, 2025

THE OFFICIAL LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY OF AUTHOR KNOWN™

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THE OFFICIAL LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY OF AUTHOR KNOWN™ For Use With All Books, Blogs, Ideas, Misunderstandings, and Random Forest Discoveries Congratulations, you connoisseur of all things Dumb! By accessing, clicking, skimming, doom-scrolling, hate-reading, or actually enjoying anything produced by Author Known™ (hereafter referred to as “The Entity”), you have automatically and irreversibly agreed to the terms of this Limited Lifetime Warranty. We know. You didn’t read it. No one does. That’s why we made it fun. WHAT’S COVERED? Everything. Nothing. It depends on the weather, the alignment of your chakras, and whether you read this with pants on or saw … Read more