Wax & Wane

Co-written by Mark Leyner, one of my favorite authors ever, came this little ode to the miracle that is … earwax? Given both my affinity for Leyner's colorful prose (though he has yet to top the absolutely essential "Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog") and my preoccupation with inner-ear problems (prompted by almost a decade of living with tinnitus), I thought I'd be remiss by not sharing the piece here. Evidently, my recent dabbling in ear candling was ill advised. See also this article, touching on the same arguably icky subject.