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Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Man talking(l+r), Hands passing keys over toy car(c)

‘They act like your best friend till you drive off the lot’: Car salesman reveals what he actually does once you buy the car

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Woman talking(l+r), Hand knocking on door(c)

‘Something weird just happened’: Woman says someone called a wellness check on her because she hasn’t shown up to work. She works from home

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman talking(l+r), Someone getting lasik(c)

‘One of the biggest regrets of my life’: Woman issues dire warning about getting LASIK

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Drivers are having ‘car maintenance days’ where they go to Discount Tire.

‘Toyota girlie here’: Drivers are having ‘car maintenance days’ at Discount Tire. That’s just the beginning

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Southwest Airlines customer says not to fly airline because it’s a ‘scam’

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

‘You need to leave my store’: 99 Cents Store manager slams customer pretending to be management on loudspeaker

Man talking(l), Mechanic(c), Second man talking(r)

‘It’s definitely gonna cost you in the long run’: Mechanics reveal the most common maintenance mistakes car owners make

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Finger at tip screen(l), Woman thinking(c), Card in front of screen(r)

Anti-tip customers rally around skip button, sparking debate

‘You will get banned if they catch you doing this’: Guest warns Disney travelers about lying to the DAS program

Customers tell server they want to be left alone for entirety of meal

‘If they don’t want to be bothered, DON’T GO OUT TO EAT’: Customers tell server they want to be left alone for entirety of meal

‘I’m WARNING y’all now’: ‘Forever chemicals’ in Johnson & Johnson Band-Aids found to cause cancer through open wounds

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

American Airlines customer says major change is coming to the airline soon

‘The rest are probably going to follow’: American Airlines customer says major change is coming to the airline soon

Mechanic reveals the ‘dumbest’ thing you can do as a car owner

‘Did that to my Honda’: Mechanic reveals the ‘dumbest’ thing you can do as a car owner

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Woman says legacy restaurants are closing because nobody will work for them

‘I’ve gotten $0 checks’: Woman says legacy restaurants are closing because nobody will work for them

Man catches kid reselling solar eclipse glasses for extreme profit

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