"'I make things.' My mother hated it whenever I said that. The dude next to me on the puke green bus stop bench nods."

"I Make Things", written by Gregory K. Shipman and narrated by Joe Biedrzycki, was inspired by the keywords "taxes", "vinegar" and "carpenter".

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