The Only Good Troll is the One Under the Fremont Bridge

S. E. Wigget
3 min readFeb 19, 2022

I had a Reddit account for one week before disabling it. I only created it to promote my writing on more social media, but… nope.

Women’s March 2017 — Because unlike misogynistic trolls, I AM striving to overthrow patriarchy.

ShitforBrains occupies his computer desk in the far corner of his apartment. He’s been online for so long, trolling feminists, that the sun has set and the only light in the room comes from the computer’s glowing screen.

Posting as @TomCatTesticles, he doesn’t bother reading the article linked in one feminist’s post. He just reads the title, “Patriarchy is Infuriating.” So he comments, “Then get off your ass and do something about it, stupid bitch. Not! LOL!”

Next he finds a post on another feminist’s account and comments, “LOL — looks like someone’s been triggered! That’s fucking hilarious!” Chuckling until he snorts, he pushes, “Send.”

The immediate response on the screen is, “Oh, look! It’s a sociopathic white male supremacist! How utterly pathetic and devoid of any redeeming quality! Also, you should have been aborted.”

He frowns, trying to come up with a response. They’re not supposed to insult him like that. He’s supposed to have the upper hand and make them feel like shit, not the other way around.

As he puts his fingers back on the keyboard, he hears a loud crash behind him, as his front…

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S. E. Wigget

Outside Medium, I mostly write fiction, especially paranormal and historical fantasy, under either S. E. Wigget or Susan E. Wigget.🌈 WhimsicalWords.Substack.co