In a world of certainty, this newsletter is a dubious respite. An opportunity to laugh at all the madness and an acknowledgement that it doesn’t matter how chaotic life is, there is always room to laugh.

Like you, I am fumbling through life, attempting to be a better human and incorporating the schools of thought I aspire to, like stoicism, gentle parenting, kindness, and virtue signaling.

All mixed up with tons of coffee, early childhood trauma, and alternating feelings of superiority and crippling doubt.

I write funny stories about growing up in Colombia, being married to an amazing woman, and raising two incredible girls in the San Francisco Bay Area.


I am the writer behind the traditionally published column “We Have a Real Problem!”, the cultural newsletter “Unequivocally Ambiguous”, and the storytelling lessons platform “The Story Frame.”

West Side Stories Grand Slam - Finalist 2021-2025
Petaluma 10-Minute Play Festival - Selected 2024-2025
San Francisco Writers Conference - Finalist 2023
Tell Your Story - Finalist 2022

A Dose of Ambiguity

Carlos Garbiras is a columnist who finds the comedy hiding inside fatherhood, culture, and life. Subscribe for funny stories twice a week.