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• Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #24

  By editorialmonster on December 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

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• Christmas is a Time for Victorian Diabolists

  By editorialmonster on December 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  I hope this message in the aether thrown into the darkness of the blogosphere finds all of you well – well-fed, well-rested, and well-done with all the things that diminish your greatness. I have not mentioned the delightful series of… Read More ›

• Children Receive No New Presents, Disney Recycles The Fifth Element

  By ericmbosarge on December 23, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  In two days, children will wake up to a tree with presents wrapped in brightly colored paper. Wastebaskets will be filled with cardboard, Scotch Tape, and parents with bags hanging heavy as Santa’s sack under their eyes from a sleepless… Read More ›

• Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #23

  By editorialmonster on December 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

• Holiday Gifting is for Big Books.

  By editorialmonster on December 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the most surprising gifts I received for Christmas in my twenties, from my parents, was a copy of Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros. I was surprised both because I quite enjoy the work of Sandra Cisneros but had not, yet,… Read More ›

• Elmer’s Epic Job Placement Service for Non-Traditional Workers #22

  By editorialmonster on December 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

• The Fortieth Issue of one of the Most Interesting Zines in SF/F: Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #40

  By editorialmonster on December 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Approximately twice a year, I get this message in the post, paper bound, clearly created in a copying machine, with a hard paper cover, and stapled paper pages. It’s a message from a place stranger and more interesting than the… Read More ›

• Stardew Valley

  By editorialmonster on December 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The end of the world is probably going to be very slow. All the things we think are part of our civilization will betray us a little bit by a little bit, and after the end, people will still be… Read More ›

• Three Novellas that Examine the Power and Possibilities of Language–and a Language that Makes Users Human Lie Detectors.

  By ericmbosarge on December 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Language is a slippery thing. I often marvel that American high schools require four years of English but not math or history, and think that it’s because rhetoric, language, and the grit that it takes to grasp and wield are… Read More ›

• Baby Yoda is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare

  By ericmbosarge on December 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The world has fallen in love with the Mandalorian in large part because of his adorable little plushy sidekick known only as Baby Yoda. One look into those eyes and you know it is impossible to come back. You’ll do… Read More ›

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