Lacking any other plan, Bott and Nubry moved in the direction of the voice, crawling over crumpled enforcers and under the traveling square of the Head Librarian, which zipped back and forth, dragging its unconscious rider. When Bott saw that the source of the voice was Wanure Smalen, wearing a transparent gas mask, heContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XV”
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You’d Scream, Too
Ice cream should not be complicated. I am not referring to the making of ice cream, as I might if I wrote a food blog. I have wrestled with one of those handy dandy ice cream makers in the 1990s, which guaranteed endless delights, and succeeded only in making a flavorful slush. NorContinue reading “You’d Scream, Too”
SANTA BLOGS XLII
Dear Santa Flops: Oh you darling fat fraud, there is only one thing I really want from you this Christmas, and that is that you keep far away from my holiday gift list. How am I supposed to train my relatives to give me useful things, like an online subscription to the Screaming StreamingContinue reading “SANTA BLOGS XLII”
DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XIV
By the time Bott caught up, Nubry was halfway down the corridor, conducting a spirited debate with herself. “Of course, they could mean they’re deaccessioning the collection from the Dragonshelf while accessioning it to their own inventory. Couldn’t they? Of course, they could! Or maybe they said ‘THE Accession Chamber’.” ”Deaccession Chamber,”Continue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XIV”
Santa Blogs XLI
Dear Santa Blogs I have always appreciated your advice on giving pre-owned objects as gifts, but as years go by, i find the wish lists of my grandchildren very difficult to translate. One grandchild in particular gives me a lot of instructions which are awfully technical. Are second-hand postcards at all appropriate for suchContinue reading “Santa Blogs XLI”
PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES IX
We continue to pore through history to find good solid conspiracies involving each of the Presidents of the United States. To recap, we need a story about a president which involves him in some deep plot, or one that seemed deep at the time. We prefer theories which are more or less contemporary withContinue reading “PRESIDENTIAL TALL TALES IX”
DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XIII
“Oh my! Oh, my bins and bookshelves!” Nubry’s eyes had been fixed on the big screen for some time now. Broken buildings were all that remained of Near Schloggina. Old stone stalls they seemed to be, roofless and doorless, a refuge for fog and shadows. “Probably they had to shut down theContinue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XIII”
Larger Trivia Overdose
Responses to my most recent column were evenly split, about half using the word “Scrooge” and the others using “Grinch.” (There were a few other words which are new to me, but I got the general gist.) It occurs to me that perhaps I was a little hard on those people who announce startlingContinue reading “Larger Trivia Overdose”
TRIVIA OVERDOSE
Okay, it is just three weeks until 2025, so I may be considered late. But have you considered the possibility that I am just really, really early for NEXT ear? (Yeah, the IRS never buys that one, either.) Anyhow, I thought I would take this opportunity to promote a holiday moratorium. I haveContinue reading “TRIVIA OVERDOSE”
DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XII
Bott’s eyes snapped open and he jerked upright, fully expecting to find himself surrounded by a few dozen Imperial troopers. But no, this was the dim, elegant bridge he’d come to know, the same smooth, graceful, unbearable lines he’d seen all along, and no more. Wait. He blinked. Some lines were different. Continue reading “DRAGONSHELF AND THE DROVER XII”
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