“Wow! You flattened all seventeen zombies with one blast!” “Yes, Mortal Woman, but I fear this is only the Grim One’s advance party. Now we must move to the inner sanctum of the forest, where I may rebuild my strength.” “Of course, prince, but…while we’re there…there’s something I’ve been meaning to askContinue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Fae Fashion and Grooming”
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In So Many Words
We have been here before, I know. But new postcards come into the inventory and I have to decide whether certain readings of the scene were intended by the twentieth century artist, or whether it is a creation of twenty-first century sensibilities. It’s a game, really: the prize being NOT getting kicked off aContinue reading “In So Many Words”
Fine Old Jokes: The Mother-in-Law
It occurred to me, looking over the postcards dealing with the, um, difficult bits of married life for our series on couples of contrasting size that I had ONE more size issue to examine. It was a popular genre once, the tales of what happened in some of those cases where a married coupleContinue reading “Fine Old Jokes: The Mother-in-Law”
MIDWEEK FICTION: Never a Godmother Around When You Need One
“Ankle ankle ankle ankle ankle….” “Sir? Sir?” “I beg your pardon. I….my brain…I’m sorry. They call it post-traumatic…. What was the question?” “I’m afraid I was being rude, sir, but I DO wish to know what your ANGLE is in applying for a job for which you are clearly overqualified.” Continue reading “MIDWEEK FICTION: Never a Godmother Around When You Need One”
The Little Woman
As we have been pointing out for the last two weeks, the postcard cartoonists enjoyed a gentle laugh at a romantic couple of contrasting sizes, while at the same time showing that love is not hampered by such concerns. What DOES hamper love? Well, in the view of the cartoonists, the chief obstacle toContinue reading “The Little Woman”
Height of Devotion
We have spent a certain amount of space in this blog, over the last couple of weeks, discussing how little a difference in size seems to make when it came to romance in postcard cartoons. We have considered the round man paired with the skinny woman, the skinny man and the round woman, andContinue reading “Height of Devotion”
Size Does NOT Matter
In our last thrilling installment, we considered postcards which made jokes about couples who were mismatched in waist size: a round man and a spindly woman or vice versa. But apparently the postcard cartoonists found disparity in height to be nearly as hilarious. The tall man and the short(er) woman gave rise to jokesContinue reading “Size Does NOT Matter”
Round Romance
Hereintofore, this space has discussed the lives of large round people on postcards. Our most recent considerations have especially focused on the large round man, with or without the apparently standard checkered suit and cigar. We have even touched briefly on the slender young ladies who are often another accessory of the round man.Continue reading “Round Romance”
FICTION FRIDAY: Forbidden Rites for the Lovelorn
“What is the meaning of this?” “Oh, mighty Aesterorglym!” “Who said…oh, down there. Another human, is it?” “Yes, oh ancient wise one! I have performed your ceremony as called for in the Nekropedicon.” “That’s loaded with typos, but you’re here. Are long purple noses in style among you evanescent scum?”Continue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: Forbidden Rites for the Lovelorn”
Toes On Sand
I was on my way somewhere else. Not Fort Lauderdale “Action City USA”, as advertised on this beachfront postcard. I was really just listing some Summer Vacation postcards online, as I like my sales to be reflective, or a little ahead, of the season. And, anyway, I didn’t have all that much to sellContinue reading “Toes On Sand”
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