A practical joke is a trick played on someone to make them look foolish and to amuse others. This idea is explored by Guy de Maupassant in his stories, “A Normandy Joke” and “An Uncomfortable Bed.” In “A Normandy Joke,” it starts off with a wedding procession, the bridegroom being a wealthy sportsman by the Read more…
Curing an age-old curse: Lewis Barnavelt’s triumph Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you are going to get the book. The book is difficult to find (only in print in the UK) and first editions are very expensive. The fifth installment of the Lewis Barnavelt series, The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder, builds a nice storyline through Read more…
Spoiler Alert for “William and Mary” by Roald Dahl. Do not read unless you have read the story. The story “William and Mary” by Roald Dahl is an interesting tale of a man dying and undergoing a science experiment that flipped the science world on its head. The story starts with William’s wife Mary taking Read more…
Buffalo City Radio “The weather tonight in Buffalo City, November 4, 1963 – brrrrrr. The time: seven and a half past 9… . It is seventeen Winter Wonderland degrees. Streets are covered with snow and wind is blowing at 50 miles per hour. It looks as if an unexpected storm has hit Buffalo City. Our Read more…
The Radiation Kid Prologue It was a terrible day for the people of humankind. Well, for some more than others. The new religious and military leader of the Malsh religion was celebrating that she had gotten her position. It hadn’t been a promotion or some other common way in which you could become the most Read more…
