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  • Disguises

    I love Halloween. It pushes people to leave their comfort zones by trying out a new identity for a while. Since Halloween costumes disguise people’s identies, I had the hilarious thought that they could be called by what they are:   But then today I went shopping for my disguise, and discovered that I was…

  • Book Review: The Knife of Never Letting Go, by Patrick Ness

    There are a whole lot of ideas flying around in The Knife of Never Letting Go. The central premise is that men can hear each other’s thoughts, constantly giving off what they call “Noise.” That’d be enough to keep things interesting, but then other ideas are layered on top of it: it takes place on…

  • "Shy at First Butt" – The Horrors of Internet Dating Volume 11

    Click for embiggening Welcome to another instalment of The Horrors of Internet Dating. I’ve been mostly single for a few months now, so I’m about ready to start filling the emptiness in my soul with browsing the seediest parts of the Internet and making questionable decisions. Let’s start positive, with some people who actually seem…

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