Broad Lawns, Narrow Minds
In Rockford, Illinois, things fell apart; the proverbial center didn't hold.
Binding words
"Pressure" and "unconscious borrowing" are no excuse for stolen writing. Ever.
Tirana Central
Albania, says the brilliant editor, a self-styled patriot and part-time quantum physicist who once emigrated to Germany, is a zany place. No argument.
Red China
Merle said Mandaring was the language of China, which they taught along the length of the Surloin Wall.
Dated
"So imagine my surprise when at the Fall 2005 barbecue, there were no beers to be found!"
Mending My Ways
I come from a distinguished line of menders and savers. My father made a profession of it.
White Dwarfs
The new conformity is anti-eccentric and self-indulgently skeptical of quirks — never mind Quarks.
Fixing’ ADD
How did Matthew's symptoms vanish in an environment that should have heightened them?
Passion and Lines
It wasn’t long before people wandered off into the woods seeking alternative paths to the bus stop.
Early Worms
Petie and I came up with the notion that Fractionaries were written by holy slimes with pencils and religion on their side.
Resurrection Chronicles
In an era when hype was in its infancy and big events were truly big it seemed reasonable to believe in them.