TRIFFID COMMUNICATION GRID

December 9, 2015
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Triffids utilize this network of innocent looking antennae to communicate with their home world.

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LEMMING LIMERICK

December 8, 2015

There was a young lemming named Morris who drank from a glass awfully porous. His thirst wasn’t quenched, and his vest remained drenched while he stoutly sang bass in the chorus.

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TRAIL

December 7, 2015

Follow the trail of the giant carnivorous snail if you dare.

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HOW TO READ GREAT BOOKS

December 6, 2015

First time read to find out what happens. Second time read to find out how it happens.

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A GHOST STORY

December 5, 2015

My task was clear. Secure the property and affirm that it was indeed vacant. I paused at the gate and assessed the condition of the grounds as far as I could ascertain. The lawn was certainly well kept, as were the rows of neatly trimmed rose bushes. I passed through the gate, kept to the […]

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THE CLAIRE TREVOR KWIZ ANSWER

December 4, 2015

Though it’s true that the merry-go-round was miniature, it was fully functional and adored by Claire’s troop of pet hamsters.

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THE CLAIRE TREVOR KWIZ

December 3, 2015
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During the filming of Stagecoach, Claire managed to: a. design and build a merry-go-round. b. sneak up unobserved behind John Ford every day and shout, “Boo!” c. win a substantial amount of cash playing poker with Donald Meek, John Carradine, and Andy Devine. d. steal and later return the stagecoach four times.

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INSTEAD OF SAID

December 2, 2015

How to inject personality into your prose by avoiding ‘said’ in dialogue: ‘Leave me alone or I’ll kill you,’ he mentioned.

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HAMLIN ‘PURGATORY’ ROSENCRANS

December 1, 2015

‘It’s December,’ said Hamlin ‘Purgatory’ Rosencrans, writhing in hallucinatory anticipation. ‘The seams have been torn. I’m allowed to enter. Open, I tell you.’ ‘Boxcar’ Blevins, keeper of the door, blinked his eye. His brain quivered under the strain of trying to form a thought. ‘You tell me open. I not bash you?’ Blevins managed to […]

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