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Category Archives: humour
Dear Edgar 65 ~ X-ing a Paragrab
As it is well known that the ‘wise men’ came ‘from the East,’ and as Mr. Touch-and-go Bullet-head came from the East, it follows that Mr. Bullet-head was a wise man. If that short exert doesn’t tell you all you … Continue reading
Posted in retro book reviews, humour, reads, Poe
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Dalek humour
In a departure to my normal methods of procrastination I have bene messing about maying single frame Dalek cartoons because… Well actually because three years ago I did an event in Scarborough and spent the whole weekend across from the … Continue reading
All we are saying, yet again…
I know its a wild and wacky idea , but perhaps we could try not bombing people and creating the reason for the next war. We have done this particular dance on and off for about the whole of human history.
Perhaps we could try a new approach , Continue reading
Barbaric Pottery and Things of That Nature
That said however, skulls are bones. Ergo, if you learn the porters art and find yourself not entirely burdened by moralistic constraints it is possible to drink from the skulls of your enemies. in the most civilized British way imaginable.. Continue reading
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Dear Edgar 54 ~ Some Words With a Mummy
What could be more Victorian than desecrating bodily remains and destroying another cultures heritage for the purposes of entertainment… Continue reading
Posted in amreading, horror, humour, Poe, reads
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Dear Edgar 43 ~ Diddling
‘Diddling’, or to give it it’s original title ‘Diddling Considered as One of the Exact Sciences’ is by way of a humorous essay pretending to be an academic work, rather than a story. It is certainly a fun little read, as long as one accepts this central conceit. Continue reading
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The Humpty Dumpty Controversy
I have questions, many questions, but lets consider first why did Humpty fall. Obviously, people do fall off walls we know, but in general not just because they are just sat on them. In actuality, sitting on walls is not an inherently risky proposition. Continue reading
Posted in big questions, humour
Tagged books, conspiracy, family, humour, humpty-dumpty, life, nursery-rhymes, reads, writing
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The post-con collapse
Working a convention is exhausting. I am not alone in this. Almost every author I know has much the same story. Conventions are draining, much I suspect because writers tend not to be the kind of people who are naturally … Continue reading
Dear Edgar 34 # Three Sundays in a Week
Occasionally, amid explorations of obsession and madness, horror and satire, existentialism and human frailty… You just need to tell a ridiculous tall tale or two to keep yourself amused. Nothing could be even slightly problematic about that could it… Well… … Continue reading
Posted in humour, Poe, reads, retro book reviews, Uncategorized
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Cogkneys, Minoan’s and Devilish Preludes
Anyone following this blog over the years will be aware my taste in reading can be a tad ecliptic. Well buckle up buttercup, ecliptic was three turns back. Continue reading
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