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Things I Have Been Doing for the Past Few Months Instead of Updating This Blog

Posted on July 2, 2018 by elliottggish

Watching television! Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, GLOW, and The Good Place were all winners. American Gods was hit (Emily Browning slowly rotting and being really bitter about it, Orlando Jones’s whole deal, the soundtrack) or miss (the many, many shots of inconsequential … Continue reading →

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Some Drinking Games That I Invented

Posted on March 17, 2018 by elliottggish

Never Have I Ever Read That Classic Novel Each player names a literary classic that they have not read. Players who have read it take a sip. Players who once pretended to have read it to impress someone with whom … Continue reading →

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I Saw a Movie: It (But Mostly Other Things)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by elliottggish

[A/N: I first wrote this post back in September, when I originally saw this film. At the time I couldn’t think of a way to end it, so I didn’t post it. However, I also could not stop thinking about … Continue reading →

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Various and Sundry Denizens of the Public Library

Posted on September 7, 2017 by elliottggish

The Shusher. Librarians rarely shush people these days; we’re usually so happy people are using the library that we don’t want to dampen their enthusiasm by making them be quiet. Luckily, most public libraries now have a resident Shusher, a patron … Continue reading →

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All the Times Xander Harris Should Have Been Punched in the Face, Or, Better Yet, Lost His Second Eye

Posted on September 5, 2017 by elliottggish

As you may be aware, Joss Whedon’s ex-wife recently revealed that he is a really shitty dude. Many people on the Internet were surprised by this, because men who use their creative work as a vehicle through which to brutalize … Continue reading →

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I Enjoy Being a Homosexual

Posted on June 15, 2017 by elliottggish

It is Pride Month, a phrase which here means “the most wonderful time of the year,”* and I would like to take this opportunity to tell the world that I enjoy being a homosexual!

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Now and Then: Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson

Posted on June 10, 2017 by elliottggish

Now and Then is a series of posts in which I revisit books (and occasionally not-books) that I loved when I was a child, comparing what I remember about them to how I experience them as an adult. It is … Continue reading →

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Now and Then: Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery

Posted on May 16, 2017 by elliottggish

Now and Then is a series of posts in which I revisit books (and occasionally not-books) that I loved when I was a child, comparing what I remember about them to how I experience them as an adult. Now and … Continue reading →

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Now and Then: Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, by Louis Sachar

Posted on April 10, 2017 by elliottggish

Now and Then is a series of posts in which I revisit books (and occasionally not-books) that I loved when I was a child, comparing what I remember about them to how I experience them as an adult. It is … Continue reading →

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Now and Then: Enid Blyton’s St. Clare’s Series

Posted on April 6, 2017 by elliottggish

Now and Then is a series of posts in which I revisit books (and occasionally not-books) that I loved when I was a child, comparing what I remember about them to how I experience them as an adult. I fully … Continue reading →

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