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Oh, The Incompetence
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A Season in Hell, Part 2: Hiring the Movers
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your initial inquiry was not properly received, until now.
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A Season in Hell: Preparing to Move
So my lease came up for renewal, and I looked at the exorbitant rent my landlord was proposing to charge on the renewal of my 3-bedroom townhouse (a $50 increase in this economy, what are they thinking?), and considered the fact that even without the increase the rent was exorbitant, and said, "I must move." And then I had to lie down on the sofa ( Read more... ) -
Toaster Ovens as a Sign of the Apocalypse
The night before last, I slid two slices of bread into my venerable toaster oven (hand-me-down from a relative, and probably 20 years old). It's a good thing I didn't leave the kitchen while the toast was browning, as I often do, because a short time later I heard a loud hum from the toaster, followed by a popping sound and sparks from the switch ( Read more... ) -
There is Something Stirring in America
Less than a week, now, until the election, and I have to confess that I've become addicted to the site www.fivethirtyeight.com. The polling summaries and projections are fascinating, but equally compelling are the reports on the campaigns from the field. Take a look at this excerpt from the report from North Carolina:
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David Foster Wallace, and Another Early Death
This morning, I turned on ABC just in time to see the "In Memoriam" segment of George Stephanopoulos's news show. When David Foster Wallace's name came up on the screen, I was shocked.
On Friday night, Wallace hanged himself. He was 46 years old.
Less than a week earlier, my (distant) cousin, a bright and talented young man according to those who ( Read more... ) -
[FIC] Stargate SG-1: A Star in the Face of the Sky [J/D, PG-13]
A STAR IN THE FACE OF THE SKY
by EmGee
Originally posted to Area 52 in July of 2002. This was my first SG-1 story. Beta by Azpou--a talented writer who published some excellent SG-1 and Trek stories before taking down her stuff and disappearing from the web. Wherever you are, darlin', hugs and kisses. I hope you're still writing.
Post-Meridian ( Read more... ) -
On Posting Long Fic
::sigh:: I suspect I didn't handle the posting of Skinner's Arms very well. There should be links to the next part/parts of the story as well as the previous part/parts. RL is intruding and I don't have time to clean it up now, but I will soon.
Bear with me, friends . . . I will get better at this.
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[FIC] X-Files "Skinner's Arms" Mulder/Skinner [4/4]
Back to Part Three
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On Tuesday morning, when Skinner called Mulder's room to ask if he was ready for breakfast, there was no answer. He wasn't concerned, thinking that Mulder'd gotten an early start on his day. He turned on the television and was surprised to see the breaking news report on the taking into custody of the suspected Battersea ( Read more... )