Archive for September 2019

Animal Crackers

Sep 27th, 2019 | By

Free-range animal crackers are the best kind of animal crackers. They’re also the most ethical, so you can eat them guilt free.



“Part Time English Adjunct Conference Newsletter – Fall 2019,” by Andrew Maust

Sep 25th, 2019 | By

After reviewing our budget as well as the survey that let us know what most attendees will be able to pay, we have been able to secure a rate that most of our members will find affordable if not comfortable. We have managed to reserve the Sundown Motel for our conference. They offer rooms with two single beds, and if yours aren’t bolted to the ground, you can push them together to make a double. 



She Who Must Be Named

Sep 20th, 2019 | By

There. Now you know Dr. Spiderqueen’s first name. And now that I’ve given it to her, I will probably never use it again. Not because it isn’t a perfectly serviceable name, but because “Dr. Spiderqueen” is so much more evocative.



“The World Is Burning But At Least We Have Collective Nouns,” by Rosalind Moran

Sep 18th, 2019 | By

We’ve all heard of a parliament of owls, a gaggle of geese, and a murder of crows. But what about the creatures on this good semi-green Earth who lack a collective noun?



First Name Basis

Sep 13th, 2019 | By

Winslow clearly didn’t listen to Reya when she told him Dr. Spiderqueen’s first name was “Antoinette” (because he knows better than to listen to anything Reya says, and so should you), and so he’s gone to Psychic Rob for assistance.