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8 Dec, 8 tweets, 2 min read
And today's pulp writing prompt is... #amwriting
Honestly, there's so much to think about.

Standing...
Sitting...
Stooping...
Typing...
Standing up...
Putting on a coat...
Damnit I need a cigarette!

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6 Dec
Bullet! The comic everyone forgot. The comic that wasn't Action. The comic from the makers of the Beano.

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2 Dec
Today in pulp: a quick look back at the rise and fall of romance comics!

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1 Dec
Today in pulp let's look back at a landmark #RPG that let you jump from star to star across the Imperium, trading and battling with various sophonts along the way.

It's a game of the far future that's lasted over 40 years: Traveller!
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30 Nov
He is X-RAY-3, the best agent in the Psychoanalytic Special Department. He battles supernatural crime and mad scientists. His books have sold over 20 million copies in the German-speaking world.

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