2x Jeopardy! champion under the banner of the band Rush, former Fangoria writer, constant oddball. I'll test my sticks with every branch of knowledge.
Dec 27, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
The most depressing part of LITTLE WOMEN (1869) is not when Beth dies but when Jo's short story wins a prize of $100, reminding any fellow writers reading the book that freelance rates have remained roughly stable SINCE THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA
Some folks think this rude because OMG SPOILERS so here are a few more
-Scrooge has a change of heart
-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are the same person
-The Headless Horseman was just Brom Bones chasing off his girlfriend’s reply guy
Jul 17, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
CONTEXT: Thomas Jefferson did not write this passage in the text. It was added to censure remarks made by Rep. Kildee on June 7, 2016, about Donald Trump.
All this hand-wringing over "breaking a rule" was over breaking the "Calling Donald Trump a Racist is Out of Order" rule.
Here it is: June 7, 2016, the humble birthplace of the Congressional "rule" we've been spending all day talking about:
Oct 13, 2017 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
Seen a lot of "Why would you meet a Hollywood producer in his hotel room?" on Twitter this week, but not a good explanation of it. So:
When most people picture "meet in a hotel room," they picture a guy standing at the door, two beds and a TV behind him. Typical hotel room.
