I love a good pun. And I adore a bad one. So I was pleased to find this gem among the recently announced winners of the 2007 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest:I was in a back alley in Fiji, fighting desperately and silently for my life, fighting desperately for oxygen, clawing at the calm and almost gentle … Continue reading Bad to Verse
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It’s the Reading Equivalent of Sweatpants
Here's a conundrum apparently facing our nation's laziest citizens: You want to read but darned if your arms just aren't up to the task of picking up that pesky book. Now, thanks to the good folks at Skymall, our long national nightmare of lifting is over. Behold the Levo Book Holder.As the blogster at Geekologie … Continue reading It’s the Reading Equivalent of Sweatpants
Not a Spoiler–Quite the Opposite
I've tried not to post about Harry Potter. That marketing blitz didn't need any help from me. But here's a story about the boy wizard that I will pass along.In the UK, the huge chain of bookmakers William Hill let folks place bets on, among other things, Harry's ultimate fate. And what is that fate? … Continue reading Not a Spoiler–Quite the Opposite
Musings from Magers and Quinn 