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Ron Stole Meggie’s Heart Away and I Got Sidney’s Leg.

18, Nov 2009

Did I mention that I hate Arthur Dent?
I’m not sure if I have made that abundantly clear. I despise him so much that I wish my hatred of Arthur Dent could be fabricated into some sort of monument. If I only had such power. If only someone else in this great wide (or maybe tiny) [...]

The Future Semiconditionally Modified Subinverted Plagal Past Subjunctive Intentional and Five Tons of Glitter.

13, Nov 2009

“In an extraordinary gesture which it is pointless attempting to describe, Zaphod Beeblebrox slapped both his foreheads with two of his arms and one of his thighs with the other”.
That is just a terrific line and it tickles my brain to imagine Zaphod making that gesture. It seems both sublimely natural and insanely surreal at [...]

I’m Afraid that I’ve Been Left Here to Stop You

10, Nov 2009

The story so far:

Hey Earthman, You Hungry, Kid?

3, Nov 2009

Time went by in a blur. Faster than light.
One moment we were standing there, gazing at the ruin of not a particularly nice home perched upon its expanse of West Country farmland. The next, there was a Vogon reading poetry. Then, with a thump from Improbability Drive and the Heart of Gold, we were wrapped [...]

Beware of Leopards

21, Oct 2009

On this particular Wednesday…
The remarkable aspect about the sign – “Beware of Leopards” – is that if I saw it, I have no doubt that I couldn’t stop myself from opening it. At the very least, peering in for a quick look-see. Of course, venue would loom over my decision. If I were at the [...]

Contributor Introduction: Matthew Carr

30, Sep 2009

Eons ago, in a dark, moist and musty corner of the Universe, a pool of primordial muck oozed and bubbled and burped, doing all those things that pools of primordial muck are expected to do. Day in and day out the primordial muck went about its business, oozing and bubbling and burping, and it was [...]