You Don’t Need to Wear a Scary Costume to Be Monstrous This Halloween (You Are Monstrous the Way You Are)

We humans, we are monstrous. We kill spiders, moths, ants, and other minibeasts without remorse. We shoot birds for sport. (And boars and bears and tigers and elephants and other animals, too.) We raise chickens only so we can twist their necks and roast them and devour them. (To say nothing of cattle, sheep, and … Continue reading You Don’t Need to Wear a Scary Costume to Be Monstrous This Halloween (You Are Monstrous the Way You Are)

Living with Defeat

I don't know about you people, but as far as I'm concerned, things often don't turn out as I hope they would. And mind you, it's not because of carelessness or laziness or meanness on my part. I do my best. It's just that I'm a short and frail boy-writer with a hat and with … Continue reading Living with Defeat

A Most Curious Discovery Is Today Announced…

Today I've found a hair behind one of the sticky notes you've left me. It's long and almost black, with a bit of white at the top, So it must be yours. If I go with the hair to a laboratory and have some tests done they can tell me everything about you. And I … Continue reading A Most Curious Discovery Is Today Announced…