Sunday, July 27, 2008

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Curse of the Sad Little Figurine

Sad little figurine
Stu Horvath tells the story of this image shared on Flickr, found in an antique store (where else) in the Brandywine River Valley:

Saturday, July 5, 2008

In Forms...and At Zoos...Imaginary

Morgan's Zoo
Writer and children's librarian Lisa Chellman writes about the devil's in the details when it comes to fictional things in Michigan:
When I was a kid, I never fully forgave James Howe for writing, in Morgan's Zoo, that one of the animals was to be shipped to the zoo in Kalamazoo. There was no zoo in Kalamazoo, as I knew darn well; the nearest zoo was in Battle Creek. My parents explained poetic license, but to me it was just wrong.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Best Punch Line in a Fantasy Book, Ever

Prospero
What's the best punch line in a fantasy book? Jim Lehmer asks and answers himself, saying it's the following:

"Use the spell, fool."

This being the wisdom of wise-one Michael Scott from Bellairs's The Face in the Frost.

Good one, Jim.