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Pela
Coming soon, maybe here, maybe elsewhere. As you can see, this site’s been under construction, and there’s a good chance I don’t see the construction through and start over in frustration. In the meantime, here’s Pela, human hunter.
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Joker
The purpose of Joker is to be a Great Film; entertainment is secondary. However, it is not a Great Film. It barely even feels like a film. It feels like television. Bad television, albeit bad premium television. You know the kind. Any given Showtime show that stretches one episode of story into a season, or…
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Mindhunter
If I had to choose just one emotion to describe Mindhunter, it’s “somber,” which is great, because I can’t think of any others. The show is emotionally reserved and its characters are emotionally intelligent. In a romantic subplot, there are a few instances where characters shrug off accidental slights that would’ve spiraled into a shouting…
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Better the Second Time
As a modern nerd, I can no longer make generalities about my nerddom experiences and expect everyone to nod along. In fact, I wouldn’t want to. Also, nerddom is a terrible term, as with anything which interpolates “nerd,” but with more severe affect, as it’s encroaching on connotations of royalty or domination, and that’s counterintuitive.…
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“Mythic”
They found Daniel dead on his boat just beyond the buoy. He may have been an older man, but nothing in his medical history suggested a heart attack was coming. He ate well, walked regularly. The coroner’s report was boilerplate, frustratingly simple enough to have incited all that followed. It wouldn’t have taken much.
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“The Worldwife”
Another firm knock and Pat opened the door to a delivery man, who cleared his throat and said, “Michael Danver?” “No,” Pat said, gesturing. “He’s next door.” The man reviewed his slip and nodded. “Apologies.” “Yeah. Happens all the time.”
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Coming Soon
Delightful Tides is a magazine for science-fiction and other kinds of stories, bringing light into your world like a salty summer day. Stay tuned for updates (thinkin’ like early May 2018)…
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