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I have recently been reading a series of books written in a very fanciful, idealized manner - somewhat in the style of Dumas - and have come to the conclusion that some new oaths are needed. By way of example, several of the characters in the story use “Blood of the Horse!” as an expression of great surprise or agitation. Now this is a wonderful phrase, but can’t really be used effectively outside the scope of the novels. So I began to speculate about what makes for good oaths. To begin, then...

I came to, which didn’t have anything to recommend it. The side of my head pulsed in time with my heartbeat, and I put a paw against it to keep it from splitting open. I’d been propped in a chair out of the way of the crowd of uniforms meandering around on stage. I could see medical technicians, our local police, Hall security, and a bunch of suits that could only be feds. Russ and Carpenter were conspicuous by their absence. I didn’t see King Cole anywhere, or Olaf, but Odelia Coleridge was...

We worked through the small hours of the morning, trying to piece together the case. All we knew for sure was that Russ and Carpenter were involved, and most likely taking their orders from someone else. They were the epitome of crooked cops, using their contacts and official clearances to help criminals get away with their schemes – all in exchange for a piece of the profits – but Ozzie had never been able to prove anything. “If I could just catch them in the act,” he groused. “I could cut ...

It was the day before our performance, and I still didn’t have any leads. I’d called in to the office only to have Br’er tell me he couldn’t find any record of Sandra before her employment at Hubbard Hall. “So she could be the one we’re looking for,” I said. “C’uld be, Boss,” said Br’er, “but hit most likely dat she jus’ move in fum ‘nother place. I ain’t had time ter track her dat far.” I sighed and looked at my watch. I was running out of options. “Okay. You keep working on tracing Sandra,...

Cloverfield tried to build up some buzz with their teaser trailers: first by not revealing the name of the movie, then the one scene of the head of the Statue of Liberty crashing into the middle of the street. All well and good. Unfortunately, that one scene is the best scene in the movie. That one scene has it all: action, explosions, tension, drama, shock – everything you might expect from a big budget “creature feature.” Just don’t expect it in the rest of the movie. And to those who think...