The lore around Harry Houdini’s death is so great that people often lose track of the facts. They assume his… Read more A Spook Show In Lieu of a Magic Show
Month: October 2025
L’Objet Bourgeois Ultime: Un Enfant
In the end, all that most parents (the middle-, upper middle- and upper-class ones, anyway) really cared about was their… Read more L’Objet Bourgeois Ultime: Un Enfant
Shitting on the Legacy of Semmelweis (Literally)
Honora never had much faith in the male capacity for hygiene. Certainly not thorough hygiene. The best she had always… Read more Shitting on the Legacy of Semmelweis (Literally)
No Love for Leftovers (Or Those Who Foist Them)
If there was one thing that disgusted her on multiple levels more than any other, it was leftovers. And it… Read more No Love for Leftovers (Or Those Who Foist Them)
Unable to Meet the “Requirements” for Basic Survival
In her most desperate hour, she would still rather call anyone but her father. Although he had always been there… Read more Unable to Meet the “Requirements” for Basic Survival
Città degli Angeli Italiani
Elena stood in the parking lot outside the Casa Italiana smoking a cigarette. She didn’t realize how bitter her expression… Read more Città degli Angeli Italiani
To the Hot Guy Reading Love in the Time of Cholera
I saw you so many years ago now. Yet I can still see you so clearly. Or at least, however… Read more To the Hot Guy Reading Love in the Time of Cholera
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