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The Little Shop of Chatty Shoes

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The Little Shop of Chatty Shoes

What a sign of quality.

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Enkolpion: The Legacy

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Enkolpion: The Legacy

Mitch is a gifted young physicist in Chicago, recruited to work on a classified project under the guidance of Igor, an enigmatic Russian mathematician…

Nope, didn’t see that coming.

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Sex And Duality In The Universe: Tales Of Love And Lust In Space And Time

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Sex And Duality In The Universe: Tales Of Love And Lust In Space And Time

For those who can’t figure out how to find porn here on Earth. (h/t PJ)

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Driver

March 15, 2026
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Driver

Driver? I don’t even KNOW ‘er!

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Everyone Has a Song Inside Of Them: They Just Have To Sing It

March 14, 2026
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Everyone Has a Song Inside Of Them: They Just Have To Sing It

He managed to put together clipart of a gorilla and a dog, but he just couldn’t be arsed to figure out how thought balloons are supposed to look (or supply the gorilla’s missing backside)? (h/t PJ)

 

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The Truth Dancer

March 14, 2026
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The Truth Dancer

“Then put the three images on top of each other.”

“Okay. How do you want them arranged?”

“…I don’t understand the question.”

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Pandemia

March 14, 2026
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Pandemia

It takes a level of genius to take COVID fiction, a genre I disrespect entirely, and make me disrespect it more.

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Unraveled : Semi-finalist 2023 Tall Poppy Writers Perfect Pitch

March 13, 2026
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Unraveled : Semi-finalist 2023 Tall Poppy Writers Perfect Pitch

Yes, that semi-finalist status is part of the Amazon title. Somebody’s just so proud.

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