TAKE me down to the shipwreck graveyard, where the grass is seaweed and the girls are HYPNOTIC and/or tied to the mast, but in fairness that’s the one we brought with us. WILL Annabeth achieve her dream of constructing a Neo-Mannahatta and the far wilder, more outlandish goal of having a stable, functional family? CAN…
Author: The Bageler
Other Pursuits May 2023, or, Bring Me The Lungs Of Dan Marino
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SUDDENLY KITTEN SALAD [UPDATED]
GANG I WAS WALKING IN MY OWN HUMAN HOME, MINDING MY OWN GOOD CHRISTIAN BUSINESS, WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUTSIDE TO SAY GOOD MORNING TO OUR CLOWDER OF YARD-CATS (WHO ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF MESA’S ECOSYSTEM AND FEAST LIKE KINGS UPON THE CITRUS-FUELED ROOF-RATS) AND WAS CONFRONTED WITH A SIGHT FOR WHICH I…
Buttle Me This, Citizen, Or: The Ulukaya Method
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Every Little Bing She Does Is Magic (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 12)
COME ON IN, WE’VE GOT THE MANI-CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOU. You’ve selected our mandatory all-inclusive package, and we’ve lined up a whole slate of activities for you, such as: -Nutritional Evaluation and Gradual Glamification Including New Garments -Non-optional waxing session (turtles provided) -Our famous celery buffet, with entertainment provided by the world-famous Teachin’ Ed…
Review: Goblin’s Oracle Dice, Or, That Good Alethiometer Shit
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Readin’ Comics Week Of 5.7.23: Axe And Ye Shall Receive, Or, Moriarty’s Revenge
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Forget It Jake, It’s Fabletown, Part 4: The Art Of Urban Barbecue
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Readin’ Comics Week Of 4.30.23: The Dynamite Side Of The Street
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A Fistful Of Bitcoin (The Sea Of Monsters, Ch. 11)
Steamboat shenanigans get OUT OF HAND AND INTO GIANT MOUTH as PJ and his reluctant crew struggle for their own lives and that of the S.S. The Confederacy Were Racist Cowards! CAN we stop playing Resident Evil 4 long enough to actually record the episode? HOW many drops can one editor fit into a single…