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This Day In Alternate History: Yoko Ono Slain

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

By Smaktakula Some call it ‘The Day the Music Didn’t Die,’ and for others it is simply ‘Ononacht.’ In Germany the holiday is known as Tag der toten Hexe, and goes by Tiempo de Quietud in Mexico. In Chad it’s a complicated … Continue reading →

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Flint, Michigan: A Great Place To Be Raped And Killed

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

By Smaktakula It’s easy to feel sorry for Flint, Michigan.  The decline of the American Auto industry has hit the decaying rust belt hellhole harder than most cities, and the town that gave us Michael Moore, Sandra Bernhard and Grand … Continue reading →

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No One Loves Lucy

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

By Smaktakula Presenting the exculpatory piece of evidence which led to the defendant’s successful acquittal on a second-degree murder charge in The People vs. Brown.

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Promethean Short Short Stories: The Doomed Man

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

By Smaktakula While the old folks couldn’t agree on the name of that long-ago stranger, they accorded that his aims had been righteous and his grievances valid, ignoring that those had been their aims and grievances too. In half-remembered youth … Continue reading →

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An Amtrak Murder Mystery!

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

By Smaktakula In rural Wayne County, Georgia, no one expected to find a corpse lying alongside the train tracks.  The body, belonging to a middle-aged white woman, had a broken neck, as well as other injuries. The victim was Barbara Arteta, an Amtrak … Continue reading →

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Things Worth Hoping For: Bert and Ernie

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

By Smaktakula Even love has its limits.  How much longer can Bert endure Ernie’s unending cavalcade of tedious bullshit?   

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This Day In History: April 19, 1993 CE

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

On which Janet Reno hosts a killer Patriot’s Day cookout in the Lonestar State for seventy-six of her closest friends: f

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From Veterans Today: Vietnam Veteran Vernon Hunter Murdered

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

This isn’t a new story.  But with all the attention we give to the jackass who flew his airplane into a building, surely we can spend a moment remembering a real hero. Two people died.  Read about the one who wasn’t a dickhead: Vietnam … Continue reading →

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