Random Geekery
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I know what you might be thinking. Didn’t you already do a chocolate bar recently? Yes. I did. Now sit down. Tonight’s post started as a tribute to England. With the riots in London and surrounding cities going on, old Blighty has been on my mind. I always associated the delightfully crisp goodness of the
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First made in 1893 by the Quaker City Confectionary Company, the Good ‘n Plenty is now made and distributed by Hershy’s. You might ask what makes it a fringe candy. My defense is two-fold – over 100 years old, and with a black licorice heart. I’ll let guest blogger Rosemary Jones take it from here.
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This Friday was a big day for sci-fi, far as I was concerned. Today meant the release of the sci-fi action movie I’ve been waiting ages for. How excited am I about this movie? It’s almost 2 am as I’m finishing this review for what I feel is the best sci-fi movie of the summer.
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Those of you following the Fringe Candy posts might think I have something against chocolate by now. That’s not true. For instance, I’ve been in love with the Knusperflake (Cornflake)Ritter Sport bar for years. And this is a very special kind of fringe candy–the elusive beast known as the Import candy. Strange, perhaps, that I
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Erik Scott de Bie likes superheroes. Not only has he written them for Cobalt City, he’s been working on a comic book idea for years and has centered his Forgotten Realms novel Downshadow (and the sequel, Shadowbane coming out in September) on a superhero-like urban vigilante. So it’s no huge surprise that I ended up
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Have you ever given half a shit for Lufkin, Texas? I’m sure they’re lovely people there. Don’t get me wrong. But have you even heard of Lufkin? With a population hovering in the mid 30,000’s according to recent census reports, it’s kind of a small place. They have a little bit of industry, including the
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I have my old friend Pat Watson to thank for this. See, I’ve known Pat since way back in the day. We were pretty tight back in sixth grade. Then he went off and moved to California for a while to live with his dad. By the time he returned to our shitty little mountain
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I’m starting a bit of a new feature, showcasing my love of strange confectionery classics. The locally distributed, the under-appreciated, the historic, the truly fringe candy that I search out when I go to the local druggist. I spent well over 30 years not really understanding what NECCO Wafers were, despite having been a fan
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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Sounds like the perfect time for an update! Writing: I took the initiative to re-prioritize a few projects, so that bought me a bit of breathing room. I have two stories out making the rounds and one I need to revise and resubmit. I have
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It has been mentioned that I’ve been a gamer from way back. Now, I’m not talking console or computer games though I’ve gone through phases with those as well. I’m talking pencil and paper and dice, the way nature intended. In the almost three decades I’ve had only a handful of games that truly set
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