Recommended by Martin Heavisides

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    Unfortunately, Bob Newhart is no longer alive to perform this, but it's definitely in that spirit.

    Unfortunately, Bob Newhart is no longer alive to perform this, but it's definitely in that spirit.

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    As Oscar Wilde said, there are two tragedies in life--not getting what you want, and getting it. Dick learns this afresh from Chachi. (I can understand why nobody loves him.)

    As Oscar Wilde said, there are two tragedies in life--not getting what you want, and getting it. Dick learns this afresh from Chachi. (I can understand why nobody loves him.)

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    Interestingly twisty little monologue on the morallity of telling, or not tellling, what you know, and the interesting shifts of power that go with knowing something someone knows you know, and knowing something they don't--whether you'll tell.

    Interestingly twisty little monologue on the morallity of telling, or not tellling, what you know, and the interesting shifts of power that go with knowing something someone knows you know, and knowing something they don't--whether you'll tell.

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    Socrates in the modern corporate world, his dialectical method still driving critics crazy. Is a lateral move in a corporate framework the modern equivalent of Socrates' original sentence? You be the judge.

    Socrates in the modern corporate world, his dialectical method still driving critics crazy. Is a lateral move in a corporate framework the modern equivalent of Socrates' original sentence? You be the judge.

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    Weird or eerie? Apparently there's room for both in Lou Palucca's publishing house (although King hasn't had his interview yet, only Lovecraft--perhaps we'll learn more in the sequel. King has a few elements not found in Lovecraft that Palucca seems to be lusting for, so I expect he'll get by too. In the House of Horror there are many mansions.)

    Weird or eerie? Apparently there's room for both in Lou Palucca's publishing house (although King hasn't had his interview yet, only Lovecraft--perhaps we'll learn more in the sequel. King has a few elements not found in Lovecraft that Palucca seems to be lusting for, so I expect he'll get by too. In the House of Horror there are many mansions.)

  • Martin Heavisides: Their Town by Mathew Green
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    Well, there's a town that can expect trouble. Some of the vibes of early twilight zone in this fable of Vampirism.As always with this sort of fable, you ask yourself what else in modern life might this be hinting at indirectly.

    Well, there's a town that can expect trouble. Some of the vibes of early twilight zone in this fable of Vampirism.As always with this sort of fable, you ask yourself what else in modern life might this be hinting at indirectly.

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  • Martin Heavisides: Last Supper (A Monologue) by Brent Alles
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    Last Supper. Last words. Deep space. Reflection. That is all. Quite a lot to reflect on in these brief final words.

    Last Supper. Last words. Deep space. Reflection. That is all. Quite a lot to reflect on in these brief final words.

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  • Martin Heavisides: Wayfaring Strangers by Dan West
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    Eurydice, on ice, appears to an ordinary mortal she insists is the reincarnation of her great love, Orpheus and urges him, a man with family obligations, to run away with her to a new life closer to his aspirations once upon a time. What would you do? Find out what Charlie Boyce would do here.

    Eurydice, on ice, appears to an ordinary mortal she insists is the reincarnation of her great love, Orpheus and urges him, a man with family obligations, to run away with her to a new life closer to his aspirations once upon a time. What would you do? Find out what Charlie Boyce would do here.

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  • Martin Heavisides: STILL A KID: A Youth Monologue by Debra A. Cole
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    A poignant tale of a brush with fame that never came, and how it frames the rest of the life of the child who dreamed of it.

    A poignant tale of a brush with fame that never came, and how it frames the rest of the life of the child who dreamed of it.

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  • Martin Heavisides: It's Just A Joke by Christopher Sullivan
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    If they don't stop making jokes the boss doesn't like because they're about him, Elaine (who wants to change the world through comedy) is going to learn to swear in Russian. They all want to change the world through comedy. Will they change as much as this show by persuading their boss to take a joke? (I imagine the name Sid for one of the writers is, as they say, inside baseball.)

    If they don't stop making jokes the boss doesn't like because they're about him, Elaine (who wants to change the world through comedy) is going to learn to swear in Russian. They all want to change the world through comedy. Will they change as much as this show by persuading their boss to take a joke? (I imagine the name Sid for one of the writers is, as they say, inside baseball.)

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