When Kaiju Breeding Migrations, Instagrammers, and Kirby Suits Collide (Who was St. Remedius? And why is a medical college named after him?) For the previous five centuries, the kaiju of Texas slept. They slept in the muds at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, slowly metabolizing leaking oil and the radioactive traces therein. They slept within massive caverns in the central Hill Country, breathing in carbon dioxide released as trickling rainwater eroded…
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St. Remedius Medical College: "The Celebrated Crawfish-Crunching Cryptid From Carl's Corner"
When the water monsters become a bit TOO friendly (Who was St. Remedius? And why is a medical college named after him?) One of the many subjects of study at St. Remedius Medical College involved cryptozoology (and occasionally cryptobotany, particularly involving locating the seemingly mythical tree known as the “Pink Bunkadoo”), emphasizing a decidedly skeptical bent. Some investigations of large otherwise unknown animals led to spectacular successes, such as the worldwide popularity of…
St. Remedius Medical College: "A Day At Mendellosian Books"
And You Thought “It Beats Working Retail” Was Just A Metaphor (Who was St. Remedius? And why is a medical college named after him?) (The following is a direct transcription of an audio recording from the front counter of Mendellosian Books, a Dallas (Texas) bookstore located on the edge of the St. Remedius Medical College campus. The source assures the chroniclers of the Annals of St. Remedius Medical College that this transcript has…
St. Remedius Medical College: "All the Long-Leggedy Beasties"
How To Preserve and Monetize Cryptobeasties While Preserving Their Habitat (Who was St. Remedius? And why is a medical college named after him?) A regular complaint from St. Remedius detractors and those who hope to negg their way into a new job, the Venn diagram of whom resembles an annular eclipse, involves the perception that the Medical College archived, hoarded, and sat on the mysteries it gathered during its various investigations. Somehow, if…