Tag: Personal interlude

Personal Interlude: “Telegrams From The End of 2025”

So What Happens In 2026? That Honestly Depends. (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage…

Personal Interlude: “All the Conventions Fit To Eat”

A path to the future, or a descent to the depths?

Modest Proposals On Dragging Literary Conventions Out of the 20th Century, Part 1 (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular…

Personal Interlude: “Holiday Reminders and Other Extravagances”

Concepts, Plans, and Calendar Listings (Who was St. Remedius? And why is a medical college named after him?) We’re now in the home stretch. 2025 Gregorian is less than three weeks away from ending forever, and good riddance to bad rubbish. It’s been rough here at Annals Headquarters, mostly due to Week Two of jury duty (I take it very seriously, to the point of where I have no intention of talking about…

Personal Interlude: “And It Really IS Just That Easy.”

"Kirby Crackle," a new St. Remedius Medical College flyer bin.

St. Remedius Flyer Racks: The Extra Features (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage is…

Personal Interlude: “I’m a Time Lord, But I Can Change, If I Have To, I Guess”

A house-shaped flyer rack festooned with plastic and silk foliage emerging from the roof.

Switching From One Flyer Rack To Another (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage is…

Personal Interlude: “Aside From THAT, Mrs. Kennedy, What Do You Think of Dallas?”

A huntsman pocketwatch invites you to November 22, 2025 in Dallas.

St. Remedius and Dealey Plaza: Together At Last! (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage…

Personal Interlude: “And Now Time For the Time Lord’s Secret Weapon: Duct Tape!”

Stage Two of a conversion of a long-abandoned real estate booklet bin into a St. Remedius flyer rack.

Promotional Projects, Done Fun (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage is made, with what,…

Personal Interlude: “Official St. Remedius Snatch & Scriff Cards: One In Each Box!”

A sticker of a black and white cat on a random wall.

Discussions on Promotional Methods and More (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage is made,…

Personal Interlude: “A Dearth of Surplus”

An Ode To American Science & Surplus (Remember how, in the days of standard episodic television before streaming and binging, many dramas and some comedies would give a thumbnail update starting with “Previously on…”, flashing scenes so fast that people starting midway through a season or story were more confused than before? Well, that’s what this newsletter is like. Look at these as regular updates of how the sausage is…

Personal Interlude: “I Have Always Loved My Baby Sister”

A Farewell to a Living St. Remedius Character and All-Round Reason Not To Blast the Planet Into Asteroidal Debris You know that old saw about how “you pick the family you have”? Some of the people I considered family, the ones for whom a query of “Can you spare a kidney?” gets the automatic response of “How many do you need?,” show up like cats: you didn’t plan it, you…