December 2011
“He takes the view that mornings happen to other people. I think I once saw him at breakfast, although possibly it was just someone who looked a bit like him who was lying with his head in the plate of baked beans.”
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Terry Pratchett on Neil Gaiman, and a fairly accurate GPOY. (via inkstainsandpencilshavings
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Subtle Like Seabrook: Mary Sue, what are you? or why the concept of Sue is sexist →
subtlelikeseabrook.com
Looks like this essay was needed, so I went ahead and did it. Not sure I said everything I wanted to say, but I tried.
So, there’s this girl. She’s tragically orphaned and richer than anyone on the planet. Every guy she meets falls in love with…
