by J.M. Plumbley | Jun 21, 2023 | Monster Meet
Hot take: the wheel is an extraordinary invention. Living in New York City (where walking is a way of life), I am grateful for it every time I gear up my granny cart to haul groceries or laundry. The wheel allowed humanity to carry heavier loads, to be mobile...
by J.M. Plumbley | Mar 20, 2023 | Monster Meet
My favorite game of all time is hide-and-seek. Especially hide-and-seek in the dark. We used to play it at every family gathering, running and ducking through the pastel rooms of my grandparents’ 3-story house. My family has lots of stories from those games,...
by J.M. Plumbley | Mar 20, 2022 | Monster Meet
We’ve all been there: We’re settling down, trying to relax, to concentrate to do our business. The light is soft, the faucet drips, and then WHAM WHAM WHAM! Someone shatters our equilibrium by hammering on the door. Given the state of everything, I figured it...
by J.M. Plumbley | Feb 27, 2021 | Monster Meet
In the very first post on this blog, now 6 (!) years ago, I mentioned my strange encounter with a security guard deep in the Portland subway system. It was that encounter that helped to encourage me to write this blog in the first place. Subways have always been...
by J.M. Plumbley | Dec 29, 2020 | Monster Meet
Adios, 2020! This year sure has sucked. Speaking of sucking, it’s time to pay another visit to a monster we know and love: the venerable vampire. I do try to cover lesser-known monsters on this blog, but seriously, variations of the vampire are everywhere (see...
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