Tracy Quan

Basically, this random fool accused someone of witchcraft, and the accused was polite about the matter. Because an accusation of witchcraft requires the accused to exercise extreme diplomacy. Vigilantes abound, and the accused doesn't want to provoke an escalation. The witch hunt continues.

Yeah, was gonna say, it just depends on the Jewish practice chosen by the individual.

Golly.

Wonder if he’ll revise his support, now that we’re in backlash country.

One of my fictional creatures has a baby nephew named Berrigan. His father, a corporate lawyer, is drawn to social causes…

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Canadian cops questioned dad about human trafficking after he took his daughter to a coffee shop Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…

Dad dares to go out with teen daughter in public, gets accused of human trafficking 🙄 reason.com/2026/03/02/c...

The cops, of course, commended the guy who gave them the totally baseless tip and blasted out the dad & girl’s pics on social media

Insane busybody behavior, but there are also vanishingly few social situations where calling the cops is likely to make things better. Responding to the uncomfortable of unfamiliar by calling in men with guns is a deeply-rooted social sickness.

I think the media should have run a picture of "Logan" (the man who called in the false tip after actually speaking to the Puddles) - although I suspect he probably values his privacy and wouldn't want to be publicly outed as a fool

An olde soule perhaps. Or… I know this is daft, but, reincarnation??

The common thread is viewing the human body as a factory, and humans as widgets. They encourage us to view each other this way, to worry about "who's gonna work in the nursing home when I'm 101?" I would rather learn how to take better care of myself, thanks.

That, yeah. And there is also a reactionary conversation about birth rate in Japan, S Korea, etc....and in parts of society where the concern is not racial, where it's more economic. In every case, one common feature: +

Oh that.

Meaning?

A lot of atmospheric outerwear in his stories, no? The camelhair coat, of course, and beaver, too.

Pro-tip. If you want to do collaborative writing find someone in a different time zone. You can send off a draft and wake up the next day to a revised version in your inbox. Also less likely to both be working on it at the same time so you can avoid horrible Google Docs.

I don't know who thought it was a good idea to discontinue wholewheat farfalle.... But I have a feeling this is what we're dealing w, a tragedy!!

OF COURSE it's a good thing! Who in their right mind doubts it?

??? Um. Really?

Sounds like you did get somewhat involved in the tale, so maybe it's working....

Anyway! It’s fiction, and the bases are probably a metaphor? She’s had her fun playing and can’t play anymore because she’s pregnant. Is baseball the origin of “playing the field?“ I wouldn’t have understood all this as a kid because these terminologies were not used by people I knew.

Oxfords. Saddle shoes. There were lots of flat shoes available for girls. The story is said to occur in 1928. Not convinced that heels were so high that year. People walked a lot.

Hope it feels better!

They should indeed. Been reading about Children of Paul’s and these companies sound ….fascinating.

Today! Well, you know what you like by now. Would I be reading any of these stories if I had not encountered them in childhood? It’s a visit with an old friend.

I did some replacements on the tea egg recipe because I use what’s in the pantry, and didn’t have everything she listed, but I basically followed it, and guests were impressed 🙂‍↔️

I met her once, at a press event, and felt myself to be in the presence of royalty. Or legend. I have used one of her recipes, for tea-eggs. It was great!

I found it fascinating, and read it eagerly this time. It’s a strange story, but compelling to me.

When did you most recently read it?

The Laughing Man is one that went over my head as a kid. It's not, as I then thought, a weird story about pesky little boys. It seems now to be a story about courtship(s) and ....unplanned pregnancy, more of Mary's POV than I had imagined.