Itching and Scratching
It’s like an itch you can’t scratch. Chances are, scratching it isn’t really worth it, but it nags at you anyway. I’m talking about books or movies or TV shows that you start, but for whatever reason, you can’t finish.
It’s like an itch you can’t scratch. Chances are, scratching it isn’t really worth it, but it nags at you anyway. I’m talking about books or movies or TV shows that you start, but for whatever reason, you can’t finish.
This is just a thing people have been tagging me with, and even though they always say âYou donât have to comment,â well, I am a writer; if I canât comment, whatâs the point? After my answers ballooned up to column-size I decided to make it a column.
Although we were forced to spend most of our allotted vacation budget on the car, we ALSO were forced — sort of– to take a fun overnight trip around the Olympic Peninsula. And we found some cool stuff along the way.
With the car out of commission for a week, I got a chance to catch up on some reading during my lengthy bus commute.
A few of us here at the Junk Shop talk about our favorite Steve Ditko moments in comics.
One of the most incisive and compelling observers of the human condition, Harlan Ellison passed away in his sleep last week at age 84. Everyone who ever met him has a Harlan story, to the point that being in his presence was usually referred to as “witnessing the ‘Harlan Live’ show,” and we here at the Junk Shop are no exceptions. Here are a few.