Tag Archives: crime

The Solid-State Shuffle: A Review

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Hatboy

This review is part of my judging effort for SPSFC2. For a little intro to the whole thing and an explanation of my judging style, see this practice review. Next up on the SPSFC first-stage checking slate, or SPSFCFSCS, is … Continue reading →

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The Sorry Case of the Truck Full of Shoes

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Hatboy

Day 36. 96 pages, 43,197 words. Here’s another incident I only just heard about, because of what was in my opinion a really big-hearted and mature backlash to said incident. In the midst of a season characterised by high levels … Continue reading →

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It’s all in the translation

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Hatboy

There were so many criminals called Spider or the Spider, just one more could hardly make a difference. The nickname was so common, indeed, that most of the time it wasn’t even considered unoriginal. The creature was silent, viscerally-unsettling, a … Continue reading →

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