Five Scary Things

Here are the five scariest things any human being has eve imagined: Sam Neill with no eyeballs. Sam Neill with eyeballs made of hellfire. Sam Neill with his face all scratched up, and also he is saying ominous things; A hole in space-time with Sam Neill in it;...

Confessions of a Sleazy English Professor

My graphic novels course is just based on a couple old issues of Amazing Spider-Man I found in my basement. I don’t know anything about comics. One time I told a student that I would give him a letter of reference, but all I sent was a drawing of a stick man...

Dear Mr. Director of Wildlife Canada, sir

Dear Mr. Director of Wildlife Canada, Sir, I think you should know that the underground world of “Moose vs. Gravity” has really taken off, and if you are interested in this highly lucrative opportunity, all I need is a few more moose to replace the ones...

Some ideas

Little helmets and scuba gear so that bees can go underwater. A flashlight that turns on and off really fast, so that when you point it at something, that thing becomes the object of a disco. A game called “Dance Rules Revolution,” in which long, boring...