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Blogtober Viewing 2020: Mommy Issues in Stereo

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https://youtu.be/0kXpUaQpXMA Blogtoberfest viewing - the good, the bad, the terrifying -- has commenced, beginning this year with a film that's been languishing in my Netflix queue for too long: the German-language horror-thriller Goodnight Mommy, co-written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Relying on three main characters, Goodnight Mommy opens in summer, as a … Continue reading Blogtober Viewing 2020: Mommy Issues in Stereo

October Food 2020: Fruit and Vegetable, Vegetable and Fruit

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This year, I felt like I could spotlight any kind of food at all in this annual post and achieve the goal of featuring food trends through a spooky or seasonal lens, if not perhaps prophetically. I mean, just about any 2020-centric dish, ingredient, or cooking method is going to end up in some sort … Continue reading October Food 2020: Fruit and Vegetable, Vegetable and Fruit

Six Months and Counting: Let’s all admit it’s bad TV getting us through

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To paraphrase Bare Naked Ladies, it's been ... six months of self-quarantine. On March 13, I was officially sent home along with other remaining co-workers to work remotely for an undetermined period of time. One-hundred-eighty-four days later, I'm still here, and spiced up the day-to-day grind with a convenient trimalleolar fracture in July that, thus … Continue reading Six Months and Counting: Let’s all admit it’s bad TV getting us through

V-Day 2020: Cultural References and All the Fixins

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Huzzah and Hello, weirdos! Today marks the fifth annual Weird Valentine Gift post here at WriterJax, and this year is a good one. It's almost as though society in general has, somehow, become more accepting of the fringe. I kid. Still, as we head toward VD 2020, I give you five contenders for holiday gift-giving. … Continue reading V-Day 2020: Cultural References and All the Fixins