Mate Check
Okay, a lot of my titles just reverse the words of a common phrase, but it takes slightly more effort than just using the cliche title “Check Mate,” right? A little defamiliarization never hurt anyone.
Okay, a lot of my titles just reverse the words of a common phrase, but it takes slightly more effort than just using the cliche title “Check Mate,” right? A little defamiliarization never hurt anyone.
We need better words to convey, “What are you, someone who thinks differently from a problematic norm?”
One thing that’s tough to do in this story (that I am winging way more than I should) is fill in some back story behind things I do for a quick joke. For example, there is more to Bertha hooking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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