In honor of my recent visit to Reptile Gardens in Rapid City SD, I give you this giant lizard poem.
Tag: monsters
Jul 20
Review: Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars My wife and I enjoyed this book enough to pick up the sequel. The snappy dialogue and narration of the independent-minded heroine is a big plus here. The setting is creative. The plot is well-formed. On the negative side, I thought there were too …
Oct 28
Legal Recourse (a Halloween story)
Mr. Edgar Mallory woke at noon, hours before he’d intended to rise. It was that damned dog again. He stumped over to the window and scowled down into the neighbors’ yard, and picked up the phone. Then he set it down again. He already knew there was nothing the police could do unless the racket …
Sep 24
Cookie Monster RIP
Dear Tyler, I heard that one of the Muppets had died recently but, like Paul McCartney, they all seem to still be around. What’s the real story? [MORE]
Aug 18
Escaping the Zombie Apocalypse
Margaret from St. Paul asks, How does one survive the zombie apocalypse? [more]
Jul 26
If You Meet an Angry Robot During Your Dive
The undersea world is full of wonders. But one thing you don’t see every day, even underwater, is a large, grabby, crabby mechanical man. What should you do if you encounter one? (MORE..)
Jul 13
How can I avoid being eaten by a monster?
Sometimes, if a monster wants to eat you, you don’t get a lot of choice in the matter. So the best way to prevent a monster from eating you, is… (MORE)
Jun 29
The Babysitting Kit
Cassie of Minneapolis asks, “I’ve just been certified as a babysitter, but the list that they gave us for babysitting kits seems incomplete. What would you recommend that I pack?” (MORE)
Jun 20
Stopping alien expansion
Maks writes: What is the funniest way to stop the alien expansion? There are so many kinds of angry, dangerous, terrible aliens… There must be a way to prevent the expansion! Maks, you’ve correctly identified the cause of the K’krabits’ anger. Despite their millenia of technological advancement, the aliens have not yet found a way …
Jun 17
How do I find a good dragon trainer?
I’m going to assume you mean a dragon of the flying, fire-breathing variety. There are many other kinds that are perfectly nice to ride, but with all those movies recently, everybody’s got to have a flamer instead of, say, a nice safe water dragon…