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A Puzzling Experience

Posted on August 24, 2009July 9, 2023 by James

Herr Professor slumps forlorn in the Day Room of the Great Public Sanitarium. He has failed to prove his mental competence to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Mental Hygiene. The Sanitarium’s fearsome matrons, meanwhile, neither know nor care that his tics and outbursts are harmless side effects of chipping in odd gobbets of “gray matter”…

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Krankenhaus Rock

Posted on August 23, 2009June 22, 2023 by James

Kauboi awakens under the covers. Herr Professor is beside him. Inwardly, Kauboi groans. He has sworn that this would never happen again. Oh, damn the silvery moonlight, damn the imperious urge, damn that irresistible man, and most of all, damn that Romanian quince brandy! But something is different this time. Kauboi hears voices – they are not alone. “We…

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Breakfast in Bedlam

Posted on August 22, 2009June 22, 2023 by James

Poor Kauboi! Jittery and befogged after a night of “editing submissions,” he can barely hold his mug. He sloshes and dribbles, leaving coffee ring after coffee ring on the damask. Herr Professor watches with amusement as Kauboi tries to pour milk into his fourteenth half-cup. “It is the fault of this accursed udder-shaped creamer,” Kauboi…

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Fun & Games 1: Rules and Prizes

Posted on August 21, 2009June 22, 2023 by James

Join the fun. Play games on the following pages and send results to jk@kendley.com! Prizes… …range from newfangled ebooks to edifying antiquarian volumes of great moral significance, all depending on your level of involvement as defined below. Rules: 1) Any single game or puzzle (A Frühstück Fracas, Enter the Hospital, In the Day Room) must be completed to the best of your ability….

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