Author Archives: mbey

Everyone I work with at the bakery is a weenie, so whenever a news crew comes in to do a story about whatever Obama cookie we have on hand, I’m the guy who gets to talk to them. But I … Continue reading →

Once again, the Space Squid slushpile is empty. Plus most of the pressing business and correspondence leading up to the release of Issue 7 is in the bag. There’s been a couple more occurrences of people querying me about stories … Continue reading →

We’ve put an end to the sale of back issues of Space Squid. Essentially we don’t have any left. So if you’re one of those special people who have a complete set of Space Squid, or a near complete set, … Continue reading →

Some more library audio books we’ve been listening to at work: The Smithsonian Collection: Old Time Radio Science Fiction I’ve listened to this before as I recall, but the selections are such classics that I enjoyed them yet again. There’s … Continue reading →

I had been talking about how impressed I was with the auteuristic stylings of Anurag Kashyap. To that end, I hunted down his children’s animation Hanuman Returns, a movie obscure enough that Netflix had to send it from Canada. Never … Continue reading →

The great thing about the internet, is I can be just checking my email, and then I get to read headlines like: "Texas death row inmate pulls out eye, eats it." The best part about the article is this quote … Continue reading →

In my family, nothing says the holidays quite like krumkake. It’s a crispy, Norwegian cookie that’s rolled into a tube, and filled with cream or Danish pudding (not pictured). I actually own a krumkake iron, but I didn’t fire it … Continue reading →

Listen, whatever you’ve heard, Space Squid does not work for big oil. Squishy, our coporate mascot, just has a problem with biting things that move.

As I write this, my primary laptop is on the fritz and my new MP3 player hasn’t arrived yet. So I’m making do with a Win98 machine and library books on tape. I feel like I’m living like an animal, … Continue reading →

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