Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

I’ve amped up my hunger for vengeance

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Naomi

I finished The Count of Monte Cristo — oddly at the exact moment he and his ploys finished off all his enemies. This was good. So what now? A need for bloody violence was roiling in my gut and precisely … Continue reading →

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Revised terminology: what Muskrump is doing is a “CouPutsch”

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Naomi

It’s not really a coup, but it isn’t entirely a putsch, either. Along with watching and reading the events, I’ve been muddling through this. In doing so, I went back to the earlier post I wrote about this, deriving accurate descriptions … Continue reading →

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I’ve been feeling oddly vengeful lately. What have I done about it?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Naomi

Several things, but the big one is…I’m re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I’d been evading a re-read for the last several years because I’ve always found the betrayal of Dantès unbearable, even though it stimulates a yearning for what … Continue reading →

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