Craig Hillman
@craighillman.bsky.social
Artist/writer into horror, science fiction, musical comedy
Your alt text makes no mention of the bat-shaped thing (what...IS it?) on the Ozzy burger, and I'm not sure if I'm grateful for that or not.
September 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Your alt text makes no mention of the bat-shaped thing (what...IS it?) on the Ozzy burger, and I'm not sure if I'm grateful for that or not.
The way it keeps one guessing, and then second-guessing, is exquisitely suspenseful. (I think "It can't be... It can't be... Can it?" became a sort of mental mantra of mine by the end.) A terrific ride, and a fun time capsule of 1953 in its way.
August 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The way it keeps one guessing, and then second-guessing, is exquisitely suspenseful. (I think "It can't be... It can't be... Can it?" became a sort of mental mantra of mine by the end.) A terrific ride, and a fun time capsule of 1953 in its way.
It's a wonderful contrivance too, isn't it; expressly using the non-visual medium of the novel to mask a villain who'd otherwise be instantly identifiable. And Levin was only 23 when he wrote it, damn him. I've enjoyed all his stuff, from the less loved to the astonishingly good. A true genre giant.
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's a wonderful contrivance too, isn't it; expressly using the non-visual medium of the novel to mask a villain who'd otherwise be instantly identifiable. And Levin was only 23 when he wrote it, damn him. I've enjoyed all his stuff, from the less loved to the astonishingly good. A true genre giant.
Ugh. Enough with the therapy animals in hospitals. Imagine thinking "Man, I sure hope my surgeon washed his hands" as they wheel your gurney past a horse's ass. (At least these are mini horses, not like that full-sized one that was visiting the terminally ill in France a while back. Nightmarish.)
July 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ugh. Enough with the therapy animals in hospitals. Imagine thinking "Man, I sure hope my surgeon washed his hands" as they wheel your gurney past a horse's ass. (At least these are mini horses, not like that full-sized one that was visiting the terminally ill in France a while back. Nightmarish.)
I'd say you've the magic down pat. Your poetry has inspired me to try my hand (only increasing my awe at what you do.) I like the 30-40 letter guideline, which I'll need to apply henceforth; Q.E.D. my own go at a weather-themed anagram, yielding these 2 clunky drafts, of which I prefer the shorter.
July 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'd say you've the magic down pat. Your poetry has inspired me to try my hand (only increasing my awe at what you do.) I like the 30-40 letter guideline, which I'll need to apply henceforth; Q.E.D. my own go at a weather-themed anagram, yielding these 2 clunky drafts, of which I prefer the shorter.
You amaze, Mr. Etherin. I love the terse beauty of this one and I wonder: When you are constructing anagrammatic phrases, do you have a preference as to their length? Is shorter sweeter? When I try, it often feels like constant adjusting/overloading to get the lines to sync, to their detriment.
July 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
You amaze, Mr. Etherin. I love the terse beauty of this one and I wonder: When you are constructing anagrammatic phrases, do you have a preference as to their length? Is shorter sweeter? When I try, it often feels like constant adjusting/overloading to get the lines to sync, to their detriment.
When he got past "slick slogans" I relaxed like someone watching an ice dancer land a jump.
July 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When he got past "slick slogans" I relaxed like someone watching an ice dancer land a jump.
The way he pronounces "Cuomo" (with a closing vowel sound not unlike the French "comment") followed by "under ā rock" perplexes me. The first I don't recall ever having heard pronounced that way; the second sounds like a hostage cold-reading their captor's ransom note in a proof-of-life video.
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The way he pronounces "Cuomo" (with a closing vowel sound not unlike the French "comment") followed by "under ā rock" perplexes me. The first I don't recall ever having heard pronounced that way; the second sounds like a hostage cold-reading their captor's ransom note in a proof-of-life video.
Any excuse to post my fever dream of an imaginary musical...
July 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Any excuse to post my fever dream of an imaginary musical...
For a hot sec I thought I was watching Original Cast Album: Company... but I warn't.
June 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For a hot sec I thought I was watching Original Cast Album: Company... but I warn't.
décolleté, perhaps
June 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
décolleté, perhaps
Grand High Witch Eva Ernst must be worried that people will think she's related to that ghoul.
May 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Grand High Witch Eva Ernst must be worried that people will think she's related to that ghoul.
could've played it differently...
May 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
could've played it differently...
That's more believable than some stories.
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
That's more believable than some stories.
Running interference
May 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Running interference
Heh. To the extent that I miss Twitter (not a whole helluva lot), it's mostly how you could watch memes/pics/etc. take off. This one I made a couple days ago coulda gone the distance!
May 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Heh. To the extent that I miss Twitter (not a whole helluva lot), it's mostly how you could watch memes/pics/etc. take off. This one I made a couple days ago coulda gone the distance!
But... what if being ridiculed is sort of my friends' kink? 🤷♂️
May 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
But... what if being ridiculed is sort of my friends' kink? 🤷♂️
Second-best pair of lips in history. Fight me.
May 29, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Second-best pair of lips in history. Fight me.
