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Jeff King

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Slackjaw

Introducing The Vatican’s Mascot Legacy Series

Collect the whole set and save your soul.

Jan 1

Introducing The Vatican’s Mascot Legacy Series

Jan 1

Published in

Slackjaw

How To Enjoy Slow Cinema

The main thing is to try to forget what it’s like to have fun

Nov 1, 2024

Several chic people wearing berets sit in a room watching a Tarkovsky film. One man looks beleagured.

Nov 1, 2024

Published in

Through the Wardrobe

A Longing for the World

How Tolkien’s World Building Can Help Us See Our World Better

Oct 13, 2024

A Longing for the World

Oct 13, 2024

Published in

Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Your Overuse of the Grin-Sweat Emoji Has Me, Your Doctor, Worried

There is no cure for your nervous texting style

Sep 13, 2024

Man sitting on exam table with an smiling face sweating emoji. He is talking to a concerned doctor.

Sep 13, 2024

Link to: “Warner Bros. Announces Wonka 2: Chocolate Messiah

In which a film production company attempts to capitalize on the success of one movie, but perhaps takes things too far… like that ever…

Aug 22, 2024

Link to: “Warner Bros. Announces Wonka 2: Chocolate Messiah

Aug 22, 2024

Link to: “Preorder Book Sales Are Key”

In which an enthusiastic publisher reminds their brand-new author about the absolutely vital importance of preorder book sales.

Jul 26, 2024

Link to: “Preorder Book Sales Are Key”

Jul 26, 2024

Published in

Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

No, My Genealogical Hobby Isn’t Creepy

I just want the birth and death dates of all your grandparents

May 28, 2024

No, My Genealogical Hobby Isn’t Creepy

May 28, 2024

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Slackjaw

What Goes Through A Car Dealer’s Mind When I Enter A Dealership

He’s really, really trying to do the right thing.

Apr 19, 2024

A picture of a salesperson at a car dealership

Apr 19, 2024

Published in

Jane Austen’s Wastebasket

Having Run Out of Cultural Intellectual Property to Mine, Studios Turn Their Gaze Elsewhere

The future of cinema is waiting in the patent office

Apr 15, 2024

A film director on set tells her crew to “Pull in nice and close on those patent claims! And… action!!!” The crew is filming a tall filing cabinet stuffed with patents.

Apr 15, 2024

Sartre Tries to Make Tree Roots a Thing

Existentialist novels put the “fun” back in angst-ridden profundity

Apr 12, 2024

Jean-Paul Sartre stares out a window at a chestnut tree as he tries to writes his 1938 novel, Nausea. A picture of his long-time partner, Simone de Beauvoir, sits on his desk amidst a typewriter and crumpled up pieces of paper.

Apr 12, 2024

Jeff King

Jeff King

Jeff's writing has appeared in McSweeney's, Johnny America, Jane Austen's Wastepaper Basket, MuddyUm, Slackjaw, and elsewhere. For more, visit jeffiswriting.ca.

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