Stories tagged shot-heard-round-the-world

You Can Smell a Yankee a Mile Away

by Mathew Paust, Aug 17, 2012
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I will always blame myself a little for Gramps's dying when he did. I know my guilt is not clearly rational, because I was only eleven and I thought at the time what I was doing was for the greater good. I still believed it when I stood at his coffin...

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 08, 2014
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We left Blow sitting at the table in his office library preparing to read a letter written more than three centuries ago. Now, the letter...

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 12, 2014
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We left Blow reading the final page in Willie Hosner's Revolutionary War diary. In today's thrilling episode, Blow catches serious hell from Mary Lloyd...

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 16, 2014
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Still in Blow's kitchen, he and Mary Lloyd are engaged in a texting duel with Lt. Callahan whilst eating BBQ, the recipe for which Blow uses to impart a sensitive hint to Mary.

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 14, 2014
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We left Blow and Mary confronting a threatening voice mail from unscrupulous news reporter Mel Watterman. Today we watch them duel by text messages with Lt. Callahan.

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 18, 2014
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Blow has just given Mary instructions guiding her to the Lexington blog, speaking cryptically in case his kitchen is bugged. Without warning, Bart Bullshit arrives.

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 20, 2014
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Last episode Bart Bullshit dropped in on Blow and Mary without warning. Now he lives up to his bloviating rep.

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 22, 2014
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Ex-Sen. Bartholomew "Bart Bullshit" Gladstone has just exited Blow's office. Blow and Mary go for a drive to discuss plot-thickening developments.

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 24, 2014
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Continued from last gaspworthy episode: Blow and Mary still driving aimlessly as Mary wheedles more and more information for her story...

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by Mathew Paust, Sep 27, 2014
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Blow has given Mary a leg up on finding the mysterious blog. After dropping her off at her car he collapses at his office door.

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by Mathew Paust, Oct 02, 2014
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Last episode: Blow gets cryptic message that Sarah has run away. Today: Blow seeks help from Homer Price to get to the Kellams w/o being followed.

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by Mathew Paust, Oct 04, 2014
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Blow switched cars with Homer Price to avoid tails en route to the Kellams. Today he and Salzwedel prepare to talk with Sarah's mother about taking twirling lessons. [No]

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by Mathew Paust, Oct 06, 2014
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We left Blow and Salzwedel about to approach the Kellams' house. Now, they do so...and more.

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by Mathew Paust, Oct 08, 2014
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I've forgotten what happened in the last ep. Now, tho, the suspense starts building [cue the jerky violin chords]

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by Mathew Paust, Oct 10, 2014
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Blow, Salzwedel and Frank Rust have found Sarah's abandoned truck, sans its shotgun. In this heart-stopping episode they set off in a dinghy for Turtle Island.