Kris St.Gabriel

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A picture of two cricketers.

A Not So Cricketty Christmas

Some games of cricket can last for weeks. In fact, I think that's one of the reasons I moved to America.

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The Infernal Terracotta Pot

I slightly injured myself. Then, whilst forced to do nothing at all, I began to wonder about my own mental well-being.

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An ominious black-and-white inked illustration of a path shrouded with trees.

Strange Passage, Part Two

And then I was locked up in a holding cell, wondering what to do next.

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A picture of two crows sitting atop an old-fashioned suitcase that is floating in choppy water.

Strange Passage, Part One

I tell you, it really makes a man think.

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In Recollection of Past Mischief

Once upon a time, I thought I worked for the New England Journal of Medicine. Except in reality, I didn't. I was mistaken, and this error may have led to some fairly expensive renovations. Let me explain.

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An illustration of a Christmas gift being held in two hands.

Of Cake and Compliments

It's Christmas Eve, and I've been making cakes and receiving compliments.

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An illustration of a coiled snake. Probably a python, but who cares, as long as it doesn't eat us.

In the Garden of the Danger Noodles

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?

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A picture of the inside of the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Back to the Countway

For possibly the final time, I visited the Countway Library of Medicine.

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A dark and bloodied eye.

The Vengeful Eye

So. Something went badly wrong with my eye.

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Ursa Major, The Great Bear constellation.

Oh For The Fear of a Bear!

So I've been thinking a lot about bears, lately.

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Punching Upwards

Harvard University existed for 383 years before anybody published a satire about it, and that person was me. Why didn't anyone else do it? Well, I've been thinking about that, see...

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Christmas time but all is not well.

The Sound of Christmas

In which I offer a loose analysis of The Sound of Music, and wish you all a very Happy Christmas

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An illustration of a cloud, sewn with a needle.