MJ Quigley

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Chicago Oribune Saturday, August 9, 2025 | The Midwest's largest reporting team | CHICAGO TRIBUNE Harmadillo's Harms THE DEAL: Harmadillo quoted saying the Chicago Bean is "Mid" WHAT'S NEXT: Mayor Brandon Johnson in talks with Godzilla Top left is a photo of a pigeon on books. The caption reads: Local Chicago pigeon who was witness to the gruesome attack on their literacy instructor and part time accomplice in bread crumbs heists. Motorcyclist Left Armless In Attack Wants to Sue Harmadillo in Court by Michael Coorlim Local motor cyclist, Syn, was spending his day at Chicago's waterfront like he would any other day, teaching the street pigeons how to read. What was once a normal Monday afternoon soon became a Monster-day afternoon when Harmadillo used his one of his claws to cut off once of Mr. Syn's arms. "He did it to me on purpose. He was still mad I beat him at Warframe." Mr. Syn says from his hospital bed. However, local scientist and mustard enthusiast, Professor MJ Quigley had this to say: "We don't know if he means any harm. We still don't know his motives." When asked by this reporter then why is he called Harmadillo", Prof. Quigley then said, "The vibes" Please turn to Page 2 The center is a photo of the Harmadillo standing over the Chicago Bean. The caption reads “Harmadillo standing behind Cloud Gate sculpture in Grainger Plaza”

The real perverts, the Labour party and terfs.

Reverend Lovejoy holding a book by Adorno, saying "Marge everything is corrupted by capital. Have you ever sat down and read this thing? Technically the way we close a car door is fascist"

Seeing this post again reminded me of this image; technically everything is corrupted by capital.

If I said I took all the wrong ethical lessons from Jurassic park, your opinion would change very quickly 😅

We don't know if he means any harm, I just liked the vibe of calling him that. I'm a pretty bad scientist

Grammar is just vibes, it is good to make a point, to express that sense of emotion without needing as many words. The rules exist to be broken

Well, I cannot help but name the creature. We still don't understand it's motives

The way I read this as a Kaiju Warning

This is a testament of collaborative story telling, somehow I'm now a scientist.

A fake Chicago Tribue headline. It says: “Harmadillo Seiges Chicago. Chicago citizens left shaken by the armadillo kaiju, named Harmadillo by local scientist MJ Quigley.” Below is an image of the giant armadillo, Harmadillo, terrorizing Chicago

Perfection

I tend to drift between the original version or the version sung by Mordin in Mass Effect. I am the very model of a scientist salarian

I am the very model of an unhinged indie author
My winding rambling social posts surely need an editor
I shun AI, I’d rather die, these are words that I have said
But all I want is you to buy the bullshit written from my head

Fuck yes, some Gilbert and Sullivan riffing. I love a bit of G&S

Bingo, I think I have it. He will be called "Harmadillo"

Omg, the power, I clearly didn't think about any name when I said that. Bugger. Gimme 5, I will come up with something for this new scourge of Chicago.

He needs a Kaiju name, they all have one.

It has also gotten me interested in the concept of metafiction and how one could use it, and if it would be worth doing something I bit more experimental, messing around with concepts. Like there is a charm in William Goldman's wit and snark in his notes that are intersped throughout it.

So for this vacation I have taken, I am confident I will at least read 3 of the 5 books I had planned. So far, I am getting close to finishing The Princess Bride, which I have enjoyed so far. It's metafiction framing makes it a delight with an author whining about edits for an abridged version

That is a shame, but excellent that you have the story saved <3 perfect save on that.

Majestic, I am sold on this idea.

They are one of the most glorious archtypes in my opinion. Chaotic gremlins of individuals, Humanity's Grave is pretty much, three disaster bisexuals trying to be normal to forestall the end of days. With their bearded straight guy just along for the ride

Generative AI could never write disaster bisexuals as disastrous as the ones I write, that comes from years of living that life.

Yet somehow he is still lauded 😭 as a queer person, I really hate he is somehow one of the most prominent gay writers in the UK, when there are so many better people to be platform both in terms of personality and actual talent

Image of a copy of The Backwards Knight sitting in a crumbling ruins, with a backdrop of shadowy tentacles, and eight arrows pointing to words that read: Stabby princess, a sword of nothing, potatoes, tainted magic, knight in not-so-shiny armor, farm boy with magic, Beware..., Crumbling ruins.

The Backwards Knight is out for over a week now. People have loved it. From the title, to the cover, to the book itself.

Which makes my heart happy.

If you hanker for what's been called a true fantasy gem, and one that comes with eldritch vibes,

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This is really interesting, like, blimey that would be fantastic and it would take the edge of certain financial worries.- like it would absolutely enable me to spend more time on some of my research intensive projects as well

He is an absolute clown show, but for some reason he is treated as this fantastic author. And he is fairly subpar, like, he is of middling talent but somehow gets this veneration all because of Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

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