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December 2024

Down the Hatch
“Is forensics here?” I said as I climbed the ladder of the ship.
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Evan Fleischer
Dispatch
Hi, there, Evan,
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Evan Fleischer
You Are The Detective
Being a detective isn’t just about investigating the body; it’s about investigating the material culture of which the body was — is — a part.
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Evan Fleischer
The Conjugation Detective Asks You About Your Day
You have already met The Conjugation Detective. They smile and say it’s good to see you again and ask what you thought of Tokyo, Los Angeles, and…
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Evan Fleischer
The Shimmering Pale
In Disco Elysium, ‘The Pale.’ In The Gone World, ‘The Shimmer.’ In one, it’s “a nervous shadow cast into the world … eating away at reality”; in the…
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Evan Fleischer
A Question of Business
“Have you ever heard of the film The Wizard of Australia, Sergeant?”
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Evan Fleischer

November 2024

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