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MagicLand: A Novel

MagicLand: A Novel

A feel-good dystopian novel? Welcome to MagicLand. “A bracing dystopian tale that deftly mixes magic, evolution, and romance.”― Kirkus Reviews

2021

White, Charles E.

White, Charles E.

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Oct 16, 2021

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Fiction by Charles Bastille on Medium

With a cheesy Table Of Contents!

Nov 13, 2023

Fiction by Charles Bastille on Medium

Nov 13, 2023

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And Now, Texas Is Dying, Too

Storms in Texas killed dozens of people last night because of insufficient reports from the gutted National Weather Service

2d ago

Image of submerged car in Texas flood

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I Received an Awesome July 4th Email from Social Security Today

The letter you received may be a little different than mine, so let’s compare notes

3d ago

Screenshot of email received from Social Security Administration. Full text in Medium story

3d ago

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That Time Inflatable Alligators Blocked a Jeff Bezos Wedding

But the morbidly rich keep streaming in anyway

Jun 26

Cover of fictional magazine Vogue Oligarch with Lauren Sanchez as the main part of the image, along with a background of money, Bezos, and a helicopter

Jun 26

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Wag the Dog with Iran and Trump in Yet Another Satirical Movie Review

This version of Wag the Dog might seem familiar

Jun 25

Imdb style listing with the blurb: This remake of the old comedy classic stars Dustin Hoffman (AI) as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Robert De Niro (AI) as a movie producer scheming to distract the American public from the absurd antics of a mentally unbalanced American president by creating a fictional war against Iran. Featuring Rodney Dangerfield (AI) as the president.

Jun 25

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A New York Times Headline about Trump I’d Like to See

We needed mainstream media to report on Trump’s mental illness before the election, but they’re still not doing it.

Jun 24

Altered NY Times headline: Linguists Struggle to Understand Trumpese

Jun 24

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You Can’t Talk About Trump’s Iran War Without Knowing Some History

Is it any surprise that child sacrifice is the lead story?

Jun 23

A candlelit vigil

Jun 23

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This Review of “Two Weeks Later” Might Be Satirical but Maybe Not

Pedro Pascal steps up in this prequel to the cult classics about a rage virus

Jun 20

MDB style graphic for the movie with this blurb: When a rage virus overwhelms America, its
index patient becomes President of the
United States. After the infected president becomes
mentally incapacitated, his handlers
discover that other victims of the rage
virus forget everything after two weeks.The world’s fate soon hinges on the grit
and savvy of one lone Senator.

Jun 20

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Possibly Satirical Movie Review of “I Love a Parade”

“I Love a Parade” is the first major studio production using mostly AI actors

Jun 18

IMDB style graphic for the movie with this blurb: A zany smart aleck infantry captain is tasked with leading a military style birthday parade for a lunatic American President. Aware that the president is an extreme simpleton, the infrantry captain uses old tank replicas and hires slapstick comedians to march in the parade. This movie is the first major studio release featuring a majority AI cast.

Jun 18

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