The pumpkin is placed on a velvet cushion. An ornate sign reads 'The Pumpkin That Was A Lady.' Viewers wonder if she can hear them; if she knows they are there; if she remembers or thinks of or feels anything at all. She cannot; she does not; she does, she does, she does.

#978; In which the Hour draws near

  — November 1st, 2013

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A good thread on Terrible Dickens Sequels

December 25, 2025 by David Malki !

Over on Bluesky, Ryan Estrada has done a deep dive on the 22 (!) Christmas stories that Dickens wrote in the aftermath of the success of A Christmas Carol.

An old thread is making the rounds again, so here's an updated version. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history. But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels? Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.

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— Ryan Estrada (@ryanestrada.com) December 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM


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