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A few years ago, I was reading an article about antibiotic resistance and how we basically don’t have a backup plan for the day when antibiotics stop working. That got me thinking about a future world in which run-of-the-mill infections could kill you like the bad old days. Last-ditch antibiotics would become ridiculously expensive and

Behind the bar at the Coal Harbor Inn was a window through which Jack Hawkins could see Lake Superior. “Is it always like that?” he asked the bartender, Bill. “Like what?” Bill said. “So calm.” Bill smiled. “More often than you’d think. What can I get ya?” “Irish coffee.” “It’ll be a few minutes to

“To catch a Houdini spider is pure luck,” said Josh’s grandfather, as agitated as he’d ever been. “And not necessarily the good kind.” “Houdini spider?” Said Josh, peering into the jelly jar. “Never heard of it.” The eight-legged creature in the jar looked perfectly ordinary to him, a dark brown arachnid with wiry legs, a

You can tell by the suit, and the fact that he cares what time it is. I’m rarely certain of the day. A few weeks ago I played in this interclub golf event. The matches are on Tuesday afternoons in early summer, which should tell you right away that the men involved are not generally

I’ve had the cold a lot in my life. More than most, I’d say. I hate being sick, which is why I’ve spent a fair bit of effort to figure out what works and what doesn’t. I also hate most cold remedies because of how they make me feel. If you care to know how