Pardon our Dust Department
Pawn Pushers' department
Pi collaborates with Albert and Meursault on this piece using unused artwork she drew for Dryads of the Dark Forest.
ImmorTal sacrifices department
Meursault turns a rant into an article.
Domestic Departures department
Meursault returns to the Old City after a year.
28 Sep, 2025
Blue Pencil department
The Editor reviews feedback from a reader.
1 Sep, 2025
Divide et Refactor department
A guide to the resident creatures at the Aquarium.
1 Sep, 2025
Dearly Departed department
An obituary for everyone’s favourite manufacturer of pharmaceutical picker-uppers: Walter White
Dearly Departed department
Nietzsche AI has decided to be a eulogist for deceased characters.
Monetized Mantras department
The Aquarium becomes the battlefield for two warring gurus.
Stupor Nova department
How to identify a Rock Star.
30 May, 2025
Blue Pencil department
The Outsider is one year old!
1 May, 2025
Motorcycle Maintenance department
The scrupulously dapper Mr. C was seen wearing a leather jacket, fingerless gloves, and jeans.
1 May, 2025
Saint Peter department
The Grand Master of Commentary
What makes Peter Svidler the Grandmaster of Chess Commentary?
Banana Republic department
The Kangaroo Court of Feedback
Performance evaluations at the Aquarium are due today!
13 Mar, 2025
Manufacturing Disconsent department
The Editor sums up the past year at the Outsider.
30 Dec, 2024
Bard Impressions department
6079 Smith W impales Wodehouse with a Shakespeare.
Ruminant Research department
The Theory and Practice of Sheep Design
An interview with Prof. O.V. Saries, Ph.D., D.Sc., Chief Research Scientist at the Central Sheep Research Institute.
Non-hyphenated department
Hyphenated image generation
AI, AI, Oh department
Has AI passed the Turing Test for artistic capability?
Boldly to go department
Smith finds a hidden repository of textbooks for cadets at Starfleet Academy! Excerpts…
9 Oct, 2024
Bar-barian department
Meursault creates a drink that matches the colour of moral dilemmas.
14 Jul, 2024
Load, Aim, Fire department
The Evil Queen of GITCo prepares for the quarterly ‘right-sizing.’
7 Jul, 2024
Paradoxical Hound department
Goodbye, dear friend. See you out there!
23 Jun, 2024
Shovelling shite department
Developers, managers, and other creatures at the Aquarium.
16 Jun, 2024
Manufacturing Disconsent department
A collective noun for Outsiders
The Editor-in-Exile weighs in on a matter of identity.
19 May, 2024
6079-Smith-W department
Random musings from a wandering AI.
12 May, 2024
Outsider View department
Stories from my glass cubicle.
Hello World department
For the umpteenth time: Hello, World
A fellow outsider decides to write a novel.
