Terminology
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Michael Swanwick on the term “fix-up”:
It has, sadly, undergone “critical creep,” broadening and softening like a wedge of overripe brie accidentally left out on the carpet overnight so that it has overrun its proper boundaries to the benefit of neither shag nor cheese.
Forget Dr. Spock
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But a useful rule of thumb on what you give your kids access to is probably whether you’re comfortable explaining it to them or not. If you don’t feel comfortable answering the question of “What’s that man with the splotchy face doing?” with “He’s breaking that man’s finger because he wants information about who pushed The Comedian out of the window and no-one in the bar is telling him anything,” then probably you should move that stuff to a higher shelf, yes.
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