Rimona (she/they) and Han (it/any) discuss the very last chapter of Gideon the Ninth. The final battle ends. Gideon and Harrow deliver some of the best one-liners in the book. At least two of us have some Big Feelings about the book of Ruth.

Content Note: Suicide, death, hallucination, unreality,

Further Reading:

The Pottery Scene from Ghost (1990)

Toon Ruins (2019) Explaining Fusion in Stephen Universe

Douwe Draaisma (2026) Grief Hallucinations

Evelyn Elsaesser, Chris A. Roe, Callum E. Cooper, and David Lorimer (2021). The Phenomenology and Impact of Hallucinations Concerning the Deceased. BJPsch Open 7(5):e148.

Duncan Trussell Family Hour

Caitlin Doughty (2017) From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

Ruth 1:16-1:17

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Rimona (she/they) and Han (it/any) dig into the very last chapter of act four of Gideon the Ninth. Alliances shift once again as the final battle rages, and everyone takes turn trying to be the one who gets to self-sacrifice.

The editing is once again a bit rough. No one seemed to mind too much last time, and grad school is grad schooling. <333

Content Warning: death, arachnophobia(?), trauma, flashbacks, stabbing [sexual?], incest(?), gore, suicide

Further Reading:

Kaja Sadowski (2019) Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience

Historical Fighting Guide (n.d.) Multiple Opponents and Group Combat

Birgit Kleim, Belinda Graham, Richard A. Bryant, and Anke Ehlers (2013) Capturing Intrusive Re-experiencing in Trauma Survivors' Daily Lives Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 122(4):998-1009.

History Hustle (2022). Nestor Makhano: Ukrainian Anarchism and the Free Territory of Ukraine

unexpectedbaggageinitemarea (2026) Tamsyn Muir Oxford Speaker Event.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) "The Survivors" [clip]

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Rimona Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (it/any) welcome friend of the show Kristen (any) to re-read chapter 35 of Gideon the Ninth. Gideon overhears a weird conversation. The final battle begins.

Sorry for the rough audio quality this week! Han has an academic article deadline that is looming horribly and we opted for Rough Episode rather than No Episode. Enjoy this behind-the-scenes edition with all of our sorting-out and extra excerpts and ums.

Content Warning: death, death threats, indentured servitude, incest mention, general necromancy badness, cancer, body horror, wounds, blood, genocide [canon]

No readings this week as Han has become temporarily illiterate. Thank you for understanding.

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