Caitlin and Alan read “The Dagger in the Desk” by Jonathan Stroud. This short story first appeared as a choose-your-own-adventure style article in The Guardian. We debate what kind of ghost is causing the haunting, and feel guilty about laughing at all the George jokes.The Dagger in the Desk is free to read or free to listen to.Fighting Fantasy is a game book series published during the 1980sChoose Your Own Adventure was a book thingLone Wolf was a game book thingEncyclopedia Brown is a children’s book series thingXavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters is the “secret” base of Marvel’s X-Men.St Simeon was an ancient saintFatphobia is a social stigma thingIsaac Asimov had some sideburnsTrench knives were notorious weapons from WWI and WWIIFollow Caitlin on Twitter @inferiorcaitlinFollow the show on Twitter @LockwoodPodcastOur theme music is “Magic Escape Room” by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com. It is licensed under a Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 agreement.If you want to reach out please send an email to contact@hallowedgroundmedia.com or visit our Contact page.