Nostrum is a fictional look at the high school debate universe, written by Jules O'Shaughnessy and the Nostrumite, originally published in weekly episodes until the two, well, ran out of ideas. Along the way they published enough material to make Tolstoy think twice, but until recently it had all been lost in the mists of AOL. Now, thanks to the dedication of Jim Menick, who obviously has nothing better to do with his time, the episodes are being republished, both as print versions and audios. Choose your poison, then sit back and enjoy the ride.

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Our adventure begins in New Jersey, with the Andrew Johnson Reconstruction Memorial (and the Little Johnson)


Hiatus -- prepping for The Messerschmitt College Mess O' Forensics!



The Miami Messerchmitt Mess O' Forensics -- the first big college tournament of the year has finally begun. All we can say at this point is that there will be at least one arrest. Everything else is up to the judges.


The Messerschmitt is over, but the debate season is just getting into full swing. The new LD topic is about to be released, there's romance in the air, and of course, there's the aftermath of the Messerschmitt to be unravelled.


This weekend it's a little tournament, an NDL/CFL at Toulouse-Lautrec High School for newbie debaters and all stripes of Speechies. Not much will happen...


The NDL/CFL is over. All eyes now turn to preparations for the Manhattan Lodestone OriginalVaganza (All Other Vaganzas are Merely Extra)!


The Manhattan Lodestone OriginalVaganza (All Other Vaganzas are Merely Extra) gets underway.


As the Manhattan Lodestone OriginalVaganza fades into history, and the Round Robinskis conga back to Chickamauga, life goes on -- sort of -- at Nighten Day, Bisonette, and the rest of the northeast. The next event is a wee sma CFL Speech tournament, the Blessed Moly.