A limerick about writing limericks
To write a limerick I triedBut instead of killing, it diedMy rhymes should be like a soarin’ j…
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The Fountain of Youth, El Dorado, and Creative Writing Classes
This last essay was sent to us by the well-known author Aloysius Krumpelwitz, who writes under the p…
addendum and annotation for the book of that name,
by author Elizabeth Wayland Barber
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Avoid. sentence. fragments
Mr Salter’s side of the conversation was limited to expressions of assent. When Lord Copper wa…
A Song For You (apologies to Leon Russell)
a song is a way to experience the world through new eyes.
The Passive Voice Speaks Out
Before the Internet, we had to go to political rallies or beer parlors to collect half-truths and bi…
Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Parts of Speech!?
Our next example is related to the word-parsimony fallacy but even stupider. This is the notio…
Saint Ollin and the Swamp Dragon
For Cllotillda, on the verge of marriage, had lost her beloved. Not exactly lost—in fact he had die…
The Word-Parsimony Fallacy
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd; indeed i…
A limerick for reclaimed slurs
When I was an AFAB kiddleMy identity fit like a fiddleIt starts with a “D”Ends with R…
Misusing Words for Fun and Profit
Good writers don’t want to use their words the way other people do.
Three Guys in a Bar
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Old Wine in New Bottles
To see imagery as mere ornament in a story is like seeing a man’s head as just a pedestal for his bo…
Bad Advice From a Good Writer
Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only by which to express it, one verb only to give it …
Writer’s Diction
The first thing to consider is the difference between the diction of writers and civilians. Wr…
As Each Day Arrives
As each day arrives, he will open up his mind. To the suffering and joy he sees in all of humankind.
Music Theory Lesson 2:
The musical scale goes on forever in both directions, dipping lower at one end and rising higher at …
Music Theory Lesson 1; Middle C
If the magical system which is music is to be understandable, we have to have a "You Are Here" point…
The King of Euralia And The Fairy
An excerpt from A. A. Milne's delightful book Once On a Time, as published in full at the Esoteric …
A Batch of Peanut Butter Cookies in Two Quantities
This shortbread-like cookie recipe comes in a large and a jumbo size.
Why laughter is the best medicine.
Why laughter is the best medicine. is short description of how you can be in the timeless now.
My Apologies to Mr. Lear
Honestly, Some people! There was an old Man on the internetWho demanded perfection in every setOf ep…
A limerick for 7:30 AM
Every morning I wakeHalf blind with my neck in an acheTill my first cup of coffeeLoosens the toffeeI…
Stories and memoirs that span from the depression to the new millennium
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My Favorite Color
Heart’s Ease In the spectrum of visible lightHues in array left to rightCool IndigoEases my so…
The True Fairy Tale of the Niffum and the Legab
First of all, it happened in another universe, and on the outer fringes of another galaxy, and on an…
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The Cast; the Plot
Torkulweef say: We offered to introduce Tiresias, but he refused, for no better reason than that he …
Professor Sudo’s Questionable Quotations
What is truth? Who wants to know!? —Al Capone And more wit and dubious wisdom from the many voice…
Tiresias; an Apology of Sorts
Torkulweef say: We offered to introduce Tiresias, but he refused, for no better reason than that he …
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As Each Day Arrives
As each day arrives, he will open up his mind. To the suffering and joy he sees in all of humankind.