Semi-Daily Scribbles
Carving out a corner to post random crap.
recent posts
about
Category: Books
-
Got another reminder today to get off the fence. That makes it Sign #9 for the week. You see, I'm stuck between decisions, i.e.: new road/old road, challenge/piece of cake, money/memories. I'm also wedged in pretty tight between this big blue sphere and The Void. So, yeah. Hop on off that parapet, say The Forces…
-
What Edwina did was write a 19th century-style novel praising the CTW and readers never noticed or didn't care. The easily impressed and highly enthusiastic masses cried: This book is amazing! However, when one's main character is emotionally dependent on others, intellectually incurious, and ill-equipped to think critically, we may as well root for the…
-
"Ok, I'll concede the point," Stevie said in-between bites of a pineapple and Gruyère sandwich on banana bread, "but what I was trying to get you to understand is magic is made up of words, words are found in books, books are a nifty and convenient delivery system for language. Language creates worlds where magic…
-
So after the Swing Sisters rope and yodel their way through the dictionary with harp and hand saw, a palate cleanser is needed. Ah, I spy the goddess in position under the harsh, hot spotlight. She's a spray-painted vision in red. The goddess spins on pedicured toes and recites Joyce in her nasally voice and…
-
A spark arced across the wire. A lady wants me to pay her $10.00 if I want to read her online scribbles/blog/magnum opus/un mémoire thing. It's a one-time fee but I will pass on the opportunity. I'm sure she's very nice, though perhaps a bit tipsy. Go here if you need something to read, boys…
-
If you love language like I love language, you may have come across this essay on your travels. Read it more than once, perhaps? Well, lucky us: Saturdays are for sharing, pants-wearing is optional, and I can't pass up a chance to post wordy/bookish stuff that floats my goat. Fun Thing To Do (honest): watch…
-
No jokes today. Can't say I live an irony free life, though. I am, after all, a hipster from way back. I do put on a No Shame shirt every so often but it's awfully thin and breezy. Not the best cover up. A beanie made of multiple meanings completes the look in my humble…
-
Really… what is the reason we do anything? Well, the above Thank You note is a hell of a fine one. Learn stuff. Do things. Make art. Pass on whatever you've learned along the way. Good. Bad. For All. For None. It worked for you. It didn't do a goddamn thing for me… Whatever.…
-
Perfect moments always include a dog, a book, and a comfortable chair. This is the elusive silver bubble, encapsulated. Slip in, zip up, and never come out again. Happiness is hard to define. It represents too many things. But a perfect moment? Strive for one of those and leave the Happiness Debate for others to…
-
Who doesn't prefer a well-crafted fable to mere information? If words are tucked between glossy covers, or spoken by a pair of moist pouty lips (extra points for an exotic accent), they have to be true enough for everyday use. Belief-On-Demand. That'll work, right? Secrets held tight. Dreams fade in the daylight. Our darlings are…
Semi-Daily Scribbles 