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April 18, 2020
Twain edits
Full quote: I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English – it is…
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March 11, 2020
Solutions for an empty galaxy
Long before Enrico Fermi questioned why there was no sign of advanced species visiting Earth — despite the vastness of the universe and the likelihood…
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December 17, 2019
One of the Magi Explains About the Myrrh
What is myrrh, and why is it such a great gift for a newborn baby? One magi has some specific ideas about it in this holiday classic.
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November 7, 2019
Ad hominem rules for writing
drooling pinheads open their stories with the weather, or a prologue the passive voice is used by fatuous knobs corpulent prose-pederasts use a verb other…
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October 8, 2019
An Open Letter to Boris Johnson’s Hair
Dear Boris Johnson’s Hair, It’s really not going very well, is it? But it’s not your fault. It really isn’t. In the history of British…
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October 4, 2019
Writing as Therapy
“Writers get a nice break in one way, at least: They can treat their mental illnesses every day.” ~Kurt Vonnegut Photo by Ruslan Alekso from Pexels
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September 6, 2019
Career Day for Jim
School was lame. Adults were lame. Life, itself, was a series of lame events. None more so than Career Day. These were the thoughts of…
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August 8, 2019
Lucidiva™ — Side effects
Common side effects include heavy breathing, panting, hyperventilation, lack of peripheral vision, excessive screaming, painful hearing and nasal discharge that may look like rice pudding.…
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July 29, 2019
Hello, My Name Is Indigo Montoya
Billy was up to three packs a day, but it was okay; he was in training for the All-Tar Olympics. His coach said he was…
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July 11, 2019
Why Dr. McCoy was not a whiny bitch
Everyone in the original Star Trek was quite condescending to Bones whenever he got fretful about using the transporter. Yet Dr. McCoy had solid, philosophical…
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