I admit, this isn't exactly a new release. In fact, as far as I can tell, Monster Poems was published in 1976 at the latest. My copy dates back to 1977 (my mom wrote the year along with my name on the inside cover) and, to be honest, I had completely forgotten about this book. … Continue reading My Favourite Book of 2020 (and 1977)
Last week, as a fun task for some of my music students, I decided to have the kids compose their own Christmas song. "Brilliant!" I thought, "They'll love it and they'll get practice writing and harmonizing melodies. I'm a genius!" Then I realized I'd have to come up with lyrics. After all, if I gave … Continue reading A New Christmas Song for the Age of Social Media
Located on the Scottish Border in northwestern England, Cumbria was (and still is) a sparsely populated county. One curious byproduct of Cumbria's low population density was that, through the middle ages, the tiny chapels in outlying thorpes and thwaites did not have license to bury the dead, so bodies had to be transported to larger … Continue reading The Corpse Roads of Cumbria by Alan Cleaver and Lesley Park
This is a straight line. These are all straight lines. If you happen to live on the surface of a sphere, this is a straight line. If you live on a space station orbiting a sphere, this is a straight line.And since we all live in a gravitationally-curved, non-Euclidian universe,this might be a straight line too.∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼∼If this … Continue reading This is a straight line.
Here's a little Easter egg for you: the story of Peter Rabbit rewritten in the style of a Marvel/DC action comic by none other than GEBen. GEBen didn't provide any artwork, so you'll have to make do with the photo above. The research team at CDCAAHFA suspects GEBen was actually writing a screen treatment in … Continue reading “Peter Rabbit” rewritten in the style of a Marvel Comic
Photo by Andrea Pol on Unsplash Here's another excerpt from the diaries of Grad Bernart. It's a little frustrating, how much he leaves unsaid at the end, but I promise to update you as soon as I find anything relating to the mysterious message. Here goes: It started with the curious package I received today. … Continue reading When is a rose not a rose?
Who needs elves and aliens when you've got this? Economists at the County Durham College for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fine Art have discovered a new species of dog. Dubbed canis economicus, the new species looks almost identical to normal dogs and even comes in a variety of breeds that mimic our beloved household pets. … Continue reading New Species of Dog Discovered!
Welcome to the beginning of my writing blog. This is the open range upon which my imagination will roam, the soaring peak above which my fancies will take flight and the two-dimensional semiconductor through which my thoughts will race unimpeded. Join me and I will do my best to entertain you with short stories, the … Continue reading Hello and Welcome!
