It was almost lunchtime when the second wave of bombers came. The first wave had finished by half past ten, which left enough time for Thurston Moncton to sweep the rubble off his desk and find what was left of his coffee cup. This time, the entire eastern wall of the office had been blownContinue reading “there will come soft market shares”
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new words
When faced with the task of describing the world around us and the depth of human experience, the limited vocabulary of the English language seems wholly insufficient. In an attempt to rectify the language’s shortcomings, I’ve invented the following words. I share them here along with some examples of usage, and I urge you toContinue reading “new words”
digital age gothic
It is my birthday. My mother has sent me an animated GIF of a cake with candles and a smiley face. Two new emails, birthday greetings from my dentist and a sushi restaurant in a city I used to live in. My rideshare driver tells me he was laid off from a fast food restaurantContinue reading “digital age gothic”
the full and unbelievable life of Florence Ada Howard
I was practicing some freehand lettering, and decided to illustrate this quotation. It got me thinking that it would be interesting to do a write-up on the fascinating life of Florence Ada Howard. She was an artist, essayist, bon-vivant, occasional con-artist, and many other things, but as she is most well-known for her art, I’veContinue reading “the full and unbelievable life of Florence Ada Howard”
the doctor and the pale man
The coughing started up again late one afternoon. A blood orange sun was setting over the dusty fields of rural Kansas as a gentle breeze carried off the last of the warm autumn air. Baby Jo – Josephine Krugs, as it was written on the thick, yellowish birth certificate Pa had traveled half a dayContinue reading “the doctor and the pale man”
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