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I lived, but only because other people suck worse than me, apparently. (A)

The Milkman, by Ian Healy. Caveat: I consider the author a buddy of mine. If I don’t write a positive an honest review, I won’t be able to live with myself… As I was snorting and rolling my eyes throughout this book, it struck me that it’s a lighter version of my own alien book

Back on Sunday nite.

A Cure (“If Only Tonight We Could Sleep”)/Cat Soup AMV. I have GOT to see the original anime!

What Would Scooby Do?

I’m trying to explain to a member of my writing group how to write a good simile, which feels like the centipede trying to explain how it manages to walk with all those legs. This is the first time I’ve tried to work this out logically. I ran into this: …For fun, the next time

A theory by Neil Gaiman, via one of his Clarion students.

catachresis PRONUNCIATION:(kat-uh-KREE-sis) The misuse of words. Here’s a catchall word for all those mixed metaphors, malapropisms, and bushisms. It derives via Latin from Greek katakhresthai (to misuse). parapraxis PRONUNCIATION: (par-uh-PRAK-sis) noun: A slip of the tongue (or pen) that reveals the unconscious mind. ETYMOLOGY:Parapraxis is a fancy word for the Freudian slip. It’s derived from

My brain is changing; I’m not sure why. I haven’t had any head trauma or anything. I’ve always been a very visual person. If I’m trying to indicate that I understand something, I say, “I see what you mean” (vs. “I hear you”). When I have typos, it’s because I hit the wrong key, or

Watchmen trailer. Dance dance dance…