The next step for me in the discipline of Pied-Piper Philology is the exploration of what I call "Pathosophy" (on ana...
Twitter poetry is a form still in its infancy -- some may laugh at me for calling it something so grand as a form. But it's out there, happening, with both new and established poets composing 140-character verses and marking them with a variety of hashtags for public consumption. This...
While trying to read a somber op-ed piece about the upcoming election and what Americans like and don't like about capitalism and blah blah blah on the New York Times website this morning, I kept being distracted by flashy moving ad that took up the right side of the page. There were blocks...
A view of the great epic from a different perspective ...
Borders Books recently announced that it was going out of business. The company was founded by two brothers in the 1970s as an independent bookstore. Eventually, Borders opened stores across the country and became one of the largest nationwide bookstore chains. However, earlier this year...
A poem about dying ...
You hover at the edge of the seat, wondering what’s about to happen to the blonde bimbo in Cabin in the Woods , who foolishly wandered outside in the middle of the night, hoping for some quality naked time with her boyfriend. The surrounding trees and shrubbery are dark and gloomy, the...
Reflections on the mystery of singing
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