Laurie Hertzel: Why do we keep worn-out books?
Most of my books are in good condition because I am careful. I don’t write in them (anymore). I don’t break the spine (at least, not on purpose). I don’t
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Most of my books are in good condition because I am careful. I don’t write in them (anymore). I don’t break the spine (at least, not on purpose). I don’t
Gorey’s ‘sinister whimsy’ has influenced other oddball creatives including Lemony Snicket and Tim Burton
We have clearly succeeded in overcoming our former ‘barbarity’, in at least some aspects of how we traditionally treat animals in this country. So why, oh why, do we always find the same sort of cultural evolution so utterly impossible… when it comes to our treatment of birds?
Four very runcible speakers and some readings by Dominic West
A nonce word is a word that a writer (or speaker) invents to fill a very specific and pressing need. They are, in a sense, throw-away words, words that...