What!? No 'E'?

In 1939 an author named Ernest Vincent wrote a 50,000 word novel called 'Gadsby'. The only thing unusual about the novel is that there is not a single letter e in the whole thing.

 

Importance Of Punctuation

An English professor wrote the words:

"A woman without her man is nothing"

on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly.

All of the males in the class wrote:

"A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All the females in the class wrote:

"A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Punctuation is powerful.

 

Dreams In Gonzovision

So I had a dream about Hunter S. Thompson last night: he came to see me (for who knows what reason). This was the aged HST, post/mid-adventure HST - a man who would have a lot to say and alot of great stories to tell. Very exciting.

I know we have a limited amount of time for this visit, but instead of me getting to sit and just listen to the man talk, all of these unknown people start coming in and out of the room, asking him dumb questions, not even letting him speak, giving meaningless interviews and taking photos.

You could tell he didn't want to be there - that he was frustrated. What a waste.

I like to think the real Hunter would have kindly interrupted with:

Shut the fuck up and let me talk!

*shrugs*

 

Poetry Form: Acrostic

The Acrostic poem comes from the Greek word akros - "at the end," and stichos - "line."

The Acrostic poem is written by taking a word or words and writing it vertically, then, write a verse for each letter, so that each letter begins the verse.

Example:

You are armed with all the means to
end this pain, this doubt, this endless
surrender
take it from me, I've seen too many ghosts
etched out in existence
riding the waves of eternal self-pity
do not end this today - today is too late
and tomorrow comes and come and comes
yesterday was the right time.

 

The Paper - (1994)

"Stop the presses!"

For anyone who has worked for a paper, this movie will hit home! (And if you've never worked for a paper, you will surely scratch your head in bewildered amusement!)

'The Paper,' staring Micheal Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, and Randy Quaid, captures all the excitement and frustration of getting the story and making the deadline. Definitely a must see!

 

Hunter S. Thompson - On Writing

"You can be a writer, and get away with it."

 

Street 6

http://www.kairosliterary.com/street/index.html

Just received a letter of acceptance for this publication.

From August 3rd to September 13th, 2007, starting from the downtown Hamilton entrance on King street, from Wellington to Mary (Hamilton International Village), poetry reflecting our "shared urban experience" can be perused in the windows of various local businesses.

The poetry can also be read via the publication, 'Street 6.'

I love this city.

Steel

down a one-way street
Smoke drift,
on this hot
music scene
Plunge
into hearty
flavours of the world
When work is done
in Hamilton