“You bet your Grannie’s Panties I will.”
― Kim Harrison, Dead Witch Walking
“What did you expect? …Pumpkin juice!?”
—Madam Pomfrey after Harry Potter spat out the Skele-Gro[
Book Synopsis Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil—what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they …
Green Eggs and Ham: The book contains only fifty words due to a bet with Seuss’ publisher that he could write a book for children under 225 words. Yes, the recipe green eggs and ham exists and if you are a true enthusiast cook it in a box, and with a fox. Here is a recipe that does not look …
Recently I posted an article on The Rise of Feminist Dystopic Novels and some examples to check out. I also received a bunch of wonderful suggestions on twitter, and have added them here. Thanks! The Female Man by Joanna Russ It has influenced William Gibson and been listed as one of the ten essential works of science fiction. Most importantly, Joanna …
“Thurber was asked by a correspondent: “Why did you have a comma in the sentence, ‘After dinner, the men went into the living-room’?” And his answer was probably one of the loveliest things ever said about punctuation. “This particular comma,” Thurber explained, “was Ross’s way of giving the men time to push back their chairs and stand up.”
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly
“And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees
and changing leaves.”
― Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
Earworm alert… Time to workout! No, I am just kidding. I have books to read. In all honestly, I have no idea what Erick was going for in this video… what does “call me” have to do with 80’s leotards. But the song is catchy as hell.
Louisiana Gumbo
