Tag Archive for ‘sketching & writing’
How Many Papyrus Scrolls Have You Written Today?
Come to think of it, writing on scrolls is effectively what we’re free to do now.
Cerebral Writing
A professional micromanager with words, I keep having a hard time writing blogposts suited to sparking and maintaining a conversation.
I Write Like… / Ich schreibe wie …
Orwell and Freud, according to statistical analysis. Are these algorithms our Digital Age’s new Über-Ich, filtering out everything deemed unsuitable and socially disruptive?
Some Old Spoof: “Three True But Pointless Arguments of Pea Counting Supporters”
Some form principles, it turns out, are surprisingly robust and can sustain even the most nonsensical content.
campus lost
Ein historisches Dokument, gewissermaßen. Denn im Gegensatz zu Scheinen lassen sich Leistungspunkte nicht in humanistischem Tonfall parodieren.
Angels
I barely remember this poem of yore I happened to come across the other day. It creaks & grates, and I have only the most vague idea about what it was supposed to be about.
Home in Our World
I always loved “Home on the Range.” Here’s a variation on this song, situated in a 21st century where humanity is still kept, or keeps itself, from being free.
Wolfshäute. Ein Gedicht im Geiste von Wilhelm Busch.
Ein Gedicht über Wölfe im Schafspelz und Schafsköpfe im Wolfspelz nach Abmahnungsmotiven von Jack “Hit the Road” Wolfskin im Geiste von Wilhelm Busch.
Some Good News, Some Bad News from the Nano Front
My nanoseries didn’t suit Green Tentacles’ i.e. Thaumatrope’s needs, though I’m not sure what they meant. But I never self-publish submitted and rejected texts.
On With the Nanonovels!
I’ve got an idea for a new nanonovel, a murder mystery. It’s an idea related to a chapter in Robert Coover’s novel Gerald’s Party.
Now What’s Next in Nano
Right now I’m working on a nanoseries for Green Tentacles’ @thaumatrope channel on Twitter. I hope I’ll have it done when they accept submissions again.
Yet Another Project With In-Built Resistance: An Epistolary Nanonovel
My next project: An epistolary nanonovel. The problem is, that ultrashort dialog often doesn’t sound dramatic, but rather droll.
Next Nanonovel Project in the Making
My next nanonovel will be a conspiracy thriller. Will take some time; I’d only write a nanonovel with a plot that I’d also appreciate for a regular novel.