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Month: July 2014

writing
Poetry/Writing

A Woman Named L.

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Brad Severance / 1 Comment

A woman named L. Read the book of M. In something less than a house− A stranger’s strange medicine. Despite her scorn, For the word well-worn, The book on...

Writing
Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Thaumaturgy

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

The Word of the Day today is Thaumaturgy. I discovered this word today while reading Alice Munro’s Runaway (great book, by the way): At college she had me...

Labors of Hercules
Mythology/Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Augean

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

The Word of the Day this summer is Augean. According to Merriam-Websters, Augean means “extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distastefulR...

Dr. Fu-Manchu
Literature/Quotes

Quotes from The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

So, I recently finished reading The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer. I rather enjoyed this book. It was well written, and the character of Dr. Fu-Manchu i...

writing
Poetry/Writing

Sublimation

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

My child lovingly fashioned a silhouette from dream fragments and broken trances, and wistful moments on a park bench tottering, and behind bars crookedly drawn...

Mystery Science Theater 3000
Movies/Mythology

Janus, January, and Mystery Science Theater 3000

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

You may be wondering how Janus, January and Mystery Science Theater 3000 are connected. And what or who is Janus, anyway? Join me, please, on this fascinating j...

history
Literature/Quotes

Dacoits and Phansigars

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

I’m currently reading The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer. I’m really enjoying it. The character of Dr. Fu-Manchu is fascinating. I’ll b...

James Bond
Literature/Quotes

Quotes from Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Brad Severance / 0 Comment

I just finished reading Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. It is the first of the James Bond books that he wrote, although the movie chronology is quite a bit differ...