Balloon, Orange Juice, Tape Recorder
Dominique Manfredi sat outside at a corner table at The White Peacock Café. He had just ordered two eggs (sunny side up), toast with raspberry marmalade, espres...
Author: Brad Severance
During the day, I develop websites using the latest technologies. At night, I write fiction. I bake gingerbread cookies, too.
There Were Trees
I remember there were trees, And shadows And the smell of wet grass And tiny ripe berries That my Mom said were poisonous, So that I wouldn’t eat them. An...
A Woman Named L.
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...
Word of the Day: Thaumaturgy
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...
Word of the Day: Augean
The Word of the Day this summer is Augean. According to Merriam-Websters, Augean means “extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distastefulR...
Quotes from The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer
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...
Sublimation
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...
Janus, January, and Mystery Science Theater 3000
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...
Dacoits and Phansigars
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...