28 November 200922 June 2015journal, language - it's a beautiful thing

i can't not notice this stuff

Here's a malapropism that made me chortle all day yesterday: "…in other […]

6 February 200920 April 2012administrivia, it's all about the whimsy, language - it's a beautiful thing

new improved edition!

Yesterday I spotted the following on an invitation to a baby shower: […]

15 December 200822 June 2015journal, nulla dies sine linea, shadow bound, shadow queen, stumbling towards publication, writing life

a glimpse of banality

As a brief addendum on the when can I buy it? issue, […]

3 November 200820 April 2012it's all about the whimsy, journal, nulla dies sine linea, where do you get your ideas, writing life

you know what your decision is, which is not to decide

The problem with drinking while working is that it can quickly turn […]

1 November 200820 April 2012it's all about the whimsy, journal, language - it's a beautiful thing, spawn, where do you get your ideas, writing life

my predictive library refuses to remember deb

The Alien Onion reports on a new trend wherein "book" evolves into […]

2 September 200820 April 2012asides, it's all about the whimsy, journal, shadow queen, writers is nuts, writing life

ah. yes. sorry 'bout that.

Proofreading: the process perhaps best described as "You keep using that word. […]

20 October 200720 April 2012asides, journal

wordy rice!

Test your vocabulary, feed hungry people. What's not to get addicted to […]

5 October 200720 April 2012clan life, journal, nulla dies sine linea, shadow bound, writing life

five random things make a post

a word you never expected your aunt to know: frottage. i had […]