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Entries from December 2019

Shorten the Classics: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

December 23rd, 2019 · 2 Comments

Here’s another example of a classic work of literature nipped in the bud. Potions are often unpalatable! This too appeared in the latest issue of the Black Scat Review.

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Hoohoo

December 15th, 2019 · 1 Comment

This description of an artificial auxiliary language, which I hope is fictional, was one of my contributions to the Scat Noir Encyclopaedia. This book is still available from Amazon, and provides ample entertainment and instruction. HOOHOO: Hoohoo is an artificial auxiliary language, developed by Dr. Ernst Babner in the early twentieth century. Dr. Babner, a […]

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The Song of the Sculptors

December 8th, 2019 · 2 Comments

Here’s a translation of a song by Charle Cros, from Black Scat Review 18. SONG OF THE SCULPTORS (Charles Cros, 1879) Proclaim the principles of art! And shout with all your might! That marble is a stone apart, Because it is so white. Proclaim the principles of art! And fix them in your head! Like […]

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Remember Me

December 1st, 2019 · 2 Comments

A three-part round. Everyone wants to be remembered.

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Tags: *Music · R