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land of giants

“I think I want to make it difficult,” thought Evan. “I mean, I haven’t yet made up my mind on the matter—and the decision will be mine, of course—but I am at least thinking of making it difficult.”

Anselm Bligh, A Collection of Miniatures.

pursuing mental health

It is reading that leads to the isolated “self.” Literacy is alienation.

Gardner Stuyvesant, The Trauma of Materialism.

roller derby fan

sins of emission

Andrew Tertullian, Pandora’s Ponderous Puns.

grinding the bones

“Just look at that Tesla! It’s a bright red sun. Spotless. A rock of ages.”

Crosby Fields, A Reasonable Amount of Trouble.

entropy plus evil

Finding the paradox is easy.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

do no harm

Materiality—or “boundedness”—is mere appearance. The world is unbounded.

Tristram Speaker, A Book of Postulates.

on orchid safari

“No, Elizabeth, that was not a rant. That wasn’t even half a rant. That, in fact, was a trigonometry lesson!”

Nicholas Bruhns, Otto the Magpie.

plain and simple

“I know next to nothing about her. I do know that they don’t kill just anyone. So, she must be somebody.”

Allison Cowling, The Night of the Detective.

sex and shopping

Forming assumptions is effortless.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.

no offense intended

Acting is rehearsing.

Godfrey Tooke, Collected Aphorisms.