Proverbs are chunks of solidified wisdom handed down through the ages, a sentence or two which embody a nugget of truth. These may be cheerful “Every cloud has a silver lining” or cynical “Everything in the world is off by a quarter of an inch.” They can contradict each other: “It’s never to lateContinue reading “Converbs”
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Foliage Fooliage
We have, hereintofore, considered the various locales favored y our ancestors at the turn of the last century when it came to romance. The people passing through the years 1900-1920 hand-in-hand (lip-to-lip, perhaps, but that’s really as far as the mails would let ‘em go) have been shown to enjoy the comforts of benches,Continue reading “Foliage Fooliage”
Chatbott
This is not a current events blog, so this particular column is NOT about the AI writing controversy. The magazines which regularly send me rejection slips (sneaking up on the magic number 7,500) are divided on the issue, some refusing stories which have been written using AI and others saying it’s okay as longContinue reading “Chatbott”
Mockbeth
I was thinking of writing a column in this space about the use or misuse of Shakespearean lines on postcards, back in the day when Shakespeare mattered a whole lot more to the individual citizen of these United States. I may still do that, but in doing my research, I ran into a separateContinue reading “Mockbeth”
Hitting the Bottle
The recent addition to my inventory of a pile of postcards featuring babies made me wonder a little more specifically about a matter we have mentioned hereinbefore. Postcards of infants are filled with sociological observations, but most of those can be left to others, i.e., the proportion of mothers to fathers in baby-holding, theContinue reading “Hitting the Bottle”
Out On a Limb
We have been discussing stockings worn by ladies on postcards of the past. I mentioned that in this, as in so much of a cartoonist’s life, what is really important is knowing just where to draw the line. And so today, we are going to discuss stocking tops. Maybe this is what isContinue reading “Out On a Limb”
Allegations
I hate to whine, and I KNOW this is going to be a revolutionary thought that no one has ever expressed before. But I am going to be brave and stalwart and come right out with it and take the tidal wave of anger that comes from making such a bold statement. ThisContinue reading “Allegations”
How It Seams
Over the years, there have been numerous studies of the history and role in cultural themes of the various erogenous zones of the body: how they relate to the state of society when this or that spot is heavily featured in advertisement, and what it means in the mental processes of the individual viewer. Continue reading “How It Seams”
Late-Breaking News
I hardly know how to break this to you, but we are all grown-ups here, and we can get through it together. (Would anyone who is not grown up…no, skip it. I can’t afford to lose that much of my audience.) Once upon a time, a man named Kermit Shafer published a lineContinue reading “Late-Breaking News”
Fiction Supplement: Trick Support
It took Tannol a moment to realize that the staircase which had suddenly appeared would be a perfect defense against enemies with wheel barrows. “No!” For the third time since crawling into the ancient burial mound, he slapped the wand against his palm. The thin wooden rod creaked but of course could not break. TuckingContinue reading “Fiction Supplement: Trick Support”
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