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.
Entries from December 2019
Shorten the Classics: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
December 23rd, 2019 · 2 Comments
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 […]
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 […]
Remember Me
December 1st, 2019 · 2 Comments
A three-part round. Everyone wants to be remembered.