Submitted by wiedner on Sun, 10/12/2014 - 19:56
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Brainstorming with my fellow viz. writers on matters related to book covers and the rhetoric thereof, I mentioned my interest in the Chick Lit phenomenon. After politely listening to the sound of a dead horse being dug up from its grave and beat relentlessly, there was a collective eye roll and sigh. For more reasons than I have time to list at the moment, I realized very quickly that the nonplussed reception was more than justified. We kept bouncing around ideas, and touched upon the question of whether there was a male equivalent of Chick Lit. Or, to use the term that our editor Rhiannon invented, is there such a thing as “Bro Books?”
It was an awesome idea, and what follows is my attempt to run with it.
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Submitted by wiedner on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 17:52
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I would wager that any statement I might make maligning the seemingly-growing group of people known as Hipsters would be met with nearly unanimous approbation. Which works out well for my present purposes, as I’d like to state from the outset that I cannot stand Hipsters. I’ve spent lots of time trying to figure out what it is about this group of people that could evoke such an impassioned response in an otherwise even-keeled individual.
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Submitted by wiedner on Tue, 09/02/2014 - 22:12
Image Credit: "Nyan Cat-Pop Tart Cat," by Chris Torres
Last week, my neighbor stopped by to tell me that he was moving, and that pets were not allowed at his new residence. With all due histrionics, he lamented the fact that he was going to take her to the shelter, and that “unless anybody here wants to adopt her, [insert overly dramatic sigh] I guess she’ll probably be put down.”
