If you aren’t aware, I am a linguist. I have a MSc in Applied Linguistics. I invent conlangs. I adore words. This also means that I think about language and the construction of language and the use of language a lot. And by a lot, I mean, well… a lot. Given this behaviour, I tend […]
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Elvis…
I have a feeling today is going to be an unusual day. I mean, yes, it’s Tuesday and therefore I expect the universe to throw all the weird at me. But today feels especially unusual. Why? Because I woke up with Elvis in my head. It is not especially unusual for me to wake up […]
Sleep? What is sleep?
Sunday night was about as sleepless as it gets. My dog ate something unfortunate (I don’t know what) and was having digestive issues during the night. Normally, she doesn’t bother me, but that night, she kept running in and out of my room. Grumbling, I got up, let her out (at 2:30 in the morning) […]
When the World Burns
I have not been as active on social media and my website as I should have been these last few days. The reason for that is that I was visiting family in a place that had no internet. Well, rather, I could go places nearby to get internet, but the house had nothing. Which meant […]
The Old Works
I have been going back and rereading some of my older, unpublished pieces. Most recently, I have been rereading the Black Thumb Society and The Innocence of Death. I am, frankly, surprised at how much I am enjoying reading the older pieces. Neither of these is more than a year or so old and I […]