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Mark A. Rayner, learning how to beat writer's block, thinking about charming quotes about writing, and going bananas

Nine charming quotes about writing

Published January 20, 2025 By Mark A. Rayner

Quite often I find that when writers write about writing (yes, I just did that) the advice is prescriptive, and so, useless. These folks, however,…

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Review: The Fellowship of the Ring and Tom Bombadil

Review: The Fellowship of the Ring and Tom Bombadil

Published January 16, 2025 By Mark A. Rayner

Mark examines the role of Tom Bombadil in the fellowship of the ring.

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Satire and Her Ugly Siblings: Parody, Irony and Sarcasm

Slim Pickens, riding a nuke, in Dr. Strangelove

Satire and Her Ugly Siblings: Parody, Irony and Sarcasm

Published November 20, 2024 By Mark A. Rayner

One of Hollywood’s most enduring images of satire is of Slim Pickens as Maj. T.J. “King Kong,” cowboy hat in one hand, h-bomb gripped in…

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The Monkey’s Tail, as Told by Marcel Duchamp the Day After Charles Lindbergh Landed at Le Bourget Field

The Monkey’s Tail, as Told by Marcel Duchamp the Day After Charles Lindbergh Landed at Le Bourget Field

Published October 25, 2024 By Mark A. Rayner

I had this friend who was obsessed with having a monkey tail grafted to his ass. Actually, to call him a friend is stretching the truth. Toulouse was more of a colleague. An ex-colleague, if you get my meaning.

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