Amelia’s Rules for Writing Use imagery instead of adverbs. Don’t write like you know everything. Write true sentences. Be an interesting person. Be aware of what you imply and that everything implies something. Borrow from other authors – preferably dead ones. Use repetition, alliteration and such artificial devices sparingly. Hide yourself as the narrator; reveal…
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It Doesn’t Matter What You Feel is Right for You
“It doesn’t matter what you feel is right for you. If God says it, it’s true and beautiful and the fault lies in yourself. Anyone who thinks he has his own little scheme that works in place of God’s commands is a fool.” Camille Paglia and Allen Bloom’s cultural criticism, the politics, the poetry, the…
How Radiohead Makes Me Feel
Ayoo, ayoo ayoo wehhhhhhhhh. Ayoo, ayoo ayoo wehhhhhoohh. ”””o ”””””””””o ””””””””””””””””0 Ayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa N N N N N N N N N Infrastructure will collapse. N N N N N N N N N Forget about your house of cards. OoOoOoOoOoOoOoo UUUuuummmMMM bum bah bum bah bmbm bah {drumroll} [ambience”””] “””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” “””””””””””””””””” “”””””””””” “””””p
1/14/16 Carpe Diem
It’s funny. This poem was inspired by Lady Caroline Gray, who was a very foolish and unwholesome person, yet in my hands her Gothic pining turned into a sweet, wise acceptance of the Here and Now. When I intend my poems to be light, they burn black, and when I intend blackness, brightness results. Other…