Author: Lancelot Schaubert
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Ballad of Serenity to Help Two Little Girls Raise a Big Chunk of Change
Here’s my attempt at the Ballad of Serenity to help Charlotte and Maggie raise ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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Echo is satisfied with her new bed
Echo has made it very clear that her new bed is an acceptable offering to appease her anger: Of course Tara’s picture of echo’s new bed is much prettier.
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Letters to a Young Poet …via Email
The following letters to a young poet grew out of emails sent to a poet. He had recently sent me a three-stanza poem asking for critique. I also, by the end, quote from Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet: ••• [Young Poet,] There are some really, really good lines in here and obviously the subject matter is hard…
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This Jodi Picoult Book VS. Writing Rules, Revised
Thanks to you guys, my new book is dominating that Jodi Picoult book: Of course, it probably won’t stay above the Jodi Picoult book and Pierce Brown’s work for long. Maybe it has disappeared into the void already. Regardless, it’s always nice to know you guys have my back. Us verses the literary world, guys. Actually,…
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pigeons
“The pigeon,” said Archimedes, “is a kind of Quaker. She dresses in grey. A dutiful child, a constant lover, and a wise parent, she knows, like all philosophers, that the hand of every man is against her. She has learned throughout the centuries to specialize in escape. No pigeon has ever committed an act of…
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Kindle Faults :: 10 Things My Kindle Can’t Do
There are 10 things my Kindle can’t do. These Kindle faults show the power of preferring a standard paperback: Exist without a Power Source – Unfortunately, somebody bought out Nicolae Tesla’s patents. As is, we have no Tesla Coils to transmit electricity to our Kindle through midair. I’ve had two separate occasions where I ran out…
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Gloria in Profundis by G.K. Chesterton
In keeping with our annual tradition — Christmas readings of the best Christmas stories — here’s a poem by G.K. Chesterton entitled Gloria in Profundis. It’s a poem about how the fall of God is greater than the fall of man: If you’d like to hear more of the best Christmas stories, click here. cover…
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First Snow for NYC Falls in Sunset Park
Went on a long walk with T after NYC’s first snow for the season happened tonight. It was a gentle first snow. So she wrote our initials like love birds and even asked echo to contribute. Echo doesn’t cut corners. I feel like adding a new version of Sleeping at Last‘s “Snow” since I’ve…
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A Christmas Carol Stave 3 : The Second of Three Spirits by Charles Dickens
Keeping my tradition of Christmas readings of the best Christmas stories, here is A Christmas Carol Stave 3 : the second of Three Spirits by Charles Dickens. This section focuses on the ghost of Christmas present: If you’d like to see more of the best Christmas stories, go here. Stave One Stave Two
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Kubo and the Two Strings Analysis
Thanks to Micah Foreman for lending me his copy of Kubo and the Two Strings. I first heard about this film from Patrick Rothfuss back in May. Obviously after Coraline, I’ve been a big fan of Laika and I’m looking forward to their Wildwood adaptation, though I doubt it’ll come out quickly. In any case,…
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Boys Kissing Boys
I kiss guys. No I’m not gay (I’m not even bisexual anymore). And no it’s not sexual. I just greet other men with kisses. Oh, it’s not every man I meet – only close friends that know me. The ones who know me seem not to mind. The ones that did mind at first are…
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The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry
In keeping with my tradition here of reading the Best Christmas stories every year, today we’re reading The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry. It’s a wonderful tale about sacrifice and generosity in this season of cold and poverty: If you’d like to hear more of my Christmas readings of the best Christmas stories, click here.