Oct 6, 20245 min read
Poe's Philosophy of Composition
Like many, I’ve long believed that writing is a craft largely influenced by intuition and emotion. When the art of writing is brought up,...
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Aug 12, 20242 min read
Do writers ever mean what we think they mean?
This is a question that I think about from time to time. It probably first occurred to me in my good old middle school days (note:...
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May 3, 20245 min read
Book Review - Foundation and Empire
'Foundation and Empire' is the second instalment of Isaac Asimov's legendary Foundation series. Asimov was a prolific writer and is often...
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Apr 13, 20246 min read
Book Review - Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation by Isaac Asimov was my first foray into the world of science fiction. Asimov was born in Russia in 1920 and moved to the...
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Oct 14, 20232 min read
First Words
This poem is all about how I fell in love with poetry. Unfortunately, I can't remember the first poem I ever read. However, I do remember...
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Oct 9, 20232 min read
This Summer
This poem is my first attempt at writing verse in Iambic Pentameter! I recall learning about Iambic pentameter way back when I was...
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Jul 26, 20232 min read
Depths
Sorrow, sadness, despair. These are strong feelings, which all of us do experience at some point in life. A song comes to mind. The...
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