Being a Writer – the Graphic Way

Nina Mohan of BuzzFeed has produces a series of brilliant graphs that perfectly sum up life as a writer. You can read my favorite ones below, or visit the page for all eleven of them. Nina Mohan for BuzzFeed Nina Mohan for BuzzFeed Nina Mohan for BuzzFeed Nina Mohan...

More Awkward Moments in Children’s Books

Seeing how much you loved my post, Awkward Moments in Children’s Books, I now present to you More Awkward Moments in Children’s Books, courtesy of Patrick Smith of Buzzfeed. As always, you have me to blame for the silly comments. Do it, you fool! I COMMAND...

Brilliant Words You Didn’t Know You Needed

Continuing on the subject of words, you may have heard me say now and again how I marvel at the beauty and flexibility of the English language. So why aren’t these beauties found on BuzzFeed part of our everyday conversations already? Errorist (n) Someone who...

Let’s Sonnet the heck out of it!

I try to avoid posting every day, but this I had to share as soon as I found out about it. Popsonnet has taken it upon themselves to convert pop songs into Shakespearean sonnets. Here is a small sample, which had me in stitches: O sweet and noble lad, be not...

Creepy Flash Fiction

You may remember my very popular posts, 20+9 two-sentence horror stories (who knew my beloved readers enjoy horror so much?). I found on Buzzfeed some flash fiction horror ones that rival (and, often, mimic) them. Here is my selection for your enjoyment! Oh, and if...

4 Awesome Book Reviews

Amazon revolutionized the marketplace by making it possible for everyone to review a product.  Naturally, some people abused their newly-found power to have some fun.  Buzzfeed recently posted a collection of 16 hilariously inappropriate reviews; I chose four of them...

Classically bad reviews

Still reeling from the whole Sarah Daltry thing, I came across some hilarious reviews for classical works on Buzzfeed. Enjoy! “[A] pointless and confusing story” – Publisher’s weekly on Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, 1963...