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March 2015

March 17, 2015

The Wonder of Reading Terry Pratchett Aloud

As I'm sure everyone who reads this blog already knows, Sir Terry Pratchett, author of...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

How to Describe Characters

Magrat arrived at as near to a run as was possible in the queen outfit,...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Terry Pratchett on Consumerism

Magrat put on her best dress, the green silk one that was unfortunately now a...

August 21, 2014

Terry Pratchett on Family Feuds

The Oggs were what is known as an extended family—in fact not only extended but...

August 14, 2014

On Tyranny

Being an absolute ruler today was not as simple as people thought. At least, it...

August 07, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: The Check’s in the Mail

If, somewhere, any possible world can exist, then somewhere there is any letter that could...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: On Using Magic

Oh, you could do it all by magic, you certainly could. You could wave a...

July 29, 2014

Review: Going Postal

So last night I finished reading Terry Pratchett's Going Postal to my wife and kids....

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Word I Wish I’d Written: Sweaters

It really was an awful garment, that pullover. It had a queasy zigzag pattern, in...

May 22, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Chess

Vimes had never got on with any game much more complex than darts. Chess in...

May 15, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Misery

Sergeant Colon was a picture of misery, drawn on a lumpy pavement in bad crayon...

May 08, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Evening Dress

It was definitely evening dress. You couldn’t get away with it in daylight. — Terry...

April 2014

April 03, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: On Facial Hair

The baron sat down. He was a large, red-faced man, insofar as a face could...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Summer is a Creature

And summer isn’t a time. It’s a place as well. Summer is a moving creature...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Zeal and Resolve

Carrot stared straight ahead of him with the glistening air of one busting with duty...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Red Tsunami

He looked up at the duchess, towering over him now like a red tsunami over...

January 16, 2014

Word I Wish I’d Written: Self-Confidence

As she plunged down toward the forest roof in a long shallow dive she reflected...

January 02, 2014

Words I Wish I’d Written: Droit de Seigneur

The duke often mused on his good luck in marrying her. If it wasn’t for...

December 2013

December 05, 2013

Words I Wish I’d Written: Bad, Bad Beer

The travelers were served by the innkeeper, whose manner suggested that he hoped they died...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Word I Wish I’d Written: Pragmatism

The Patrician was a pragmatist. He never tried to fix things that worked. Things that...

October 03, 2013

Words I Wish I’d Written: Mr. Teatime

Mister Teatime had a truly brilliant mind, but it was brilliant like a fractured mirror,...