In Defense of the Semi-noble Semicolon 🖋

My good friend Nate wrote to tell me he enjoyed the blog, but added “I hafta go with my man Kurt V. & say don’t use semicolons – they aren’t a real thing.” What Mr. Vonnegut actually wrote was “Here is a lesson in creative writing. The first rule: do not use semicolons. They are … Continue reading In Defense of the Semi-noble Semicolon 🖋 →

The Christus Sanguinum 💎

What, you ask, is the Christus Sanguinum? For starters, it is a story. Every human's stock in trade, our ultimate currency, is storytelling. Civilization began when the first person took aside their best friend and said "hey, listen to this." Stories build ideas which we can share from generation to generation, which allows each succeeding … Continue reading The Christus Sanguinum 💎 →