K. L. Shipley
/ GreyThoughts.InfoMeaning is important, but so too is insinuation and association.
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…many say, "in the gloaming", these days. Too bad. Gloaming is a fine old Scottish word for twilight, with a poetically mystical cadence in its very pronunciation. Glowing and gloaming are linguistic…
By K. L. Shipley
Move down, move…
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….felt dreadfully puzzled. The Hatter's remark seemed to have no sort of meaning in it, and yet…
By K. L. Shipley
Aunt Maxine never heard…
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…Aunt Maxine has lived her whole life in the simple straightforward manner of children, animals and saints. She is without guile or artifice. She says what she thinks, and she means what…
By K. L. Shipley
It was almost too good to be true.
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In 1894 a mysterious collection of erotic poems was published in Paris. They were presented as work…
By K. L. Shipley
Forgiveness is the…
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…is a saying much abused - Never apologize. Never explain. A more useful version might be - Always apologize. Never explain. How many times have you heard someone say…
By K. L. Shipley
When a doctorate bedecked…
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…expert is a person who knows a great deal about very little. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s exactly what’s needed when narrow expertise is the only thing that will do. When your…
By K. L. Shipley