We have 510 books now (though I still have a few more, primarily textbooks, to add to the catalog). The oldest book is 149 years [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Bus Stop »
The bus stop filled for all to see Through dirty glass, light filtering As sun sets over cold city And man looks over busy street. [...]
One week »
You may not have noticed a lull at SilverPen Publishing, but I certainly have. I’m up to three or four blog entries swirling around my [...]
Triple Score Word »
elbbarcS upside down, but read wor s, the meani g without mouth, and want understood without spel each line, ass- onance hi ligh wh t’s [...]
Another Beautiful Day »
It was too beautiful a day to sit in class. Worn thin, this adjective, Like steel wool used too often And cheapened like the girl [...]
Vladimir Nabokov: “Gods” »
Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don’t stop to think, don’t interrupt the scream, exhale, release life’s [...]
Poems to make you happy »
The Orange by Wendy Cope At lunchtime I bought a huge orange – The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and [...]
What do you want to be when you grow up? »
One of the unique things about this website is the tension inherent in its design. There are things I want to do with it, committments [...]
Unique Influences »
One Sunday afternoon, April and I were talking about a young married couple we know. Their relationship has been a little rocky and strained, and [...]
