"[...] the nature of the language tells us about the nature of the character, or maybe we should say the language is the character."
- from Playing Shakespeare.

Because I've been taking Tolkien_Weekly's 'writing' drabble prompts terribly literally, the prompt of 'code' necessitated certain creative endeavors.

The drabble, found here, contains an encoded note taken off the body of a slain Orc messenger, something resembling a code key, and leaves the note undecoded.  Readers can therefore interact with the ( Read more... )

The One Committee to Rule Them All nitpicked a document assembled by our co-chair last night ( Read more... )

It appears my handle is also a local monicker for this wee plant. It also appears it might possibly mean something in Tagalog ( Read more... )

In foro conscientiae.
“In the forum of conscience [as opposed to that of law].”

Thank you, W. K. Clifford.

Circumstance foisted upon me the awareness of BAD TRANSLATOR. I could waste way too much time on this, but as is I have to record this special passage for posterity and then move along with my life.

( Well, when I said 'with my eyes thou shalt see,' what I *meant* was... )