Stories tagged “self-referential”
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A Philippic: On Orthographic Conventions for Dental Fricatives
English is quite an illogical language, but among all its idiosyncrasies, one stands out among all; namely, a contrast between voicing exists for dental fricatives: One is voiced and one is unvoiced. Which one is used depends upon context and particula...
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The Red Book of Eromveren
In the Library of the Eromveren, there lies a red book. By ancient custom, any who can travel through the Dream Realms to their city and gain entrance in, of which there are few, may write in this book. Anything that is written in the Red Book shall co...
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Self-Referential Doggerel
Does anyone really read Ficly for poems? They’re easy to write, but so hard to sequel. There are plenty of rhymes, if you only but know ’em But not every poem is created equal. I never much bothered with poems before Whether writing or read...
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Self-Referential Doggerel P.S.
My poems are silly, not hard to compose Rhyming is easy; there are plenty enough Words I can shoehorn wherever they’ll go That finding a good one is never too tough. Is it aspergers that makes me comply With fairly strict rhyme schemes in all of ...