Maybe my defences are a bit low today because Iāve been writing about QAnon but Iām in no mood to read any more conspiracy nonsenseā¦ And believe me: I paused a long time back there when writing the word ānonsenseā. Those eight letters aren’t up to the task. I want to write āflaming pile of […]
Continue ReadingForgive my shoddiness today. I’ve been writing about the madness that is QAnon all morning, so I didnāt get chance to sit down and write about the things Iād intended to write about. I might leave that for another post and instead write a very quick piece about the exam grade controversy thatās currently in […]
Continue ReadingWhy Dunciad.com?
It’s a cool domain name and it was available. Yes, I know. Available. Crazy, isn’t it?
Really?
Yes. It also helps that it’s also my favourite satire written by Alexander Pope, one of the most metrically pure English poets who also knew his way around a crude insult or two. If you’ve not read it, you should give it a try.
So this is satire, right?
Can’t deny it. There will be some. But it’s also an experiment in writing and drawing, giving work away for free in order to see how many people are willing to support a writer doing his thing. It’s the weird stuff that I wouldn’t get published elsewhere in this word of diminishing demands and cookie-cutter tastes.
