Book Cover
Book cover design is more important than ever, they say đâď¸ And here is mine: If you’d like to know “WHAT MAKES AN ICONIC BOOK COVER?” – check HERE/link Next post – Three spooky stories from LagosÂ
Tagged: absurdist-comedy
One who seeks
My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing. Marcel Proust I love this quote. It spreads extremely high energy. It inspires. It shows that new growth is all around us, we just need to expand our ideas, thinking, or outlook. We have to remember – creativity is endless power. And you are the spark needed to fuel a massive fire of truth. Do not doubt this...
What is a novel if not a trap for catching a hero?
âYou know the problem with heroes and saints, Nikolai?â I asked as I closed the bookâs cover and headed for the door. âThey always end up dead.â Leigh Bardugo To spread the word about my wonderful, truly sparkling and never-shredding thriller book Sophia von X, I decided to promote it on Chic Lit Cafe – books & reviews What can I add to everything that has already been said about Sophia’s story...
Surreal Humor & Absurdist Comedy â Why Is It So Weird?
Written by Peter Manley When we think about comedy, there are so many different styles and âflavorsâ for us to choose from. For example, some of the most common forms of comedy â especially in the stand-up comedy realm â are anti-humor comedy (where a dry and otherwise unfunny statement is said out of indirect humor) and insult comedy, where the comedian directly makes fun of the audience or people...
Murder in the Hot Cocoon Hotel, part 2
Part 2 (read part 1 – here) Mr. BuriedInHerMouth hadnât written his wife that morning. He made a mental note to send SMS when he got back to his room. There was no use crying over spilled milk – the sun shone through the tropical waters, the fish and plant life were unspeakably beautiful, and hey, look at that finely-sculpted bottom of freshly-build Ms. Winnie… Later on (between âSliding Pantiesâ and âDie...
Murder in the Hot Cocoon Hotel, part 1
Part 1 HEROES: Mr. Stick BuriedInHerMouth â British man Mrs. CatchAGlimpse â wife of Mr. BuriedInHerMouth Mrs. SlidingPanties â bartender Mrs. OddFart â old sick aunt Ms. Winston Che EuphoricWiggle â lady-guest Mr. PinchingAndGrunting â crime detective The Hotel Manager PLACE: Maldives, island âDeadlyDesireâ; hotel 4* âHOT COCOONâ Â x x x December 23rd Mr. BuriedInHerMouth boarded the plane to the Maldives with butterflies in his stomach and a heavy...
The soul of Russian avant-garde
Todayâs post is about the genius of Russian Absurd â Daniil Kharms (1905-1942). I am only interested in “nonsense”; only in that which makes no practical sense. I am interested in life, only in its absurd manifestations. #quote He is mostly known for his whimsical poems for children, but his heart belongs to absurd. His stories (or plots) are particularly fond of tantalising comic negations: the beginning that is not...
