Great nano-pieces! I will try some over spring break, but for now am scrambling to complete even a single piece that's remotely coherent. Been in quite the writer's slump lately, but I think a recently discovered literary device might be the safety net I'm looking for. I recently read "Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass" by Bruno Schulz (very compelling semi-autobiography focusing on the mythical aspects of this Polish man's childhood, completed right before he was shot at the age of 50 by a German officer), and during our class discussion, my professor raised the issue of Zeugma, which then spurred my curiosity into the discovery and attempted usage of Syllepsis:
So I'll direct you to this page which gives a brief outline of each:
How's everyone doing with their writing these days? Perhaps the upcoming spring weather will rev our creative engines a bit more. Let's hope!
Til then, I will go to the coffee shop and then insane. Ha, get it? eh? eh? Oh dear...
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