Let’s bid a fond and fervent farewell to February in the manner to which we have all become accustomed – making a plan for spring cleaning a...
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Utter Zoo
wokes
February 27, 2025
cover for The Utter Zoo (Meredith Press, 1967), the reviewers preferred edition Edward Gorey's The Utter Zoo is arguably the most ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
wokes
February 25, 2025
In 1963 a man with a penchant for fur coats and chuck Taylors published a small, square book, small enough to be held by childish hand and a...
Monday, February 24, 2025
Happy Edward Gorey Week!
wokes
February 24, 2025
The icy tingle-touch of Edward Gorey’s influence is inescapable. This past Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of Gorey's birth, and t...
My family’s curious correspondence with Edward Gorey
wokes
February 24, 2025
Edward Gorey's friends apparently called him "Ted". But, in our family, he was always "Mr. Gorey". My father chanced...
Friday, February 21, 2025
Ethics Gradient – This Week’s Links
wokes
February 21, 2025
Currently stuck in the disconcerting liminal space formed between reaching the part of the year where the days are flying past at a dizzying...