Tag Archives: satire

The Eternal Twain

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

“Little has changed since Mark Twain offered this assessment: ‘Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.’” (from Timothy Egan’s Opinionater blog post “The Mirthless Senate” in The New York Times.)

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New Words for Old Vices

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

FABULOSE, noun:  the spongy, puffy social tissue filled with tiny bubbles of hot air and styrofoam packing ‘monads.”  It thrives on a fertile compost of book reviews, celebrity talk-shows, workplace performance evaluations, and classroom assessments.  If dissected in a bright … Continue reading →

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The Scholar Fly

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

The Scholar Fly* At night, debating with his feet, he swears he wears six shoes. Behind his compound specs, his eyes are pink from booze, and unread footnotes tease him like a stoppered bottle. His face has yellowed from too … Continue reading →

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Two Thieves & A Yugo

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

XIII.— TWO THIEVES  &  A YUGO (a free translation) Two crooks were fighting over a stolen Yugo: one wanted to keep it, the other to sell it. While gun barrels itched in their holsters, while our heroes tried to psyche each … Continue reading →

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