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Poetry For Fiction Writers, Part I: What Not To Read

Posted on March 25, 2018 by MishaBurnett

This series of articles will be focusing on poetry strictly as an aid for developing a fiction author’s feel for composition and rhythm with an eye for producing more readable prose. Consequently, I will be discussing different forms on the … Continue reading →

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That is not dead which can eternal lie…

Posted on January 18, 2018 by MishaBurnett

Perhaps it was the smoke on the horizon that turned the setting sun into a dropped blood orange, or perhaps it was the pus-slimed wound in the his side, but the King was coughing–quietly, almost apologetically, a diametric opposite from … Continue reading →

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You Won’t Understand A Word That’s In It But You’ll Write It All Again Before You Die

Posted on December 26, 2017 by MishaBurnett

I’m going to rant here. Fantastic literature is not the “easy setting”. The particular spark that set me off today was an argument about The Last Jedi, but it’s an issue that has bothered me for a while now. Fiction … Continue reading →

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This Ugly Little War

Posted on June 18, 2017 by MishaBurnett

Recently, during a discussion regarding the new Wonder Woman film, a comment was made: Let me put it this way: I write a beautiful poem all about how we should nuke New York. The poem is lovely. Gorgeous. The language … Continue reading →

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Enough With This Genre Foolishness Already

Posted on March 13, 2017 by MishaBurnett

Lately I have been seeing some discussion regarding the subject of Genre that has grown acrimonious, with people whom I like and admire on various sides of the question. I’m not going to link to any of the posts because … Continue reading →

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Frank settled down in the Valley, hung his wild years on a nail he drove through his wife’s forehead

Posted on December 18, 2016 by MishaBurnett

“Some things are so small that you don’t notice them. Others are so big you run right into them before you know what they are.” –Samuel Delany, Einstein Intersection Imagine that you and a group of friends have been in … Continue reading →

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No more sonnets.

Posted on August 26, 2016 by MishaBurnett

Not “no more sonnets ever”, but I’m not going to finish my 31 in 31 days.  Just got overwhelming after a while. Still my favorite poetic form, though.

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Some Notes Towards A Meta-epistemological Manifesto

Posted on August 23, 2016 by MishaBurnett

I had an epiphany today. I have always mistrusted the concept of genre.  It has seemed to me to be both a hobble and a crutch.  By which I mean that by accepting a specific genre designation an author restricted … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 22, 2016 by MishaBurnett

Mr. Mephistopheles, dressed in red Wrote a letter to The Times He considered carefully what he said And mailed it with two shiny dimes Miss Antigone, pretty young thing Hung herself on the telegraph wire For seven days they let … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 21, 2016 by MishaBurnett

Everybody walks in the Kingdom of the Ants Everybody dances on Butterfly Hill Turn around bend down pull up your pants Run as fast as you can and now stand still Nobody wants to be the last in line Turn … Continue reading →

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