Something Funny, Something True

Edgar Allan Poe’s Deliberately Meta Writing Process for Maximum Spook

How Poe purposefully set out to make “The Raven” evoke gothic melancholia — with no creative flights of fancy involved.

Published on Something Funny, Something True • Oct 29

A brief update

Taking a little break

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

A Guide to Understanding Corporate Employee Jargon (For Bosses!)

How to decipher your inferiors' confusing shorthand.

Sep 26 • 

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The Summer I Turned Thirty

a recap of May-August reading and writing

Sep 13 • 

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Wild for Austen and Devoney Looser: Book Review and Writer Showcase

A combo installment, a four-star review along with the 12th in a series of summer interviews.

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

Writer Showcase: Shannon Sanders' Best Work

A summer interview series, volume 11.

Aug 26 • 

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Writer Showcase: Karen Swallow Prior's Best Work

A summer interview series, volume 10.

Aug 19 • 

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Book Review: You Have a Calling by Karen Swallow Prior

A five-star review of a quick and satisfying read.

Aug 18 • 

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Writer Showcase: Ruth Buchanan's Best Work

A summer interview series, volume 9.

Aug 12 • 

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Writer Showcase: Melody Schwarting's Best Work

A summer interview series, volume 8.

Aug 5 • 

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The ordeal of knowing and being known

Our quirks will not die with us. Those who loved us will remember them.

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

Writer Showcase: Rachel Darnall's Best Work

A summer interview series, volume 7.

Jul 23 • 

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