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Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Cephalopodish at TerraNullius (Italy)

More than a year ago I posted about some tiny stories starring cephalopods. Though I've written quite a few miniature stories of late, I haven't sent them out, and so it's entirely to the credit of Italian poet Alessandra Bava that these appear in Italy's TerraNullius. I love being asked. Thank you, Alessandra.

Need octopi and cuttlefish in your day? Jump in here.

What's that? That's the w-shaped eye of a cuttlefish looking at you, courtesy of Wikipedia.
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3 comments:

  1. scott g.f.bailey6:07 PM, February 09, 2016

    The clerihew was very funny. Pontoppidan is a funny name.

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  2. Jeff2:26 AM, February 11, 2016

    This is weird, wonderful fun.

    A few years ago, I over-researched the octopus for a bit of light verse. The speculative debates about the nature of their consciousness and intelligence are (and this is a word I use sparingly) fascinating.

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Alas, I must once again remind large numbers of Chinese salesmen and other worldwide peddlers that if they fall into the Gulf of Spam, they will be eaten by roaming Balrogs. The rest of you, lovers of grace, poetry, and horses (nod to Yeats--you do not have to be fond of horses), feel free to leave fascinating missives and curious arguments.