Archives: Hex Libris

What’s in a Name?

I’m kind of proud of that little poem. And thanks to my wife Maggie for helping me riff on the current situation and come up with some gags.

Nor Iron Bars a Cage

I may be stretching it a bit with Oscar Wilde, because I believe he wrote Ballad of Reading Gaol after his release. Forgive my artistic license in pursuit of the joke. I knew Malory wrote in prison, but was unaware that Miguel de Cervantes wrote at least part of his opus while in prison for …

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No Rhyme or Reason

I think that’s enough Seussian rhyming for now. I was going to write this piece in that rhyme scheme, but I’ll spare you. Next time, it’s back to the Library for the ultimate showdown.