Tag Archives: linguistics

No Homo

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Doctor Quack

I told a story to a friend: “This past autumn, I went camping out by Bishop Pass: a rocky and inhospitable ridge in the Sierra Nevada whose landscape is as grizzly and striking as it is cold and indifferent.  The autumn leaves … Continue reading →

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Lacanian Paradise

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Doctor Quack

I am neither a psychologist nor a theologian.  But like you and everybody else throughout human history, I do my best to make sense of it all.  Your best is all one can really ask for, since we are born … Continue reading →

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Loss for Words

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Doctor Quack

“Words cannot describe…” “I’m struggling to find the right words…” “Words fail me…” “It’s hard to explain…” The experience of being unable to verbalize a thought, sensation, or experience is terrifying to me, and I’ll tell you why: it reminds … Continue reading →

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Cjefrydź Pol Czedźman

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Doctor Quack

I’ve decided if I ever become a famous novelist, I’m going to publish under the pseudonym Cjefrydź Pol Czedźman. My initials will be Cj.P.Cz. This is how I derive the name: Jeffrey Paul Hayman Taking the sounds of “Jeffrey Paul … Continue reading →

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