Sol Luckman I know, I know, your summer reading list stack is as high as your—well, it’s pretty darn high. I know, I know, given the world’s overwhelming problems, you can’t spare a second to read anything besides SERIOUS NONFICTION. I know, I know, you’re an ADULT now, and joke books, like Trix, are for … Continue reading
Sol Luckman Were you aware that a fetish (n.) is anything, such as the stock market, falsely believed by primitive peoples to possess divine, magical or supernatural qualities? Did you know that disclosure (n.) is when they finally tell us everything and nothing changes? THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY, winner of the 2017 National Indie Excellence Award for Humor, defines these terms this way—so they … Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sol Luckman Email: snoozereviews@fastmail.fm Website: http://www.CrowRising.com Award-winning novelist receives major recognition as a humorist from the 11th Annual 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards! The 11th Annual 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards recognized Sol Luckman’s wickedly lighthearted book of satire, THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY: A SPIRITED GLOSSARY FOR THE LITTLE DEVIL IN YOU, as the winner in the category … Continue reading
Sol Luckman From THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY … shadow side: (n.) self you encounter when you do not look in the mirror. http://www.crowrising.com/the-angels-dictionary “If you’re in need of some conscious, fun, and thought-provoking wordplay then you might start with THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY. Warning: reader may experience symptoms of higher consciousness, greater clarity, and general merriment.” Brendan D. … Continue reading
Sol Luckman From THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY … entanglement: (n.) quantum physics term for when the sheets wrap around two bodies in space. http://www.crowrising.com/the-angels-dictionary “If you’re in need of some conscious, fun, and thought-provoking wordplay then you might start with THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY. Warning: reader may experience symptoms of higher consciousness, greater clarity, and general merriment.” … Continue reading
Sol Luckman Of all the anthologized American literature I devoured in my high school English classes, none stuck in my mind quite like, or quite as long as, Ambrose Bierce’s wickedly satirical masterpiece, THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY. Putting aside any pretense to conformity or prudishness on my part, I’m the first to admit this deliciously warped … Continue reading
Sol Luckman From THE ANGEL’S DICTIONARY … genetically modified organism (GMO): (n.) member of the public who has regularly consumed the biotech industry’s food products. http://www.crowrising.com/the-angels-dictionary In this offbeat dictionary for coming to terms with modern culture (or lack thereof), politics (so-called) and life (such as it is), I endeavor to reinvigorate satire to prove … Continue reading
