Tag: david nihill

#thiswritinglife

A shaggy dog story. An example of great storytelling. Listen for the rhythm, the steadily increasing peaks, perfectly paced punchlines with namedrops that increase in importance, and then the biggest punchline and the biggest laugh at the end, so well earned. Something for all storytellers to learn here.

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Lagniappe Sunday

Fun watch. Alert readers will remember Kate Shugak in Anchorage with a nearly empty fridge making a cold ramen salad sans seasoning packet with mayo, mustard, sesame oil, chili oil, and a bunch of asparagus that was almost but not quite past edibility. Yum. (h/t RobR) Maxwell was the daughter of a British media mogul…

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