Posts Tagged “stories”

lonesome animals

by JS on January 17, 2010

“We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say – and to feel – ‘Yes, that’s the way it is, (…)

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Working on blogs, not this one

by JS on February 24, 2008

I keep running across six word stories of various types. In the last week, I noticed Six Sells over on 37signals, referencing Stephen Dubner’s (one of the Freakonomics guys) call to “Write a six-word motto for the U.S. of A.” (…)

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I don’t think my new watch is morbid

by JS on December 18, 2007

I can see why, at first glance, it might seem that way. It is “the most accurate wristwatch you can buy” not because of the mechanism, but the philosophy: “the hour hand reads ‘remember’, the minute hand ‘you will die’”. (…)

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