Five Surreal Works of Fiction You Probably Haven’t Read… and Slaughterhouse-Five ‹ Literary Hub

Clip source: Five Surreal Works of Fiction You Probably Haven’t Read… and Slaughterhouse-Five ‹ Literary Hub Five Surreal Works of Fiction You Probably Haven’t Read… and Slaughterhouse-Five Isabel Waidner Recommends Megan Milks, Jess Arndt, Kurt Vonnegut, and MoreBy Isabel Waidner February 13, 2023 My novel, Sterling Karat Gold, performs the real-life effects of governmental control and state violence on marginalized people—and it does so by recruiting time travel and fleets of UFOs into it...

Summary of some interesting entries from the online dictionary of Symbols from University of Michigan

Sulfur as hellSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/sulfur.html Sulfur According to Christian legend, sulfur is associated with HELL and the Devil (Cooper, 1978), and is often referred to as brimstone. Up one level Back to document index ShadowSourceURL: http://websites.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/S/shadow.html ShadowWith light, the shadow is the Chinese yin and yang; shadows are often identified with a person...

A Summary and Analysis of Clarice Lispector’s ‘The Fifth Story’

‘The Fifth Story’ is a 1964 short story by the Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short-story writer Clarice Lispector (1920-77). In the story, a narrator describes how she prepared a recipe of sugar, flour, and plaster in order to get rid of a cockroach infestation. However, this simple event is described in five different ways, with the story gaining significance with each new telling of it. You can read ‘The Fifth Story’ here before proceeding to our summary and analysis of Lispec...

Five Act Structure: Definition, Origin, Examples, and Whether You Should Use It In Your Writing

Five Act Structure: Definition, Origin, Examples, and Whether You Should Use It In Your Writing by Joe Bunting | 3 Comments Five act structure is a method of structuring a story that has existed for centuries. But does it work? And more importantly, will it work for your story? In this article, we will learn the definition of the five act structure, explore its origins, look at popular examples, and talk about whether it’s actually useful as a story struc...

Set my Heart to Five - book review

Five finger symbolism in Islam

Birth order names

I’ve always loved birth order names like Quintina and Octavia, though most people no longer have such large families, nor do they use birth order names very often in most cultures. For whatever reason, Quint- names seem the most common. Unless otherwise noted, names ending in A and E are feminine; names ending in O, U, and consonants are masculine. U means "unisex." First: Abaka means "firstborn" in Akan. Adi (M) is Indonesian. Baako (U) means "firstborn child" in Akan. Berk...

Penrose Tiling and Phi - The Golden Ratio - 1.618

Φ About Contributors Resources Contact Store Site Map The Golden Ratio: Phi, 1.618Golden Ratio, Phi, 1.618, and Fibonacci in Math, Nature, Art, Design, Beauty and the Face. One source with over 100 articles and latest findings. Phi Design/Art Beauty/Face Life Math Geometry Markets/Gaming Cosmos Theology Blog You are here: Home / Geometry / Penrose Tiling and PhiPenrose Tiling and Phi May 13, 2012 by Gary Meisner 5 Comments Tiling in 5-fold symmetry was thought impossible! Areas can...