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Word Play

Unabashedly punny and anagrammatic, my father did not withhold this side of his wit in his novel. The new Lilliput is a world filled with scazpops, zingpups, fezerdicks, snickdids, paynetakitors, zangnuts, estibelobs, Nitpooperlers, popweezers, scatchmanmond, moronsnidge, Scakadors, sharis, disthedons, crinkplunks, … Continue reading

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Lilliputian Handshakes

The Donkgop filed down the stairway followed by the men of State. Upon reaching the ground he showed me his right hand which I perceived to be bound thickly in bandages. He also turned around to show me a pillow … Continue reading

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The first time I completely read the manuscript copy of my father’s book, There’s a New Shuffle in Lilliput, I was surprised at how topical it was. I had heard about it and read pieces of it when I was … Continue reading

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