“Carrion Birds Wheeling Overhead”: New E-Verse Drink for the Summer: Introducing, the Black Sabbath
On my recent trek through Scotland I found myself seated in the back room of a small pub in the northeastern village of Huntly, in Aberdeenshire. I learned of the latest drink… Read More
Ernest Hilbert at Large
My publisher has always been attentive to developments, such as they are, in my writing career, such as it is, and kindly shares that information publicly in a most professional manner. Here… Read More
“I Don’t Know Why They Call this Stuff Hamburger Helper. It Does Just Fine by Itself, Huh?”: Everyone (in the US) Have a Great Fourth of July Weekend, from All of Us at E-Verse!
And don't blow your fingers off with fireworks!… Read More
Well, It’s a Start: The E-Verse Free Book Program Begins Small
After much planning, the first books in the E-Verse Free Book Program have landed on the shelf at Ants Pants cafe. These meager offerings will grow in time, and the peculiar range… Read More
Like Kitty Porn? Then Try Cute Overload!
Ridiculous, we know, but if you have some time to spare, Cute Overload is a website devoted to images that press the "awwwwww" button in us all.… Read More
Kraken Spiced Black Rum
We received no money for running this commercial, though we'd not mind being paid in rum. We've had a lot of nice summer nights drinking it neat. We also like giant octopuses… Read More
Thinking of Having Your Portrait Painted? Check out Gwenn Liberty Seemel
“Although her portraits might be of other people, stare at them long enough and you’ll find they have an interesting way of becoming as much about . . . her own hunger… Read More
“Slip Sliding Away”: The Future of Continents
We all know that plate tectonics cause the world's continents to move very slowly and reshape themselves. What was once a single mega-continent, Pangea, has since broken into the seven continents we… Read More
E-Verse Nets 36,000 Readers in February!
We're getting there! The goal is 50,000 readers by year's end. Please share E-Verse with friends, family, and enemies. … Read More
OK, so Narnia is East of Oz?: Dan Meth’s Fantasy Map
So, leave the Shire, go straight past Mordor, then turn right at Whoville. That will put you smack in the middle of Terabithia. Right? Ok, so keep south and you'll eventually hit… Read More
“If Resumes Included Stuff We Were Actually Proud Of”
Thanks to CollegeHumor.com for this one.… Read More
“No small perversion of language is needed to spin heroism out of an evening spent in a chair”: B.R. Myers Skewers Foodies and their Books
Steingarten tells of watching four people hold down a struggling, groaning pig for a full 20 minutes as it bled to death for his dinner. He calls the animal “a filthy beast… Read More
E-Verser Designer Jennifer Unveils her New Website: jenAWESOME!
Head over to Jennifer's new website to see her professional portfolio of corporate and fine art designs. Forward to anyone currently in the market for an excellent graphic designer who happens to… Read More
“What a beautiful Pussy you are!”: Poetry Tattoo!
E-Verser Penny sent in an image of her new tattoo, inspired by Edward Lear's famous and much-loved poem "Owl and the Pussycat."… Read More
This Ain’t Yer Grandma’s Knitting: Yarn Bombing!
E-Verser Cynthia introduces us to the world of Yarn Bombing. … Read More
“FREE BOOK!”: New Signs for E-Verse’s Free Books in the Cafe Program
E-Verse designer Jennifer displays the newly-minted signs for E-Verse's soon-to-be-launched free books program at Ants Pants Cafe. Stay tuned for more information as the program gets underway.… Read More
“I.E. Preppy, Punk, Nerd, Jock”: Casting Call Poster for Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Video
A terrible wave of nostalgia washes over me when I see this poster. Of course, at the time, I would have ignored it even if it were pressed upon me with the… Read More
A Very Happy Holiday: E-Verse Breaks 30,000 Unique Readers for the Month
And it shows no signs of stopping. Thanks for reading, everyone. You know who you are: you're stars! Have a fun and safe and happy holiday season. … Read More
Merry Christmas, Everyone
I'll bet this family is going to have a very merry Christmas. … Read More
Cruising for a Bruising? How about Angling for a Strangling? Or Aiming for a Laming? Ben Downing Sets Out to See How Many Ways We Can Say It
Ben Downing writes: Christopher Hitchens mentions in Hitch-22 that he and his friends once amused themselves by coming up with synonyms for "cruising for a bruising" (the four he names are "angling… Read More
E-Verse Climbs to 29,000 Readers this Month . . . Can 30,000 Be Far Away?
29,000 unique (in every sense of the word) readers so far this month. Let's see if we can't break 30,000 before Christmas!… Read More
“Harry Pooter?”: Damn You Autocorrect!
Technology should serve the body, not control the mind, or so William Burroughs once intoned in a Nike commercial. Lots of things intended to help us actually get in our way, like… Read More
“In this house we obey the laws of Thermodynamics!”: Like the Simpsons? Would You Like to Live in Their House? Now You Can!
Imagine living in the house where Homer throttles Bart, Lisa blows a sad song on her sax, and Marge tries to hold it all together. Now you can, if you've got a… Read More
Have a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving
From all of us at E-Verse. And remember: Even if your Thanksgiving doesn't look like this one (whose does?), be thankful for what you've got. … Read More
Man Makes Ridiculously Complicated Chart To Find Out Who Owns His Mortgage
Thanks to the Huffington Post for this one. … Read More
Lots of Quotes, Lots and Lots of Quotes
Entertaining and provocative quotes were an essential part of E-Verse Radio for the first seven or eight years, when it existed solely as an electronic mail newsletter. Our new format gives us… Read More
“I’m Almost as Old as Darth Vader”: A Long, Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Called the Early Eighties
My brother sent me a link to this series of photographs from the set of Empire Strikes Back, thirty years ago, courtesy of Vanity Fair. Everyone looks so young. If you do… Read More
Need a Cool Portrait of Your Dog? How about Your Horse? Check out HoofWoof!
E-Verse photographer Niamh takes excellent photos for weddings, portraits, or anything else. Please visit her website to find out more. … Read More