This is a tale of a student who was given the task of presenting the elders with a proposition. He went back into the forest and chose to dally for weeks instead of preparing his work for the elders.
More weeks went by. He made no progress whatsoever on his proposal. Didn’t even think about it.
When […]
This issue's word:
Dally
verb ( -lies, -lied)
1 act or move slowly : workers were loafing, dallying, or goofing off.
2 have a casual romantic or sexual liaison with someone : he should stop dallying with movie stars.
3 show a casual interest in something, without committing oneself seriously
This issue's writings:
DaveTheGrinch ponders Dante's Inferno and a day in the office /
waxieus ruminates about how dragons can interfere with homework /
Chad Calease contemplates wardrobes working either against or in favor of the dally-er /
David Browne muses on artwork, earlobes and a biopsy or two /
Steve Bachman investigates lepidopterology and SuperCheap Brand Plump Raisins /
Ed Eibel reflects upon two Chinas separated by a thousand missiles /
Alan Baxter deliberates when SMS and pregnancy collide /
Dally
A Dally With DemocracyThe result of last weekend’s presidential election was going to be scary no matter what.
Taiwan elected just its fourth president since martial law was lifted in the late 80’s by Chiang Lin-guo. Chiang Lin-guo’s father, Chiang Kai-sheck was a dictator of the Republic of China for much of the twentieth century and has left a […]
More on Dally
The Love Song of D. Dilbert Dally»
Let us go then, you and I
Wistful evening spread out against the sky
A patient etherized at my desk;
Let us go, through office halls
Motivational art adorns eggshell walls
To meeting rooms rendered like cheap hotels
Neutral tones to avoid feet on shells
Essential debate in tedious argument
Of insidious intent
To lead you to an overwhelming question …
Oh, I dare you […]
A Laundry List Of Dally»
dallying is gateway to in-between moments
bleating sounds of action skidding mud on routine’s spotless floors
scuffed shoes
dally is not fast or slow
holes in knees
dallying is present tense not past or future
wind under kites dally them upwards
punctuation, capitalization, these do not dally. they are their own requirements responsible for creating also their own economies
those economies are deemed […]
Late Night Self-Help»
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Testing, testing. One, two, three.
I am speaking into my brand-new mini digital voice recorder. It’s a nano-technology wonder and comes highly recommended by Dr. Evans R. McCovery himself. I know this because I read about it over the shoulder of an attractive fellow commuter on the number seven train last week. She’s a cute red-headed […]
Fables Of The Procrastination»
Riding The Neo-Impressionist Bandwagon»
These waning days of my time here in Amsterdam have necessitated a frenzy of tourist action and interaction. Living in the same place for longer than one month is all that is required to shed the mantle of the tourist and don the cloak of resident superiority. Being a resident also means dallying to visit […]
Being Late»
‘Come on, Sally!’
Sally grimaced, which only delayed the application of eyeliner even further. ‘Stop hassling me!’ she barked.
There was silence from the other room, pregnant with the promise of further hassle any second.
‘We’ll be late.’
There it was. He just could not help himself. Sally took a deep breath and let it out with a collection […]
