Naming a band is an act of concentrated creative expression. Since 2010, Square Pig in a Round Hole has been rewarding five favorite band names each week. Winners are (usually) listed alphabetically.
Selection is wholly unscientific and subject to whim, with a bias toward wordplay, humor, and local flavor. In most cases, I won’t know anything about the bands at the time of selection. Thanks to the Stranger’s Everout nightlife listings for abundant source material!
This week, I was the guest on episode 150 of Tilting at Windmills, a production of Not A Pipe Publishing. Hosts Chrys and Benjamin Gorman talked with me about my latest fantasy novel DEEP RIVER RISING, cozy romantasies, neighborhood cats, golf-course lightning, the existence of Hell, and fighting fascism with small ideas that grow. Watch it on YouTube HERE or find your favorite way to listen HERE.
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Avoid
Remove the object from a transitive verb, and it becomes general advice. Avoid what? All of it.
Dirty Verbs
All-purpose euphemism for when you stub your toe or watch the news in front of small children.
Frank Futility
Mild-mannered alter ego of the superhero Captain Pointless.
Greet Death
When the inevitable comes to call, welcome it like an old friend.
Little Angry
A bit more than just disappointed. Miffed. Irked. Vexed.
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Karen Eisenbrey 