Dr. Metablog

Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).

Our New Neighbor

Our new neighbor is a white-haired woman, seventy-five or eighty years old.  She has fair, wrinkled skin, uses lots of cosmetics, and dresses conservatively.  She carries a cane.

On the inside of her right ankle, she sports a faded red and black tattoo of Mickey Mouse. 

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