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    Mixing the Ridiculous with the Sublime

    J. Timothy King Sat 21 Jul 2007 20:48
    mood | writing

    How do you tell a joke about something serious and make it funny? This is something I’ve been pondering lately, because I’m gearing up to write an epic story involving both drama and humour.1 It’s what my father called mixing the ridiculous with the sublime. Or rather, not mixing the ridiculous with the sublime. (Read more…)

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