13 September 2024

Portrait of Burns by Alexander Nasmyth, 1787, Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Dear Humans,

Today we’re going to create some beautiful similes. Metaphors and similes are like a human superpower. We take two seemingly unrelated things and insist that they are alike in certain ways.

And the best metaphors are like a breath of fresh air. Because they convince us that the world is a little more than we thought. Perhaps this world is more than just the flesh and blood where like things are alike. Perhaps there’s another world of the mind where unalike things are connected in deep and meaningful ways. 

Or perhaps we can create such a world. One simile at a time.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt


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