Approaches to writing two-sentence journal entries | De minimis non curat Lex
Methods for writing and organizing your two-sentence journal.| De minimis non curat Lex
Methods for writing and organizing your two-sentence journal.| De minimis non curat Lex
The website of Alexander B. Joy (or Lex Joy), writer and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature.| De minimis non curat Lex
Now that it has been officially announced, I can tell you all that my first book, Legend of the River King, will be published by Boss Fight Books next year! As of the 8th of this month, there is a Kickstarter campaign for people who want a digital or print copy before its wider commercial release in 2026. To my surprise (and delight), the campaign was fully funded in about four hours – though, of course, that enthusiastic reception is owed almost entirely to the large and loyal fan base Bos...| De minimis non curat Lex
Let's all pause to enjoy a cute little plasticine beetle.| De minimis non curat Lex
A selection of game manuals through the years that I've found memorable or appealing.| De minimis non curat Lex
A short selection of critical works that will make you a better writer.| De minimis non curat Lex
A conceptual recipe for capturing the flavor of boeuf bourguignon in hamburger form.| De minimis non curat Lex
Many forces conspire to ruin the internet nowadays, and paywalls are one of them. Here are three battle-tested methods for defeating these persistent nuisances:| De minimis non curat Lex
I’ve noticed an irksome grammatical construction among sports commentators that has been gaining currency over the past several years.1 When the commentator acknowledges a player’s skill or ability, with the intent of offering superlative praise, they say something in the vein of the following formula: “He’s as good as anybody.” It takes all kinds of forms. He’s as good a defender as anybody, for instance; they’re as strong an offense as any in the league, etc. And I hear it eve...| De minimis non curat Lex
I love when I stumble across poems that appear explicitly in conversation with one another. One such pairing is Rainer Maria Rilke's "Archaic Torso of Apollo" and James Wright's "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota." Since I haven't sought permission to reprint the poems, I'll only link to them here.| De minimis non curat Lex
Someone asked me recently why my always include my middle initial, ostensibly because its inclusion struck them as pretentious. That may be how it reads! Bu...| De minimis non curat Lex
The website of Alexander B. Joy (or Lex Joy), writer and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature.| De minimis non curat Lex
A new and evocative minimalist journal/diary format.| De minimis non curat Lex
