Paté

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When Similes Go Bad
 

“Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté.”

—Margaret Atwood, novelist, from Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (2002) (Thanks to alert WORDsters Anu Garg and Tony Seton)

• Editorial Comment: A tasty read. With a nice cracker.









PeezPix by Ted Pease 

Paté in the Wild










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