James Joyce photographed by Man Ray.
The Scriptorium Philosophia Substack written by "Hilarious Bookbinder" has Christmas stories in the latest issue, parodies of famous writers. Here is the James Joyce parody:
Snowrun sleighrun river crack with ice then came St. Nicholas before the bells but after the hooftrod down through Dublintown. Aye, but blown cold through the pub where Stephen Daedalus sat rapping for his pint.
—Well, says Joe, he’ll be down the chimney and all.
—What of? says Stephen, pay my five pound to the barman then?
—May ask for the English to leave as well.
The voice of Jenny behind, the lilt of a jig in 6/4 time, the loop, the warm soft joygush lickflow of the music sneaking past, invading. The hard notes behind the sound. Masters in This Hall on uilleann pipes.
—No, says Joe. The pack is the thing, all full of wallets, inkpots, olive branches, swords, daisies, Turkish lamps, knocker-uppers, buckshot, tin whistles, shiny Irish pennies, cakes and cream, puppies, beehives, medals for bravery, winedrunk from an auroch’s horn, wheels, keys, wax candles, stars plucked fresh from the firmament, oilskin coats, snails, Russian stamps, and tweed flatcaps.
—That so for gifts? says the barman. I’ll nae get paid afterall.
Tom again: I especially liked the Raymond Chandler and Scott Alexander parodies. There are also parodies of E.L. James, Cormac McCarthy, Tom Clancy, H.P. Lovecraft and Lee Child. The comments have parodies of Olivia Nuzzi and Philip Roth.







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