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Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Massachusetts Poetry

Brittle and Emily

Peanut Brittle, Part 2: The Poetry of Brittle Did Emily Dickinson ever eat peanut brittle? Our interest in Emily Dickinson and her relationship to peanut brittle was inspired when Sally the Intern gifted the WLBOTT Literary Society with the complete works of Dickinson. We have great respect for Emily Dickinson, the way she played with […]

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Adventures of the Elders Curated Absurdity Massachusetts

Elder JimZim’s Challenge

WLBOTT Corporate HQ received the following email from Elder JimZim this afternoon: Challenge Accepted! We called an “All Hands On Deck[1]” to the WLBOTT staff of graphic artists. We fed them Elder JimZim’s verbatim email. [1] Mandatory unpaid overtime Some good results, but lacked a certain WLBOTT flair. Perch to the Rescue We’ve mentioned that […]

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Heros Massachusetts Scholarship/Erudition Will there be a buffet?

Saints and Strangers: The Mayflower Voyage

Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?A: Pilgrims As we were crafting the tale of Babusia Bott, the first Bott to come to America, we weren’t able to find much (i.e. any) information about her twine-constructed sailing vessels (because it’s not real). However, we can assume that her voyage had […]