CRAIG CONLEY (Prof. Oddfellow) is recognized by Encarta as “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation.” He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly, a “monk for the modern age” by George Parker, and “a true Renaissance man of the modern era, diving headfirst into comprehensive, open-minded study of realms obscured or merely obscure” by Clint Marsh. An eccentric scholar, Conley’s ideas are often decades ahead of their time. He invented the concept of the “virtual pet” in 1980, fifteen years before the debut of the popular “Tamagotchi” in Japan. His virtual pet, actually a rare flower, still thrives and has reached an incomprehensible size. Conley’s website is OneLetterWords.com.
"I am loving your posts on Tumblr plus your description of your Blog quoting J. Paul Bogartte. This left me feeling like I had found a feast of new resources to explore in my love of words and the wonder at their power in creating new worlds...then I found your books on Amazon and your Weblog. So With all these words I am trying to say Thank You so much for sharing your truly amazing work and journey with all of us." —GrannysArt
Here is the Reward King; may rewards be yours. From The Garden of the Little Lame Princess by Myrtle Jamison Trachsel and illustrated by L. J. Bridgman, 1927.
It was Edward Gorey who said, "On any road may sit a toad." If you meet a giant one today, may it offer sage advice. From Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna Handbook.