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.
We're honored that Cyril the Sorcerercalligraphized a line of ours about magic words and chocolate: "Delight in the magic word as you speak or sing it, as you might savor a morsel of fine chocolate. —Craig Conley"
Not only does The Book That Casts No Reflection cast no reflection, but it sports a dapper mustache! It's by magician/inventor Gregg Webb, author of the out-of-print Book That Doesn't Exist. Not only do we admire Mr. Webb's book titles, but he hand-letters and profusely illustrates his works (even those that do not exist or no longer don't exist).