Acrostic for Christmas and New Year

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3udfvflozvsaiha/acrostic37.pdf?dl=0

Like the last one, this has no holiday theme to it, but it's from a hilarious new book by a brilliant entertainer.

MC and HNY to all readers...

Solution to the December acrostic

"Growing up in Los Angeles, my best friend in grade school was this girl named Penny. She was an extrovert, a great kisser, and as I recall, a pretty good gymnast. At recess, she would drag me to the restroom just to watch her take a dump right next to the toilet."

Jen Beagin, Vacuum in the Dark

A. Jessica
B. Espionage
C. New York
D. Bosworth
E. Encampments
F. Asterwort
G. Gammer Gurton's needle
H. Index
I. No story
J. Vortex
K. Asgard
L. Camille Paglia
M. Utterly
N. Ushant
O. Megaflop
P. Into that good night
Q. Nest egg
R. Thursday
S. Heathrow
T. Erstwhile
U. Didact
V. Atheists
W. Rader
X. Kestrels

This book is good fun, telling the story of a house cleaner in Taos.

Acrostic for December

I've put this up so that American readers have it in time for Thanksgiving. It doesn't have a turkey theme, but it's good fun anyway.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tr6w5znwfmqainv/acrostic16.pdf?dl=0

Solution to the November acrostic

"The unfortunate truth is, rudeness is the human condition. We modern humans are a bunch of grasping, self-involved jerks, same as generations of humans before us. It's just that there are suddenly fewer constraints on our graspy, self-involved jerkhood than ever before."

Amy Alkon, I see rude people

A. Adjutant
B. Minor fifth
C. Young Sheldon
D. Andrew Johnson
E. Lubitsch
F. Kissing off
G. Observant
H. No future
I. Islets of Langerhans
J. Sheriff
K. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
L. Eurostar
M. Redgraves
N. Under threat
O. Drum majorette
P. Enhancement
Q. Possessives
R. Ever so
S. Out West
T. Phantom
U. Labour head
V. Eau

Amy Alkon styles herself "The Advice Goddess" and has a very active daily blog.

Acrostic for November

The quote this month is from a syndicated columnist who offers relationship advice based on ev. psych.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4cv17v2zyphvdba/acrostic20.pdf?dl=0

Solution to the October acrostic

"Allen's attitude toward sex always managed to raise my Puritan hackles, and I suspect he knew it. Deep in my heart I still yearned for a monogamous relationship with Neal, but if it wasn't possible, perhaps this arrangement held possibilities hitherto unknown in conventional patterns."

Carolyn Cassady, Off The Road

A. Canterbury tales
B. A nod's as good as a wink
C. Rapid
D. Oil paint
E. Le Corbusier
F. Yellow peril
G. Natty Bumppo
H. Campanile
I. Alain
J. Saint Stephen
K. Swelter
L. At the hop
M. Dealt
N. You wish
O. Orpington
P. Foxhunting
Q. Fahrenheit
R. Taskmaster
S. Heaviside
T. Estaminet
U. Run with it
V. Own kisses sin
W. Amnestied
X. Disenthrallment

In the quote, "Allen" is of course the beat poet Allen Ginsberg, who had a loose homosexual relationship with Carolyn Cassady's famous husband Neal. Her title, "Off The Road", is a contrast to Jack Kerouac's classic "On The Road".

Acrostic for October

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bni89us9db5fvfe/acrostic13.pdf?dl=0

This slightly racy quote is from a woman reluctantly but bravely coping with her famous husband's bisexuality, somewhat rolling the eyes in a wifely way, I think.