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Arthur  Jarvinen:  WordWorks




This page includes links to some of my word pieces and written works, most of which are  in a humorous vein.
More on the way...


SEMITE TIMES
Nothing to do with Jews and Arabs. It's entertainment for the palindrome-obsessed and shows up as a sideline in The Invisible Guy.

IN SEARCH OF THE SIMANTRON
A relatively brief historical/musicological article I wrote for newmusicbox.org, about a simple percussion instrument used in the Eastern church since the Byzantine era.

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING, CRYPTO-PORNO-GRAPHER
An anagrammatic adult entertainment

LOVESONG
A program note for interpretation

EIGHT STORIES FOR, ABOUT, AND APROPOS RANDY
Brief reminiscences in memory of my friend, the composer Randy Hostetler. Published on the Livingroom.org web site.

BOARD GAME (BORED GAME)
A word score for a conceptual game of strategy, posted on Matthew Easton's Sublunar site, along with his proposed game board as well as some interesting word scores of his own.

THE CRUCIFONE HOME MARTYR SYSTEM
An advertising brochure

THE FRONT LINES, Or the Miss Adventures Of Mr. Reed Baxtory
Experimental fiction

Hmmm...
Some fun one liners

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN YOGA
Bogus archaeology