Hello Nameberries, I just bought a mini-calendar for next year entitled “The Gashlycrumb Tinies” by [name]Edward[/name] Gorey. [name]Do[/name] any of you like his work of wittily macabre illustrated books? I had to share some of the names and rhymes on the calendar. Most of the names are of a vintage style and the drawings accompanying them made me laugh out loud. Which names do you like? Enjoy!
A is for [name]Amy[/name] who fell down the stairs.
B is for [name]Basil[/name] assaulted by bears.
C is for [name]Clara[/name] who wasted away.
D is for [name]Desmond[/name] thrown out of a sleigh.
E is for [name]Ernest[/name] who choked on a peach.
F is for [name]Fanny[/name] sucked dry by a leech.
G is for [name]George[/name] smothered under a rug.
H is for [name]Hector[/name] done in by a thug.
I is for [name]Ida[/name] who drowned in a lake.
J is for [name]James[/name] who took lye by mistake.
K is for [name]Kate[/name] who was struck with an axe.
L is for [name]Leo[/name] who swallowed some tacks.
M is for [name]Maud[/name] who was swept out to sea.
N is for [name]Neville[/name] who died of ennui.
O is for [name]Olive[/name] run through with an awl.
P is for [name]Prue[/name] trampled flat in a brawl.
Q is for [name]Quentin[/name] who sank in a mire.
R is for [name]Rhoda[/name] consumed by a fire.
S is for [name]Susan[/name] who perished of fits.
T is for [name]Titus[/name] who flew into bits.
U is for [name]Una[/name] who slipped down a drain.
V is for [name]Victor[/name] squashed under a train.
W is for [name]Winnie[/name] embedded in ice.
X is for [name]Xerxes[/name] devoured by mice.
Y is for [name]Yorick[/name] whose head was knocked in.
Z is for [name]Zillah[/name] who drank too much gin.