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ASK DR. BOLI.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 27, 2023. 2 comments.

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WHEN I AM DEAD.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 26, 2023. 2 comments.

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BING, CAN YOU WRITE ME A HAIKU?

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 24, 2023. 2 comments.

You want a haiku?
Go ask some snotty sixth-grader.
I have better things to do than sit around and count syllables all day, you know.

(Of course this is science fiction. In real life, Bing does not have access to a Monarch Pioneer.)

A CENTURY AND A HALF OF THE TYPEWRITER.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 23, 2023. 2 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is the Woodstock. The Christian Science Monitor article has not yet appeared on the Monitor’s site; it is in the weekly print edition.

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SOUTH WIND.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 20, 2023. 2 comments.

A fresh breeze blowing from the south
brings spring along upon its wings.
My trash cans end up in the street again.

ANOTHER EXPERIMENT IN ENGLISH HAIKU.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 19, 2023. 2 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is an Underwood Rhythm Touch standard, with a new ribbon that is perhaps a little too inky.

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A MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO HAIKU.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 15, 2023. 2 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal HH, the ugliest typewriter in the world.

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A HAIKU VALENTINE.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 14, 2023. One comment.

Red hearts, red roses
and candies in a red box?
No, I get haiku.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR OUR HAIKU CONTRACTOR.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 13, 2023. 2 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Smith-Corona Sterling.

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ANOTHER POSSIBILITY FOR HAIKU FORM.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 12, 2023. 2 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal Quiet De Luxe with Elite type and a purple ribbon.

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