Eric Mayer begins one of his delightful essays in E-Ditto #8 [PDF file]:
Clark Ashton Smith had a way with words, mostly words I have never heard of.
Not only is the exploration of Smith’s rich fictional vocabulary well worth reading, I found it incredibly satisyfing that Smith’s purple prose would be discussed in an e-zine that graphically imitates Eric’s old dittoed fanzine, where the text is literally purple.
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Hey, you gave me a shock. Didn’t expect to see E-Ditto in a headline. Thanks very much for the mention.