Missing Out: A Book of 101 Lipograms

So… what is a lipogram?

To put it simply, a lipogram is any kind of linguistic composition – from as short as a snappy paragraph, to as long as a Scandinavian saga – in which a basic, intrinsic factor (or what is usually thought of as a ‘basic, intrinsic factor’) is wilfully, consciously missing.

This small book contains a fascinating cornucopia of rhyming and non-rhyming curios... from haikus, to cinquains, to words on a postcard, to lists of instructions, to scraps from a diary, to various mini-portrayals of quirky protagonists, to philosophical musings on a myriad of random topics, finally culminating in a slightly grisly short story. And all of it having a basic, solitary factor in common; all of it missing that vital building-block of writing: all missing an ‘e’ – in any words, in any composition, at any point, from start to finish! 

So, just to clarify, to put this straight, to avoid any doubt, to allay any confusion: no ‘e’. At all. Full stop!