On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two Magic Rubs

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five John McPhees…

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees …

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven long-point sharpeners,

six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees…

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight one-em dashes,

seven long-point sharpeners,

six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees…

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine comma shakers,

eight one-em dashes,

seven long-point sharpeners,

six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees …

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten checkers Googling,

nine comma shakers,

eight one-em dashes,

seven long-point sharpeners,

six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees…

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven staplers stapling,

ten checkers Googling,

nine comma shakers,

eight one-em dashes,

seven long-point sharpeners,

six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees…

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve printers printing,

eleven staplers stapling,

ten checkers Googling,

nine comma shakers,

eight one-em dashes,

seven long-point sharpeners,

six Roger Angells,

five John McPhees …

four paper clips,

three Black Wings,

two Magic Rubs,

and a Webster’s and O.E.D.

Illustration by Arnie Levin.