Dear Writers,

On the scale of Dr Seuss to Judith Butler, where are you on the scale of verbosity?

Butler, well-known for her impenetrable writing style, is a gender theorist and philosopher. So much so, she was awarded first prize in the annual Bad Writing Contest, by the scholarly journal Philosophy and Literature.

Yes, I have read Butler’s work, and yes fought migraines in the process. Most likely from the combination of her writing style and some of the concepts being so abstract, it was like being sucked into a space continuum vortex of unattainable high intelligence. The woman is intelligentsia!

Alas! Intelligence does not necessarily equal the capacity to communicate effectively.

Did I lose you?

Sorry about that.

How about some green eggs and ham, Sam?