Aliza Small is a Copywriter at Peacock, where she writes increasingly unhinged copy for brand campaigns, CRM, partnerships, Originals, and more. She has a B.A. in English from Tufts University and a Webby Award. As a comedy writer and performer, her work has been featured in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, many theaters and bars in New York City, The Second City, and quite a few synagogues. She lives in Los Angeles but won’t shut up about being from Chicago.
In order to fulfill the 300-word length requirement for this author bio, please enjoy an excerpt from The Canterbury Tales:
Experience, though noon auctoritee
Were in this world, is right ynogh for me
To speke of wo that is in mariage;
For, lordynges, sith I twelve yeer was of age,
Thonked be God that is eterne on lyve,
Housbondes at chirche dore I have had fyve --
If I so ofte myghte have ywedded bee --
And alle were worthy men in hir degree...Read More
Aliza Small is a Copywriter at Peacock, where she writes increasingly unhinged copy for brand campaigns, CRM, partnerships, Originals, and more. She has a B.A. in English from Tufts University and a Webby Award. As a comedy writer and performer, her work has been featured in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, many theaters and bars in New York City, The Second City, and quite a few synagogues. She lives in Los Angeles but won’t shut up about being from Chicago.
In order to fulfill the 300-word length requirement for this author bio, please enjoy an excerpt from The Canterbury Tales:
Experience, though noon auctoritee
Were in this world, is right ynogh for me
To speke of wo that is in mariage;
For, lordynges, sith I twelve yeer was of age,
Thonked be God that is eterne on lyve,
Housbondes at chirche dore I have had fyve --
If I so ofte myghte have ywedded bee --
And alle were worthy men in hir degree...
...But wel I woot, expres, withoute lye,
God bad us for to wexe and multiplye;
That gentil text kan I wel understonde.
Eek wel I woot, he seyde myn housbonde
Sholde lete fader and mooder and take to me.
But of no nombre mencion made he,
Of bigamye, or of octogamye;
Why sholde men thanne speke of it vileynye?
Lo, heere the wise kyng, daun Salomon;
I trowe he hadde wyves mo than oon.
As wolde God it leveful were unto me
To be refresshed half so ofte as he!
Which yifte of God hadde he for alle his wyvys!
No man hath swich that in this world alyve is...
...Yblessed be God that I have wedded fyve!
[Of whiche I have pyked out the beste,
Bothe of here nether purs and of here cheste.
Diverse scoles maken parfyt clerkes,
And diverse practyk in many sondry werkes
Maketh the werkman parfyt sekirly;
Of fyve husbondes scoleiyng am I.]
Welcome the sixte, whan that evere he shal.
For sothe, I wol nat kepe me chaast in al.
