Phictions

From "The Watchers of the Night" by James Thurber:

As for the lure of alliteration, from Piers Plowman through Pride and Prejudice and The Pit and the Pendulum to Peyton Place there are hundreds, if you want to lie there hunting titles.

Peter Pan
The Pickwick Papers
The Pied Piper
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pirates of Penzance
The Prince and the Pauper
The Princess and the Pea
Rumpole and the Primrose Path

Hrm. I don't think I can list anymore without resorting to such lowbrow cheats as PMS Pinafore or The Possibility of Peeing.

The "Miracle" of James Thurber

From "The Porcupines in the Artichokes" by James Thurber:

I myself have found, or rather my wife has found, that you can sometimes keep writers from fighting by getting them into some kind of pencil-and-paper games. You could say, for example, "There are thirty-seven given names and nicknames, male and female, in the word 'miracle.' I want you all to see how many you can find." This almost always takes up a good hour, during which the writers are mercifully silent.

M I R A C L E

Ali Alice Ami/Amie Ari

Cal Cari Carl Carlie Carmel Celia

Clair/Claire/Clare Clem

Earl Elam Eli Elia Elric Emil Eric Erica

Ima Ira

Lacie Lea Lear/Lir Li Liam Lira

Mac Macie Mali Marc Marcel Marcie Marie

Mel Mia Mic Mica Mila Mira

Rae Ric