EDWARD: Firstly, permit me to preface this recording with a personal statement. Yes, my little hobby here has been taken under the collective wing of Arkham Asylum, for now at least. After a round of stimulating discourse no doubt, my doctors have deemed it to be a positive use of my time. For some reason they see it as cathartic and a manner to keep my idle hands well occupied. I care not for their justifications; regardless, I would have raised merry bedlam had my toys been kept from me. Now, to business. Anonymous asks, "how does one make an interesting yet difficult riddle? I have tried to write my own, but they all come outto be too easy or have too many answer possibilities that I didn't realise until I tell the riddle."

Coming off the heels of an extended riddle-writing spell, I feel able to answer this question most lucidly. Contrary to expectation perhaps, I created those riddles all at once, rather than waiting for the solutions to come. As you may have noticed, my temperament deteriorated somewhat over the fortnight and that would have affected my efficacy. Next to which, who knew when all three strikes would be used, making the bell to toll for me? It would be a shame to waste a good riddle, even if it was that ridiculous Elliot doing the wasting. I was particularly pleased with the Cavalier Cavalier; the solution to which I gather Dr. Crane had a great deal of influence. While I prefer to avoid profanity in riddles as I do in life, this riddle required the application. It certainly led most of you down a garden path, did it not? The workings of a great riddle are deceptively complex. Why simply ask a question and receive a prompt, correct answer? That would destroy the joy of suspense.You want to avoid making riddles that are too easy; those are not enjoyable for either party. Riddles with other answers, well - let me expound upon that.

Humans have a way of making facts fit an answer, rather than the other way around. When they think of a feasible response, they will ignore the parts of a riddle that make their answer less than perfect. Which brings me to my next point. If 'nun' were indeed the correct answer, standing behind 'Chuck' would give the word 'chucknun'. Not 'nunchuck'. That would be standing before Chuck, dears, not behind. A thorough understanding of the pitfalls of the English syntax is required here, anonymous. You must want them to fall into your traps. You are getting closer to the real thing with having more than one response. You may need to tweak the language and subtly engineer the riddle towards the true answer and away from the others. Nothing too obvious, do not give yourself away. The art of the riddle, dear listener, is a delicate balance of intellect and poetry. If you show some promise, as you seem to, anonymous, then continue to work at it and you should see your skills improve.

Ah yes, one more thing. In closing, I would like to express my gratitude for all your efforts in ensuring my safe recovery. As I mentioned previously, I was fully confident that you would solve my riddles; nevertheless, thank you all for your assistance. You must have learned something from me after all. I would also like to add that your precious Dr. Crane did not withhold my missing glasses until I thanked you, despite how difficult it was to find the record button without them. Throughout this whole mess I have not been able to see a thing, and yet he keeps them from me... Where's that damnable button gone? Trying to teach some confounded lesson like his personal lab rat... Was that good enough, Crane?! Give me my glasses this instant!