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Again with the name

Doubtful this will ever be seen by those most in need of it, but nevertheless here’s a hopefully helpful primer to those new to guff, me, and the weird moniker…

Proper spelling: Kafkaesquí

Spelling I live with in this ASCII world: Kafkaesqui

Insultingly incorrect: Kafkaesque

Other wrong forms: Kafkaski; Kakfaesqui

Versions I’ve awarded points for: Kafkaesquirrel; Kafkafkaf

Preferred diminutive: Kaf

Despised shortening: Kafka (Gah!)

Pet name permitted by (any) current female companion: Kaffie

Miscellaneous handles through the years: K, Key

Disavowed epithet: Kofi

Origins: Obviously the name Kafka plays a part, but one might trace it to the sort of cruelty which leads to names like Moonbeam and Herman.

For more on the topic, see here, here, here, here and here.