Quote: Imagination is More
I’m not sure whether Einstein would have enjoyed my writings, but I certainly like this quote.
Wednesday’s Word: Viand
Viand This is another uncommon word and again, I simply love the sound of it. It means food, or a piece of food. It’s usually used in the plural in the way we’d use foodstuffs or provisions. For example: The viands of the king were always abundant and delicious. The word comes to us, rather appropriately, …
Jammer and the Blade Excerpt
Here’s an excerpt from my novella, The Jammer and the Blade. The story is now available in ebook format at Amazon.com. If you’d like to be notified about this and other releases, be sure to sign up for my newsletter. This section is from the opening of the story: Sun li stared at the freshly cut arcoiris …
Wednesday’s Word: Predilection
Predilection. One of my favorite words (see what I did there?) Because it lets me talk about some of my Favorite Things! Check it out.
Books: Architecture for the Mind
A few years back I read the Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. If you haven’t read it, you might think it was a tragic, sad love story. It certainly is that, but it is also a book about architecture. The reference to the Paris cathedral is not just for the setting, you see. In this …
Wednesday’s Word: Welkin
Welkin This word means simply “sky” or “the heavens”. It is an antiquated word that descends from the Old English wolcen. I doubt you’ll get much practical use out of it, but it is occasionally used in the phrase, “the ringing of the welkin” to signal when something momentous is occurring or is about to occur. …
Quote: A Wise Old Owl
Here’s a little something one of my daughters recently shared with me. Whether or not you’ve heard it before, I thought it was worth passing on. Enjoy. A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we all …
Book Review: Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can’t say enough about what an enjoyable journey this was. The characters were vivid and charming, the plot brisk (once it got going), and the language and descriptions were superb. Phileas Fogg, the main character, proved “equal to the …
