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Favorite Word of the Week - 6 April 24

Ah, yes, my good and dear friends. I have a fun word this week: ineluctable G’Kar thinks Garibaldi has ineluctable logic. (Babylon 5 “Comes the Inquisitor”) 😏

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Favorite Word of the Week - 30 Mar 24

I’ve always loved Calvin and Hobbes, so when this word appeared in one of Bill Watterson’s comic strips, it perfection! And of course, I had to memorize such a lovely line. Here – have fun: Calvin and Hobbes (March 19, 1992) trenchant – caustic or cutting 😏

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Favorite Word of the Week - 23 Mar 24

Today’s word! Ready for it? abrogate It means to formally abolish or annul an agreement or law (in case you don’t want to click the link 😉 ). And since this is truly a favorite word, out of curiosity I checked, and it is found in several of my books. 😏

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It is Finally Finished!

Yes, you heard right! The fourth book in the Sword’s Edge Chronicles, tentatively entitled The Reluctant King, is finally done! Now to send to beta readers, then polish it, then send to the copy editor, then recheck everything because, you know, typos are worse than roaches at surviving anything and everything, then finally—it will be ready. Interested in my attempts at a blurb? I hope so,…

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Favorite Word of the Week - 16 Mar 24

Waaaay in the past I posted the lovely word petrichor. While talking with my granddaughter recently, we discussed how we both loved soil, and then our conversation meandered to the smell after the rain. I told her it was called petrichor. So my rabbit-trail brain went on to talk about the word biblichor—that lovely smell of old books. This word cannot be found in dictionaries (or at least not…

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Favorite Word of the Week - 9 Mar 24

Ah, I see sophistry practiced quite a bit. Very often by my students when they’re trying to get out of something or just get around me somehow. Kids aren’t the only ones who are good at being sophists though. Any stories you care to share about someone who tried it on with you? 🧐

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Favorite Word of the Week - 2 Mar 24

This is an obscure word, and I don’t know whether I adore it for that reason or not, but I just do: clough Want to guess what it means before clicking the link? Are there any old, mostly unused words you treasure?

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Drum Roll and Fanfare!

I think I have a name for the fourth book of The Sword’s Edge Chronicles: Honest! Ready? Truly? Here we go… I hope you like it… The Reluctant King *bites nails* So do you like it? Yes, no, maybe so?

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Favorite Word of the Week - 24 Feb 24

This week’s word is arrogate. Ever know someone to muscle in and take over, or take credit for something? Do tell, without names, of course. 🤐

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Favorite Word of the Week - 17 Feb 24

Unyielding. Stubborn. Like a brick wall. Unchanging. That’s inexorable. Some things that are inexorable might be good, others bad. Can you think of anything in either category? 🤔

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Favorite Word of the Week - 10 Feb 24

So tell me, what is your favorite milieu? Do you like restful surroundings or something more exciting and upbeat? 🥳

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Favorite Word of the Week - 3 Feb 24

I guess tax season has me thinking a bit about finances. So here we go with a word related to money: pecuniary. 🤑

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Favorite Word of the Week - 27 Jan 24

And this week, I’m giving you a vile, shameful word: turpitude. I bet you can’t think of any situation or person which fits this word… 🧐

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Favorite Word of the Week - 20 Jan 24

Yes, I’m going to start up my old habit giving you some fantastic words that have tickled my fancy. This week’s word is crepuscular. It’s related to twilight, in case you don’t want to click the link. 😉 And I’m also giving you a two-fer. Here is another word with the same meaning: gloaming. 😎

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Go Ahead - Ask Me!

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Go home, Amazon, you're drunk!

Amazon sent me an email asking if I ever wondered if my reviews were getting noticed.Then they assured me that they are and to keep it up by reviewing more products.They then suggested I review my own book, Sword’s Edge. 🤣

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Entitled to Compensation

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