Category Archives: words
The Thrush and the Nightingale
OMG internet. After all these years, you can still surprise me. From the Auchinleck Manuscript – “one of the National Library of Scotland’s greatest treasures. Produced in London in the 1330s, it provides a unique insight into the English language … Continue reading
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For the Quote Box – English usage
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street. — E.B. White
The Oracle of Writing Prompts
The Writer’s Circle posted this prompt and the comments were a-mazing. my gut reaction:
E. L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow and the process of writing. Continue reading
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On the way to snibbles
Not technically snibbles, but I just like that word. Snibbles is (in common tongue)… Continue reading
