Existential Ennui

Existential Ennui

Existential Ennui. Do you feel it? Does it exist? Holy Crap! I swear I never want to read the phrase again – I will gag if I see it in print. I will elect an out-of-this-world experience… for the perp who writes it. It’s become the most overdone word...
Word Games Can Be War Games

Word Games Can Be War Games

Are you enthralled in the current word/letter game fad Wordle? Do you play Scrabble? I don’t but a dear friend does. – Since I am a word nerd and most often accurate speller, let me offer some strategies to win the latter. I could ‘go pro’ with...
Seven Giggle-Worthy Words to Spur on Spring

Seven Giggle-Worthy Words to Spur on Spring

I don’t know about you, Constant Reader, but by this date I’m weary of dark and dank days. While I know intellectually that the days are getting longer, my serotonin levels can’t surmount what my eyes see. I need a boost from my word nerd...
Fairy Tale Terms Infuse My Prose

Fairy Tale Terms Infuse My Prose

Fairy tales and folktales, we grew up reading them – or listening to them when we were toddlers. They seemed mere amusement but often had political overtimes from their times (note the date included with each entry). Stories we grow up hearing take root in our...