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September 14, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Finifugal

Finifugal Pronunciation adjective | [fan’ee-fyoo-gal] Definition Hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a

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July 26, 2016 book lists / Books

IMO… 12 Black Authors Everyone Should Read

A friend posted about a novel quiz he took and realized that he didn’t know any of the Black Authors.

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July 11, 2016 Books / Cookbooks / Monday Musings

A Thyme and Place Cookbook by Tricia Cohen & Lisa Graves

  Remember back in April when I went to the book launch for Ageless Women, Timeless Wisdom? Lisa Graves has

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June 8, 2016 Books / Chained Libraries

The Chained Library at Hereford Cathedral

As a history major in undergrad, and a book lover for more years than I care to count, finding the

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June 2, 2016 Language / Literary Arts Series / Literature / Words / Writing

Give A Lick: Literary Postage Stamps – Humorists Ogden Nash and James Thurber

What is the connection between Ogden Nash and James Thurber? Besides both being humorists, they published at The New Yorker during the

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May 25, 2016 Literature / Quote / Writing

Quote of the Day: Richard Wright

  The more closely the author thinks of why he wrote, the more he comes to regard his imagination as

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May 19, 2016 Character Development / Quote / Writing

Thursday Quote: Elizabeth Bowen

“Characters are not created by writers. They pre-exist and have to be found.” Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) What does this mean? 

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May 13, 2016 Character Development / Writing

“Them’s Fightin Words”: Fighting and Combat

 Fight. (v) Old English feohtan “to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win” (intransitive; class III strong

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