I have been pounding on a workbook for writing memoir, trying to nudge, prod, and forcefully shape it into the vision I have of it in my mind. Visions not inspired by light, recreational drugs can be grueling task masters. However, pouring through my own old writings can produce “finds” of which I remember the […]
Zeal Gone Too Far
When I started the A to Z this year I switched my topic from a focused topic to a the far-ranging exploration of thoughts, feelings, and ideas that zip around in my head as something more than a fleeting thought. I think it is most appropriate to wrap up this a to z writing challenge […]
Y and Y Not
Y Chromosome Initially I was going to write this post about the Y chromosome, and have some fun talking about how the Y Chromosome is a defective X chromosome, but that really isn’t nice and I know that guys don’t like women joking about the size of their y chromosome. Actually the Y chromosome is […]
Xenos: Stranger, Guest, or Host
The Greek word xenos means stranger, guest, or host. Most people, from my experience, are not acquainted with this full meaning of the word, but only with the use of the word combined with the word phobia as xenophobia. Phobia means fear. Defining people through fear is not healthy. Stranger, guest, or host – these […]
Of Words and Water
I thought I was running out of words, meaning I was running out of inspiration for the last few A to Z challenge entries. Then I wandered over to Nilanjana Bose‘s Entry for the letter W on A to Z on water. Thanks to the world being such a large place spinning through space, I […]
Words Beginning with V Can Be Vexing
I ran through a lot of “V-words” attempting to find the perfect subject for this A to Z post. But I did not really want to launch in a veritable linguistic exercise in the nuance of word choice and change through time for words so easily misunderstood and misdefinined. Vermillon The rabbit hole I spiraled […]