ALTHOUGH I STILL CAN’T SIT for very long, I am happy to report that the end of my seven-year writer’s block came last July (albeit with the death of a close friend). But I will know that it’s really ended…
Tag: creating
Making stuff: up, real, and nicely.
Words to Bring Back: “Adduce”
– Definition: v.t. To present for proof or consideration, as an example; cite; allege. – Used in a sentence: Rod Serling could have saved himself a couple of seconds per episode if he had only prefaced his Twilight Zone introductions…
We’re trapped in linguistic constructs… all that is, is metaphor.”
—Robert Anton Wilson
Words to Bring Back: “Chary”
– Definition: adj. cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something. – Used in a sentence: Due to long experience, my cat is no longer chary of taking his arthritis medicine. – Why: I suppose you could always use the synonymic…
Words To Bring Back: “Redolent”
– Definition: adj. 1. strongly reminiscent or suggestive of 2. fragrant or sweet-smelling – Used in a sentence: This halvah is redolent of faded rose-petals. – Why: One can never have too many adjectives for describing the senses.
Unless you are at home in the metaphor, you are not safe anywhere.”
— Robert Frost
Words To Bring Back: “Desultory”
– Definition: adj. marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose – Used in a sentence: Except for my relatively brief writing career, my life has been a desultory yet full one. – Why: I think it characterizes much…
Death steals everything except our stories.”
— Jim Harrison
Metaphoraging Roundup: 2018
IF A GOOD FRIEND HADN’T died this year and cured me of a years-long writer’s block, I wouldn’t be posting this. But he did, so I am, proffering 2018’s Top 10 Viewed Pages and Posts at this writing: 1. Home…
Eats: Freeform Chicken Meatballs with Carrots and Yogurt Sauce
THIS COMES FROM EPICURIOUS.COM, A foodie website whose daily emails are proffered hand-in-glove with that other Conde Nast staple, Bon Appetit. Their recipes are a something of a cut above basic cookery, just challenging enough to stretch your fledgling cook-wings…
Words To Bring Back: “Trenchant”
– Definition: adj. 1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style. 2. sharply perceptive – Used in a sentence: What we need is more trenchant male characters, unlike Peter Jackson’s Aragorn or the ubiquitous “Bumbling Dad.”. – Why: These are…
Points of Honor, Literary and Otherwise
– STUFFING SENTENCES TO JUST UNDER their carrying capacity. – Never starting a blog post with “I.” – Writing exactly to required or desired length. – Being there on time. – Repeating verbatim anything someone wants said to another. –…