Being part of the king’s court should be a dream job, right? Unfortunately, it wasn’t so for Hop-Frog and Tripetta. The king’s jester, Hop-Frog, was a dwarf and a cripple. Hop-Frog wasn’t the name with which he was christened; he was called that because of the way he moved around. Along with a female dwarf,…
Category: Words
Fiction Writing, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Mammothrept and Other Words That Describe People
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• •What words do you use to describe your character’s habits or traits? Does your character enjoy good food, drink, and other luxuries? Or maybe your character is a mean, sneaking coward. Even though your character is an adult, does he act like a spoiled brat? A bon viveur is a person who lives high and…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Reading, Vampire Fiction, Words
The Night Man Cometh – a Review
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Did You Know There’s a Word for That?
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• •Have you ever burst into laughter and not been able to quit? Have you ever experienced an afterclap or been knocked agroof? Are you acquainted with an alterocentric person? Do you have a cacoëthes? Would a person with cerebropathy need to be put in a mental institution? What is curglaff? Have you ever burst into laughter…
Action/Adventure, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Historical Fiction, New Words Learned, Words
Neespaugot: The Legend of the Indian’s Coin – a Review
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Idioms: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
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Yes, There’s a Word for That
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• •What is the word that describes being clumsy or unskilled with both hands? When you throw someone or something out of a window, what have you done? What are individuals who are involved in bribery and corruption known as? If you have coulrophobia, will you be going to see IT? ambisinistrous – A person who…
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Indicted to Innocents
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• •Would one be indicted or indited by a grand jury? If someone lacks good judgment and prudence, are they indiscreet or indiscrete? Is endless or unlimited space infinity or affinity? Is a person who is open and frank ingenious or ingenuous? indicted, indited Indicted is the act of a grand jury bringing a formal accusation…
Book Reviews, Dark Fiction, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Halloween Children – a Review
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• •Something eerie is going on at Stillbrook Apartments where Harris is the maintenance man. The bizarre and disturbing residents, screaming birds, strange noises and odors, an eerie abandoned unit—these all add up to make a chilling and oppressive atmosphere. I’m so glad that I don’t live there. This spooky tale is told by Harris and…