Could this be a picture of things to come in our society? The business of psychiatry has changed just a bit. Grief is now big business, and Jonathon is an employee of it. He is a Taker. It is his job to listen and take in and listen to all the grief that ails his…
Would you eat a bomb or a bombe for dessert? Would you enjoy your picnic by a born, a borne, or a bourne? You bought a donkey. Did you purchase a borough, a burro, or a burrow? The robbers stole all of the gold bars from the vault. Did they steal bouillon or bullion? bomb,…
An oxymoron is a figure of speech made up of words that usually have completely opposite meanings. As a writer, you can create a character that has a tendency to use oxymorons in his or her speech. Even though oxymorons are pretty much self-explanatory, I will elaborate a bit on each one. I’m not saying…
Homonyms are confusing enough, but there is another category of confusing words: contronyms. With contronyms, each word is its own antonym. When you offer someone an apology, are you saying sorry or are you defending what you have done? When you bolt down a chair, it stays put. But you can bolt from a fight?…
Would you eat soup from a bole, boll, or bowl? Would you be put to sleep listening to a boar, Boer, boor, or bore? Would a vicious dog bight you, bite you, or byte you? bight, bite, byte A bight is a the middle part of a rope. It is a curve, specifically the curved part of…
If you could surf the Internet with your brain, if the thoughts and memories of others were an open book to you, what would you do? Would you be able to handle it without losing your mind? Remember Nick Hall from Mind’s Eye? Everyone has been led to believe that he is dead, but in…
Mind’s Eye is an intense science fiction/technothriller that you will keep you on the edge of your seat. Or maybe you will wear ruts in the floor from pacing while reading. Will the technological advances in this book really happen one day? And if they do, will there be an evil mastermind behind them? Nick…
Would you ring a bell or a belle to let everyone know dinner was ready? Do the waves in the sea bellow or billow? Did the bank robbers use a biretta or a Beretta when they robbed the bank? Would they berry or bury their treasure? bell, belle A bell is a hollow musical instrument, with a clapper hung…
We all studied the lost colony of Roanoke as part of history class when we were in school. I honestly don’t remember much about it. I remember that Virginia Dare, the first child born in the New World, was born in this colony. By this little girl’s third birthday, the entire colony had disappeared. Where…
Would a be or a bee sting you? Is the area right next to a seashore a beach or a beech? Would you eat a beat or a beet? Do you drink a beer or a bier? be, bee Be has many definitions. One of the meanings of be is to take place, happen, or occur. The wedding…
