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…
Set in the vast Bavarian forest in Germany, this story gave me the feeling that I was in the middle of an original Grimm’s fairy tale, not one of the innocent Disney versions where all the blood and gore have been taken out. Konrad and his mother lived on the edge of this forest. Full…
The eerie feel of autumn swoops in on the wings of birds and insects as they fly south for the winter on nature’s highways. Seasonal decorations grace the shelves of stores all around America, and the excited chatter of children turn from the latest toys to this year’s costumes. When the leaves fall and the…
In my historical novel Neespaugot: The Legend of the Indian’s Coin, Runinniduk, the Native American forefather of the story, is awarded one of the first coins minted in the New World for his help in translating the Holy Bible into Algonquian. Bearing the seal of Massachusetts Bay Colony, the coin is subsequently passed down from…
When you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop, are you caught out in a rainstorm of shoes? No, you are waiting for something to happen, something that you expect to happen. But what does waiting have to do with shoes? For the answer to this, we need to go back in time to manufacturing…
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…
What would inspire you to join the military in a time of war? Would anything? The Chords of War opens on 9/11, the same date that the Twin Towers were bombed. Max was ready to do away with himself because everything he held precious in his life had gone down the tubes. His band, the…
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…
Ellie the Wienerdog does not want to go in the water. Does she think that maybe the wild creatures swimming beneath the surface will gobble her up? Does she think that she will sink to the bottom of the lake and not be able to come back to the surface? Ellie the Wienerdog thinks that…
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…
