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The Word-Hoard: Pellmell
Pellmell adv. 1. In a disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner. 2. In a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, manner, etc. adj. 1. Indiscriminate; disorderly; confused.…
Jack Vance, Andre Norton, and Plot Hooking
Last week, back at the Bushi homeland, Gita wrote a piece about plotting, and Jordan of Anachronistic Robot posted an essay about short story structure. This got me…
The Witcher and the Tower of Mice
It’s been a while since I played The Witcher 3 for PC, and I imagine it’ll be some time before I’m able to go back to it. Was…
The Word-Hoard: Wain
Wain n. A wagon or cart. “Wain” seems to come from the old English wayn and the Dutch wagen. There are only so many words for “wagon” or “cart,”…
The Word-Hoard: Danae’s Shower
Danae’s shower phrase A rain of gold. So this particular entry in our lexivault actually isn’t a dictionary word or phrase, but I came across it while…
What’s the Rush?
I can’t recall where it was that I first came across the concept of “rushes” being strewn about the floor of a lord’s castle. It may very well…
The Word-Hoard: Aureate
Aureate adj. 1. Golden or gilded. 2. Brilliant; splendid. 3. Characterized by an ornate style of writing or speaking. “Aureate,” which derives from the Latin aurum, for “gold,”…
The Word-Hoard: Sward
Sward n. 1. A portion of ground covered with grass. 2. The grassy surface of land. Truth time – I’m a little embarrassed that I didn’t know…
Pendula
In the 3021st year of Zan, in the Century of the Great Boral Worm, in the Year of Holy Winds, the Blessed Lord of Space and Matter, keeping…
Can’t Wait Wednesday: Witch World
Recently I’ve noticed HP over at Every Day Should Be Tuesday doing these “Can’t Wait Wednesday” post things. Turns out it’s a weekly, multi-blog festival of a sort,…