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The Word-Hoard: Gulliver’s Travels
It’s a shame, but I think the term “classic literature” puts off a lot of readers. I know that for my part, I long considered “the classics” ponderous…
Jurgen the Clever
Owing to the intensity of starting a new job in a rushed situation, my reading of Witch World has been placed on hold. I have, however, been able to…
Doing Mobile SFF for Free!
On the most recent episode of Geek Gab, our hosts talked a little about reading and buying digital vs paper books. Of course it’s not a new discussion…
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,”…