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Word of the Day

September 30, 2015

Word of the Day – Spanghew

Spanghew (v) span-g-huw To throw (violently) in the air. Specifically (apparently) to fling a toad or…

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Literature

September 30, 2015

Shelley Jackson’s Ineradicable Stain

Oh how I wish I'd discovered this sooner. A short story consisting of 2095 words…

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Discussion and Recommendations

September 29, 2015

The Stephen King Companion

Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror . Whether or not you're a reader…

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Word of the Day

September 29, 2015

Word of the Day – Mnemonic

Mnemonic (adj) ni-mon-ik Assisting or intended to assist the memory. (noun) Something intended to assist the…

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Children's Literature Literature

September 28, 2015

The Children’s Laureate

Did you know there was a Children's Laureate? Nor me but I do now. The…

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Word of the Day

September 28, 2015

Word of the Day – Revivify

Revivify (v) ri-viv-uh-fuy To restore to life; give new life to; revive; reanimate. Another lovely word,…

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Word of the Day

September 24, 2015

Word of the Day – Emmenagogue

Emmenagogue (n) uh-men-uh-gawg A medicine or procedure that promotes menstrual discharge. I have no idea why or…

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Word of the Day

September 22, 2015

Word of the Day – Syzygy

Syzygy (n) sihz-ih-djee Astronomy; an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either…

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Discussion and Recommendations

September 21, 2015

Anthropodermic Bibliopegy

The art of binding books in human skin. Yes that's right, human skin; it's not…

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Word of the Day

September 21, 2015

Word of the Day – Degust

Degust (v) dih-guhst To taste (something) carefully to appreciate it fully. To nibble or sip something in…

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