Word of the Week #64
The one day he was late, Sam’s tutor gave him a pecksniffian lecture about tardiness, even though she had never turned up to their meetings on time. pecksniffian (adjective) 1. Hypocritical, sanctimonious, pretentious and...
Monthly Archive: May 2014
Quote of the Week #63
“As a reader, I don’t feel a story has an obligation to make me happy. I want stories to show me a bigger world than the one I know.” -John Green
Word of the Week #63
To try and explain his date’s absence, Patrick came up with a cockamamie tale about aliens and dogs with no noses. cockamamie (adjective) 1. Absurd, foolish, outlandish, implausible, crazy, unrelated to reality.
Quote of the Week #62
“I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” -John Steinbeck
Word of the Week #62
There’s such a dearth of good horror movies in my local library. dearth (noun) 1. Lack, deficiency, scarce supply.
Creative Catastrophe- P
Population Peering. This week go and People Watch, because sometimes you find the craziest inspiration while watching people who don’t realize they’re being watched. Use that inspiration to write a story or a poem...
Word of the Week #61
There were many arborescent cracks in the pavement. arborescent (adjective) 1. Like a tree, resembling a tree, having many branches.
Quote of the Week #61
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” -Thomas Merton
