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FIRE

Wild Word Friday! Harrison Summer Memories… I cannot site any linguistic source to back my claim, but I’m sure that one of the first words in any human language was FIRE. I can, however, cite a very ancient word that has come down to English through thousands of years nearly unchanged from the Indo-European language…

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KEMPY

Wild Word Friday! I’m a weaver. I’m not a great weaver, just a hobbyist, but I’m always amazed when the magic of a warped loom coaxes weft threads and yarns into lovely fabrics, and I’m always amazed when I think of those first weavers who came up with the idea of cloth. Wow. When I…

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GOBLIN!

Wild Word Friday! Do you remember when you were a kid and there was something absolutely delicious about being pretend-scared? Not truly afraid, just pretend-scared. When children go out to trick-or-treat, they dress up like monsters and GOBLINs and black cats and ghosts and pretend to be scary, and, when they come to our doors…

Oct. ’12 Book Winner!

Congratulations to SHARMA DARBY, who won our October 2012 Free Book – Ann H. Gabhart’s THE GIFTED. In answer to the question, “Are you a rule follower or a maverick,” Sharma tells us that she follows rules in some areas, but is her own person and does not follow fashion trends. I loved reading all…

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