Who knew a word could have so many ys? Let alone a z! Here at Lit & Love, we’re stockpiling words in an effort to celebrate and expand our vocabulary. Every Wednesday we post a word we love: words we discover in our readings, words we stumble across in our conversations, or sometimes words that we just like the sound… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Syzygy
In the crazy events of the past couple weeks, I think we could all use a little more solicitude. Here at Lit & Love, we’re stockpiling words in an effort to celebrate and expand our vocabulary. Every Wednesday we post a word we love: words we discover in our readings, words we stumble across in our conversations, or sometimes words… Continue reading Word Nerd: Solicitude
Happy Friday, writers! This week, I’ve been going through my journals trying to pick up some of the pieces of old writing. I have random, (surely) excellent lines scribbled all over some of its pages, and I wanted to pick one for today’s freewrite. There is such value in scribbling down the odd perfect line as it… Continue reading Freewrite Friday: Pieces/Parts
Here at Lit & Love, we’re stockpiling words in an effort to celebrate and expand our vocabulary. Every Wednesday we post a word we love: words we discover in our readings, words we stumble across in our conversations, or sometimes words that we just like the sound of. How can you get in on the fun? We encourage you to… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Punctilious
It can be easy to read someone else’s writing, be it a book, essay, or poem, and be blown away by their talent. It can be even easier to read that and think, Wow, I’ll never be that at ease with words. Why bother? Lest you think that sitting and spewing forth words is easy,… Continue reading Writing is Work
“Jessica’s ebullience for blogging and writing inspired all her friends to start their own creative projects.” Here at Lit & Love, we’re stockpiling words in an effort to celebrate and expand our vocabulary. Every Wednesday we post a word we love: words we discover in our readings, words we stumble across in our conversations, or sometimes words that we just… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Ebullience
“Sleeping Beauty’s voice was mellifluous and sonorous, but Maleficent’s was not.” Here at Lit & Love, we’re stockpiling words in an effort to celebrate and expand our vocabulary. Every Wednesday we post a word we love: words we discover in our readings, words we stumble across in our conversations, or sometimes words that we just like the sound of. How… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Mellifluous
To wrap up wedding week, I was thinking about all the ways that love presents itself to us over time. This isn’t quite a poem and it’s nowhere near a finished piece (more like a piece of a piece), but sometimes a freewrite is just a freewrite and it takes whatever form it wants until… Continue reading Freewrite Friday- Witnessing Love
Now Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore makes a little bit more sense 🙂 Here at Lit & Love, we’re stockpiling words in an effort to celebrate and expand our vocabulary. Every Wednesday we post a word we love: words we discover in our readings, words we stumble across in our conversations, or sometimes words that we just like the sound… Continue reading Word Nerd Wednesday: Penumbra
Title: Written on the Body Author: Jeanette Winterson Publication Date: 1993 Genre: Literary Fiction Rating: 6 out of 5 hearts In honor of wedding week, I’m sharing one of my very favorite books, as well as one of my biggest literary influences with you today. Jeanette Winterson is a goddess among writers when it comes to depicting raw emotion. I fully… Continue reading My Favorite Love Story: Written on the Body
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