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Abattoir: (noun) a slaughterhouse Found in NOS4A2  by Joe Hill: "He began to scream incoherently--the sound of a cow in the abattoir...

Portentous:  (adjective) Ominous " I could be dead,  she thought in a hollow, portentous voice" NOS4A2  by Joe Hill It makes m...

Recently I have been reading Joe Hill .  First I read Horns   which has been made into a movie . Horns  is a strange story about a man...

Visit other writers participating in IWSG at Alex Cavanaugh's blog . NaNoWriMo .  This will be my fifth year participating, and I...

Mandala:  from the Sanskrit word meaning disk or circle, mandalas are a form of spiritual artwork that use a circular shape as their overall...

Dross:  noun, something regarded as worthless; rubbish

barnesandnoble.com I just finished reading Insurgent  by Veronica Roth.  I liked the book.  It was an easy read and had some exciting m...