Loca For Language

During the month of September, my husband and I watched all the remaining seasons of Californication.  If you have never seen the Showtime ...

Flight Behavior  by Barbara Kingsolver I love Barbara Kingsolver .  I have read many of her books, and they all amaze me.  Her use of la...

The Prompt: Write a column (opinion piece) that gets to the heart of how recent news stories about the justice system's response (or: t...

Sophistry:  noun, the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving Found in The Broken Teaglass  by Emily Arsen...

Carceral:  adjective, of or pertaining to prison Found in The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault: "Why does the word 'carceral...

Nebbish:  noun, a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive Found in The Broken Teaglass  b...