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Story Scrap: Separated At Birth
Triplets separated at birth. Each one has lived vastly different lives than the others. One was kept by their birth mother. They all meet by chance at the same high school.
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Subtle Names Based On Anime Characters Part 9
Here are some character name ideas based on anime characters. These are names that I think are subtle enough that they can be used on non-Japanese characters without a reader realizing that they’re named after an anime character. Some are western names, and others are Japanese but wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows outside of Japanese…
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Schlubby
Adj. Definition: poorly dressed, untidy, or unattractive Ex. Ken cited his friend’s schlubby looks as the reason why he couldn’t get a girlfriend.
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Inane
Adj. Definition: silly; stupid Ex. The babysitter found the cartoon inane, but she kept it on to keep the kids entertained.
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Quotidian
Adj. Definition: ordinary or everyday, especially when mundane Ex. While Alec was away at war, he missed the quotidian days of his life at home.
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Itinerant
Adj. Definition: traveling from place to place Ex. The itinerant farm laborers went wherever there was work.
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Peripatetic
Adj. Definition: traveling from place to place, in particular working or based in various places for relatively short periods Ex. The merchant’s job was peripatetic so that he could collect different kinds of merchandise. Noun Definition: an Aristotelian philosopher Ex. The peripatetic discussed logic with the young men.
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Ebullience
Noun Definition:high spirits; exhilaration; exuberance. Ex. The children’s ebullience at the Christmas party brought joy to their parents. Noun a boiling over; overflow. Ex. The ebullience from the pot put out the flames of the stove
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Attar
Noun Definition: a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals Ex. The perfumer prepared an attar from the flowers in the bride’s garden as a wedding gift.
The Writing Coconut
The place where a coconut shares their writing and ideas
The Writing Coconut 