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Veneer
Noun Definition: a thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material Example: The cabinet’s veneer hade chipped over time. Noun Definition: an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something’s true nature or feelings Example: Makima’s seductive veneer hid her manipulative nature. Verb Definition: cover or disguise (someone or something’s true nature) with an…
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Announcement
I know I’m on semi-hiatus but I just wanted to share: I have a Fiverr now! If you would like me to beta read and give a detailed report about your story, my services are available for a low price! I will also be available for writing gigs in the future, so if you ever…
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Bryologist
Noun Definition: a person who studies the branch of botany dealing with bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, lichens, etc.) Ex. The bryologists were stunned to find a new breed of moss growing at the site of the nuclear fallout.
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Announcement: Semi-Hiatus
Hello Everybody! Ms. Coconut here! I’ve decided to take a break on posting for the month of March. There are multiple reasons why I’ve decided to take this hiatus: I say “semi”-hiatus because I will be continuing the New Word Wednesdays posts throughout March. I have a large stockpile of words I want to share…
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Ship Dynamics I LOVE 4
I don’t own the image used in this. Good Parents Explanation: Simple and sweet. Two people who may or may not be married, heck, even be in a relationship within the story, who nonetheless are good parental figures to a third, younger character. The younger character doesn’t have to be biologically related to either of…
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Cockle
Noun Definition: a wrinkle; pucker Example: I ironed out a cockle in the fabric. Verb Definition: to rise in short, irregular waves Example: The water cockled as the wind blew it to and fro. Verb Definition: to contract into wrinkles Example: The paper cockled as it aged.
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Story Scrap: Love Across The Universe
A normal man and woman are soulmates. They meet and fall in love however tragedy strikes and one or both of them die. They’re both eventually reborn and despite their change in form are drawn to each other again. As they both cycle through their lives, their circumstances become increasingly extraordinary until in one incarnation,…
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Sight & Sound’s “David”
Back in November of 2022, my church took a trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to see Sight & Sound’s adaptation of the story of David.
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Story Scrap: The Broken Priestess
Based on “Broken Priestess” This takes place in a vaguely pre-Christian Germanic/Nordic tribal fantasy society. Each generation, a tribe selects its most galliant warrior to be chief. The warrior is then wedded to the priestess chosen by the gods. Their marriage is meant to be symbolic of the gods’ relationship to the people. Infidelity in…
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