November 2018

November 23, 2018

Favorite Words vol. 2

Ignite Definition(s): to set afire. To subject to fire or intense heat. To set in motion. Saying something was set on fire is bland and uninteresting, but to say it was “ignited” has much greater power. This is a word that truly conveys the strength and impression of what a blaze is meant to be. Continue reading

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November 16, 2018

Roll With It

On Wednesday night, November 14th, I looked at the weather forecast for my tiny pocket of PA for the following day. It said there would be a “dusting” of snow in the morning, but that it would fade to rain/sleet by the afternoon and travel would potentially be dangerous later in the day. I was Continue reading

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November 9, 2018

Inaccurate

Historical films can be tricky for viewers – a fact I realized after watching the 1989 miniseries Cross of Fire, starring John Heard and Mel Harris, about the rape and murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephens, a prominent K.K.K. leader, in 1925. After viewing the film, my history teacher destroyed me by saying that Continue reading

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November 2, 2018

Most American

Welcoming November with a little poem…. So an atheist a future pastor an aspiring writer and a redhead are all sitting at a table playing Apples to Apples. The category was ‘American.’ The future pastor would decide. The atheist played ‘Freedom.’ The aspiring writer played, ‘The Electric Chair.’ The redhead played ‘Lucille Ball.’ All were Continue reading

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November 2018

Favorite Words vol. 2

Roll With It

Inaccurate

Most American