Abstruse
💡 Word of the Day - Abstruse 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: abstruse (adj) Pronunciation: /æbˈstrus/ Note: hard to understand; esoteric Example: In his letters to intimate friends we find happy home news alternating with the most profound and serious...
Abrogate
💡 Word of the Day - Abrogate 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: abrogate (v) Pronunciation: /ˈæb.rəʊ .geɪt/ Note: abolish by official action; to formally end a law or agreement Example: After the treaty was abrogated, tensions rose. Listen: (Click audio...
Abominate
💡 Word of the Day - Abominate 🎧 Listen to its pronunciation below👇👇👇 Word: abominate (v) Pronunciation: /əˈbɒməˌneɪt/ Note: to regard with intense loathing; detest Example: Drunkenness I abominate, Mr. Mulford, and I can tell you, short metre, that I will not stand...
Aberration
Word: aberration (n) Pronunciation: /ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ Note: deviation from a moral standard; a temporary change from normal behavior Example: In a moment of aberration, I gave her a call. Listen: (Click audio below to listen its Pronunciation) [sc_embed_player_template1...
Your Successes and Failures are in your Hands
Epictetus was a first century Greek-speaking Stoic philosopher. No one wakes up one morning as president or as a bum living on the streets. Yes, many bad things happen that are beyond our control, but ultimately our successes and failures are directly related to how...
Two New Releases Today from Author Friends
Two of my author friends have new releases--today!     Both are on sale for the launch. Only .99! Aaron Lazar's Devil's Spring is the third in his Bittersweet Hollow series (The first one, here, is free!) S J Crabb's Mr Perfect Life at Cornish Cottage is a "A...
The Frightening Stairs of Maruoka Castle in Fukui, Japan
We are in Japan for the New Year with the grandparents. My wife, Yumi, has a friend who recently opened a hair salon in Maruoka (about a thirty minute drive from Fukui City). We went for haircuts and conversation. After that, we went a few blocks to Maruoka Castle....
Free Books from Friends
The author's life can be a lonely life, but in this digital age, it is easy to find other lonely scribes. Here are a few writers I've been working with. They all have free books to offer. Take a look! Author: Aaron Paul Lazar | Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Romance Two...
How to Form Positive and Easy-to-Maintain Habits
The moment you learn about some new thing and you want to learn how to do that new thing, you are excited and ready to hit the ground running. That's called motivation and that's very healthy, but if you don't use that motivation to create viable and...
Metaphysics and The Super Hero Temporal
I received a question from a reader about The Temporal: As far as what I am curious about: The Temporal family. Catherine, Ian, Maro, etc - I'd like to know more about all of them and their gifts. Â What "force" determined that each of them would have a gift? And their...
Damn you, Carl Brooke, you have stolen my night away, I shall forever be in thine debt. I have also made my first purchase of your bundled books or letters as you call them, as I was ever content to read the books provided gratis to the general public. Foul villain of my sleep.