A Primer to the Freedom’s Hill Primer
Whether you’re visiting for the first time or just looking to make an informed deep dive into the Primer’s archive, these posts are a great place to start.
Word of the Day: Love
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary (Walter Neale, 1911), is love. The website www.etymonline.com has three paragraphs on the word: “Old English lufu ‘feeling of love; […]
Word of the Day: Gimcrack
Today’s word of the day, thanks to A Dictionary of the Language of Shakespeare by Swynfen Jervis (John Russell Smith, 1868, p. 143) is gimcrack. A gimcrack is, according to […]
Word of the Day: Advice
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Foolish Dictionary by Gideon Wurdz, is advice. Advice is a noun which, according to www.dictionary.com, means 1. “an opinion or recommendation offered […]
Word of the Day: Affable
Today’s word of the day, thanks to The Worth of Words by Dr. Ralcy Husted Bell (Grafton Press, 1902), is affable. According to www.dictionary.com, affable means “pleasantly easy to approach […]
Word of the Day: Gallimaufry
Today’s word of the day is gallimaufry, a noun meaning “a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley,” or “a ragout or hash,” according to www.dictionary.com. According to www.etymonline.com, the word first appeared […]
Onward: A Film Review
Have you ever wondered if magic and mythical creatures existed what would the world look like? Would it be a place of wonder and adventure? If humans did not exist, […]
Ballet Magnificat! A Hiding Place: Review
Imagine a summer painting that is full of color and bright lines. Now imagine that same painting but you know that the artist painted it at his rock bottom. Was […]
Word of the Day: Valediction
Today’s word of the day, thanks to WordGenius.com, is valediction, a noun that means “The action of saying farewell,” or “The word or phrase used to close out a letter […]
Book Review: A Tale of Magic
A Tale of Magic is a book written by the young writer, Chris Colfer. It is indeed what the title offers. It is a tale of magic, and the magical […]
Word of the Day: Chevalier
Today’s word of the day, thanks to Anu Garg’s A.Word.A.Day at the WordGenious website, is chevalier, which is a noun that means “A chivalrous man, one having qualities of courtesy, […]
Word of the Day: Bifurcate
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of WordThink.com, is bifurcate, a verb that means to “Divide into two branches or forks.” According to www.etymonline.com, the word entered the English language […]
The Rage of Dragons: A Review
Character is the crucible by which authors prove their mettle, and this is especially so with the fantasy genre. I am a fan of the genre but have found that […]