Why Write?
If you’re asking yourself that question, then the answer is likely: because you’re a writer.
For writers, the act of committing words to paper (or screen) is not a choice but a compulsion that cannot (and should not) be quelled…
Category: communication
V & E Words: Renewal
V&E Voice of the Voiceless Series providing the definition and etymology of keywords for the renewal of your body, mind, and spirit. Exploring the relationship between language and personal wellness. First in the series I will look at the word: Renewal.
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Alfa Ramirez is pursuing her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Digital Cinema Arts at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri,…
Contraries
Without contraries is no progres- sion. Attraction and repulsion, rea- son and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence. From these contraries spring what the… Read more “Contraries”
You are not a mess, you are vulnerable
“You are not a mess
You are brave for trying”
Vulnerability is noble, but it’s not easy. The war-torn path behind me indicates I have made many messes and many mistakes, but is that such a bad thing? Or do the courageous and brave get confused with the meek?
How to Manage Research
Matter Writing made this helpful post on managing research for writing. She has helped me organize myself (I still have a long way to go!) but the… Read more “How to Manage Research”
The Oxymoronic Rhetoric of Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign manager’s use of the term “alternative facts” has spurred sales of Orwell’s dystopian fiction 1984 and reminded us why words matter. Source: The Oxymoronic… Read more “The Oxymoronic Rhetoric of Donald Trump”
Vessels, Inducers, Blissers and/or Pushers
I was doing some research for a post on ASMR and found The Unnamed Feeling a blog about ASMR, and I found this list of “Vessels” really interesting, so I had… Read more “Vessels, Inducers, Blissers and/or Pushers”
vehemence & emergence 