I apologize for once finding this list online but being unable to locate and credit it now. I knew a few of these little-known definitions—not many. I’m not sure … [Read More...]

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I apologize for once finding this list online but being unable to locate and credit it now. I knew a few of these little-known definitions—not many. I’m not sure … [Read More...]
Laughter is when our diaphragm rhythmically contracts, producing audible sounds responding to humorous events. Jokes, riddles, one-liners, and puns are verbal treats … [Read More...]

We like to laugh and need to laugh. It takes fewer facial muscles to smile than frown. We love seeing babies laugh, chortle, wheeze and roll until tears squeeze from … [Read More...]

Well, not literally, but it might be nice if they were. Then, we could change varieties and flavors to match the ideas we want to express. An idiom is a group of … [Read More...]

By choice, I’m writing about something besides COVID or other unsettling news. I’m grateful to be able to write again, so some jarring effects that freeze creative … [Read More...]

At age five, exploring my Great Aunt’s Pearl’s farm on the Oregon coast one summer, I somehow got locked inside her pen of prize peacocks. They were beautiful. I … [Read More...]
