Obsolete Lexicographer’s Mark Of Dread “OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer, but if it is a good word and has no exact modern equivalent equally good, it is good enough for the good writer. Indeed, a writer’s attitude toward “obsolete” words is as true a measure of his literary ability as anything except…
Story-tellers Live Life Learning “A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls. Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well. And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.”–Ursula K….
Words of Wisdom Longer ago than it seems, I lost a very good friend and, in a rather casual manner, a mentor named Ron. Throughout his life, Ron had many jobs including multiple stints as a newspaper man. Towards the end, which came unexpectedly, he had just left a job as a managing editor in our small county paper that published twice a week. As is customary when we lose someone, thoughts of times past became the topic of numerous…