Short Stories: September 29, 2021 Issue [#10953]
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 This week: Armed with Words
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

"Be mindful when it comes to your words. A string of some that don't mean much to you, may stick with someone else for a lifetime."
~ Rachel Wolchin

"Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten."
~Unknown

"Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."
~ Rumi


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Letter from the editor

Words, phrases, and overall verbal and written communication can elicit a strong emotional response from the reader or listener. We use language to appeal to emotion in our everyday conversation. This week I'll share some interesting words and their meanings. I hope you enjoy discovering these words!

*Target2* Kintsugi
While this is not a word that might typically turn up in everyday language or writing, it's a favorite word of mine. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — a metaphor for embracing your flaws and imperfections.
If we all embraced Kintsugi as a philosophy, we could learn from our mistakes instead of denying them.

*Target2* Novalunosis
noun
The state of relaxation and wonderment experienced when gazing upon the stars.
Every time I experience novalunosis, I feel like my mind goes into a wonderous daze.

*Target2* Abscond
verb
To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection.
He absconded from the custody of the nurses who were escorting him from the hospital to the court.

*Target2* Saudade
noun
A nostalgic longing to be near again to someone or something that is distant, or that has been loved and then lost.
Saudade grabs me when I see the color turquoise, which brings me back to the clear warm water of the Kenyan ocean.

*Target2* Solivagant
adjective
Wandering alone.
It takes a true solivagant to drop everything for a solo backpacking trip in a foreign country.





Editor's Picks

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Moonlight of Echoes Open in new Window. (E)
Poem About Memories Using Syllabic Verse
#576550 by ♥HOOves♥ Author IconMail Icon


Speak soft my name Open in new Window. (13+)
Can Earth be given a voice? Not a children's poem.
#981541 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon


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My mother is a hooker Open in new Window. (13+)
She says she does it for the grandkids.
#1501281 by Ben Langhinrichs Author IconMail Icon


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The Magnitude of Stars Open in new Window. (E)
Drift into the Milky Way in this starry poem.
#518423 by Maryann Author IconMail Icon


 
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Seaweed Open in new Window. (E)
Can't think of any reason why seaweed shouldn't have a poem about it.
#2256999 by Adherennium - Maybe Writing? Author IconMail Icon


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Beyond the Grave Open in new Window. (13+)
Two boys disturb the dead. Winner of Dark Dreamscapes Poetry Contest, August 2021.
#2256994 by Beholden Author IconMail Icon

 
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