I guess I was out sick that day in kindergarten when they taught the whole, “actions speak louder than words,” lesson because throughout my whole life I have grappled with–and have been burned by–the difference that exists between peoples’ words and their actions.
Maybe it is because I am a writer and a poet that I [...]

Yes it’s true.  I love them.  I collect them.  I savor them.  I pour over them.  You can find evidence of this in a previous post on The Sweet Sound of Words.  In fact, I love words so much that I can sometimes lose hours reading the dictionary.  And not just the English dictionary, now [...]

I love words
I love putting them together in combinations that illicit
thought
laughter
tears
love
anger
dreams
hope
grief
I love a delicious string of alliteration
“…into winter wonderland we wander…”
I love a clever turn of meaning
And I love the delightful sound of words rolling of my tongue
garbanzo
carbuncle
rutabaga
gadunga
cantankerous
quixotic
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg (its totally a word, I promise!)
What are your favorite words to say or write or look at [...]