Mrs. Wilkinson was a tall slender older woman with wide hips and a dirndl-skirted robin-brown-and-red plaid dress. She had only slightly faded auburn hair, even in what…… Read more “From my youth”

I love word origins, or “etymologies”.  They tell us more about the full meaning of words and often paint a more vivid picture. I often take words for…… Read more “Defiled”