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Milieu
\meel-YUH; meel-YOO \ , noun;
Origin:
Milieu is from French, from Old French, from mi , "middle" (from Latin medius ) + lieu , "place" (from Latin locus ).
Word Ladder #1 Solutions
* hands
lands
lanes
wanes
wants
waits
writs
grits
grips
gripe
grope
grove
* glove* denotes start & end words
Letter to Myselves
From Loveroot
You can be hurt
because you want too much;
because in your face it says:
love me, nurture me;
because in your teeth it says:
sugar flows to us;
because in your tongue it says:
drive in the spike.
You can be hurt
because you care too much
because your ribs swing out like shutters
& your heart
glows like a night light.
You can be hurt
because you need too much
because your skin comes off in streamers
& your veins
twang like guitar strings.
You can be hurt that way.
You made your head
a wind tunnel for death.
You made your womb
the world’s confessional.
You made your heart
a lump of burning clay.
You, me–
we can be hurt that way.
~ Erica Mann Jong ~
Vellicate
\VEL-i-keyt \ , verb;
Origin:
Vellicate relates to the Latin vellicare , "to twitch."
WORD LADDER #1
An easy one for a holiday. Enjoy and remember solutions will be posted tomorrow.
Foudroyant
\foo-DROI-uhnt \ , adjective;
Origin:
Foudroyant is adapted from the French foudroyer , "to strike with lightning."
Kith
\KITH \ , noun;
Origin:
Kith finds its origin in the Old English cunnan , "to know." Can and other English words stem from the same source.
How many writers out there have said or thought the following:
I just don’t have the time to write…
It’s probably safe to say that the majority of writers have faced that hurdle (and probably in a hundred different ways).
A great tool for rousing our inner writer is sometimes just the process of writing anything. Sure, most of us would LOVE to be able to finish a novel after eons of penning slumber but we all know that is certainly an exception to the rule.
The first site to debut on our newest column, Un·Sty·Me, can hopefully help those of us trying to stumble our way out of a writing block.
Without further ado: MYKUWorld: The Poetry as Conversation Social Network.
Before the groaning begins – YES, it is considered a “social network”. You WILL actually be responding to real people AND there is a catch. You have to respond to people in haiku or condensed four-line poetic form only.
(For those that need a refresher: Poetic Form – Haiku)
On MYKUWorld, there are writers and poets of every level so there is no pressure to create poetic perfection. Instead, it aims to be what haiku is supposed to be, meditative, pensive, and ultimately inspiring.
It’s a great resource to get the creative ideas moving after a period of silence. Try it. You might be surprised.
Yeah, This is the band that I got the name from. Deal with it. 
Susurration
\soo-suh-RAY-shun \ , noun;
Origin:
Susurration is from Late Latin susurratio , from Latin susurrare , "to whisper, to mutter," from susurrus , "a whispering, a muttering."
Myrmidon
\MUR-muh-don; -duhn \ , noun;
Origin:
Myrmidon derives from Greek Myrmidones , a warlike people of ancient Thessaly.
Original Puzzle:
JKCD ZJN AFHCV WO SFRQFONV FD QNFQCN AJF JKBN OFRNZJWYM ZF OKP KYV SKYZ KYV ZJN FZJNH JKCD AJF JKBN YFZJWYM ZF OKP KYV ENNQ FY OKPWYM WZ
- HFINHZ DHFOZ –
Solution:
HALF THE WORLD IS COMPOSED OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AND CAN’T, AND THE OTHER HALF WHO HAVE NOTHING TO SAY AND KEEP ON SAYING IT.
ROBERT FROST
Cipher:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
W V L F K O Q R B H A U G E S Y P M C X Z D I J N T
Pleonasm
\PLEE-uh-naz-uhm \ , noun;
Origin:
Pleonasm is from Greek pleonasmos , from pleon , "greater, more."
