TaunaLen
Subscriber since: June 2008
Location:
Tulsa,
OK
About Me
I am a lover of words, a gatherer of phrases, a reader of pages and a communicator of thoughts. I am absolutely amazed at the power, and beauty of words. I love to write, to read, and to talk.
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Favorite Word:
propinquityI am a cuddly person. I like a word that describes that nearness I enjoy so much.
Least Favorite Word:
boredomI think boredom is the product of a lazy mind. Hence, bored is an excuse. A person with an active imagination can always find a way to entertain oneself.
Favorite Quote:
"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make."
- Truman Capote
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
What's the Deal with "Auld Lang Syne"?
January 2, 2012
Celebrate the National Day on Writing
October 19, 2011
Books:
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
I DARE Say!
January 17, 2012
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
Fun:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Language:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Surveying the Mind-Boggling Diversity of American English
February 8, 2012
- 4 Comments
Language arts:
The Wild Kingdom of Animal Adjectives
January 31, 2012
Better Off Banished?
January 24, 2012
- 3 Comments
Libraries:
Love Your Librarian
September 26, 2011
- 4 Comments
"Get Your Geek On" at Public Libraries
November 19, 2010
- 9 Comments
Poetry:
Ducking Under the Caution Tape: Approachable Poems
January 30, 2012
- 3 Comments
Song of Myself: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom
May 30, 2011
- 4 Comments
Reading:
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Storytelling:
Type Casting
January 24, 2012
- 2 Comments
Shakespeare and the Hurricane
October 12, 2011
- 5 Comments
Usage:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Vote for the VT as Top Language Website!
December 23, 2011
Jamie McKenzie on Finding the Best Words
November 16, 2011
- 6 Comments
WordMasters:
WordMasters: Grade 7 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 7 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
Words:
"Downton Abbey": Tracking the Anachronisms
February 10, 2012
- 6 Comments
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
Writers:
"Not to Put Too Fine a Point Upon It": How Dickens Helped Shape the Lexicon
February 3, 2012
- 12 Comments
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