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I am the author of Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing for Motherhood (Revell, 2007). I also edit a leadership magazine for MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers International) called Connections. And I am a freelance writer too, so I live life on both side of the writer's desk.
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defenestrationMy Dad introduced me to this word!
Defenestration, from the Latin de (from; out of) and fenestra (window or opening), is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year of 1618.[1]
In 2004, Merriam-Webster's dictionary users named "defenestration" as one of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year.[2]
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Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
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August 14, 2018
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80th Column: Verbal Oddities
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Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
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September 10, 2018
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How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
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Reconsidering the Thesaurus
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The Geeky, Cosmic, Philosophical History of "Multiverse"
May 23, 2018
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First Past the Post
May 1, 2017
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How and Where to Find Stories
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Why You Should Write Like a Jazz Musician Plays
June 27, 2018
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