12-08-12: "Hypermnesia"
Hypermnesia: "Abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past."
Hypermnesia: "Abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past."
Tamale: "Cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed."
Nobby: "Cleverly stylish; chic, smart."
Connive: "To engage in secret scheming: To conspire."
Cloche: "A woman's close-fitting hat usually with deep rounded crown and narrow brim."
Hotdogging: "To perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner"
Campestral: "Of or relating to fields or open country"
Scumble: "To make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush."
Cathexis: "The investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea"
Famish: "To suffer severely from hunger."
Hortative: "giving exhortation : serving to advise or warn"
Vapid: "Lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : flat, dull"
"Sederunt" - A prolonged sitting (as for discussion)
I've started a new exercise where, every morning, I take the Merriam-Webster Word Of The Day and use it to inspire a one page scene. My goal is a) to do it in under 30 minutes and b) to try and pack as much of a story into a single page as possible.
Let's see how I do, eh?