Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
About Me
- Kelley Heckart
- Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset photographs #24
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
daimyo
noun, dai·myo
\ˈdī-mē-ˌō, -(ˌ)myō\
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Definition of daimyo
plural daimyo or daimyos also daimio or daimios
: a Japanese
feudal baron
Variants of daimyo
also daimio play \ˈdī-mē-ˌō, -(ˌ)myō\
Origin of daimyo
Japanese daimyō
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
|
| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 08, 2016
Monday Musings: There is life in the desert
Most people think the desert is barren and devoid of any life.
I thought that was true until I moved to the desert. The abundance of plant and
animal life here astounded me. All you have to do is open your eyes and ears to
experience it.
Most mornings I awaken to the odd, rhythmic sound of a quail
calling to his family or the shrill calls of the very vocal grackle. I watch
humming birds buzz around my feeder, listen to mourning doves cooing. I see
rabbits, lizards, roadrunners, owls, bats, even snakes. Mocking birds often
fill the air with their “mocking” cries.
We just moved to a house that backs up to a wash and it is
full of life. Dozens of chipmunks live in burrows along the wash. They
socialize with their neighbors, the rabbits and birds. When a chipmunk senses
danger, it sends out a loud trilling noise to warn the other chipmunks.
On quiet nights, the chilling howls from coyotes ring out. When
I hear that sound, my skin prickles because it signifies they have caught
something.
We don’t have thick, luscious green pine trees here, but there
are numerous plants and trees that flourish without the need for much water. My
favorite is the palo verde tree. In the spring, its green branches sprout
yellow flowers. Its pods also provide food for the various animals.
Many types of cactus grow here in the desert. In spring,
beautiful flowers bloom among the sharp, menacing spines. Cactus wrens build
their nests in the cactus, probably for protection from predators.
Life is everywhere here. On the stark surface, beneath a
sweltering sun, it can be deceiving. But in the early hours of the morning and
just before sunset, the animals come out to gather food, rabbits and chipmunks scurry
from bush to bush, and the birds fill the air with their excited chatter. It’s
so serene and beautiful here in the desert I can’t imagine living anywhere
else.
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales
steeped in myth & magic.
Beauty may be the real beast.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
dago
noun, da·go
\ˈdā-(ˌ)gō\
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Definition of dago
plural dagos or dagoes
usually offensive
: a person of
Italian or Spanish birth or descent
See dago defined for English-language learners
Origin of dago
alteration of earlier diego, from Diego, a common
Spanish given name
First Known Use: 1832
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 01, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #23
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
daft
adjective \ˈdaft also ˈdäft\
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words
Simple Definition of daft
: strange often in a way that is funny
: crazy or foolish
Full Definition of daft
1
a : silly,
foolish
b : mad, insane
2
Scottish :
frivolously merry
daftly adverb
daftness play \ˈdaf(t)-nəs\ noun
Origin of daft
Middle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old
English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic
podobati to be fitting
First Known Use: 14th century
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 25, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #22
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
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| Beauty my be the real beast. |
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
daemon
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Definition of daemon
variant of demon
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona cloud formation photographs #22
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
dado
noun, da·do
\ˈdā-(ˌ)dō\
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Definition of dado
plural dadoes
1
a : the part of
a pedestal of a column above the base
b : the lower
part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced; also : the decoration adorning this part of a wall
2
: a rectangular
groove cut to make a joint in woodworking; specifically : one cut across the grain
Illustration of dado
Origin of dado
Italian, die, plinth
First Known Use: 1664
2 dado
verb, da·do
Definition of dado
Dadoed dadoing
transitive verb
1
: to provide
with a dado
2
a : to set into
a groove
b : to cut a
dado in (as a plank)
1881
First Known Use of dado
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 11, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona sunset photographs #21
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
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| Beauty my be the real beast. |
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 06, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
dabchick
noun dab·chick
\ˈdab-ˌchik\
Popularity: Bottom 20% of words
Definition of dabchick
: any of
several small grebes
Origin of dabchick
probably irregular from obsolete English dop to dive +
English chick
First Known Use: circa 1550
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 04, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona jet stream photographs
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth & magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
cavalla
noun ca·val·la
\kə-ˈva-lə\
Definition of cavalla
Popularity: Bottom
10% of words
plural ca·val·la or
ca·val·las
1
also ca·val·ly
\-ˈva-lē\ : any of various carangid fishes
2
: king mackerel
Origin of cavalla
Spanish caballa, a
fish, from Late Latin, mare, feminine of Latin caballus First Known Use: 1624
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, June 27, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona cloud formation photographs #21
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Weird Word Wednesday
cavalcade
noun cav·al·cade
\ˌka-vəl-ˈkād, ˈka-vəl-ˌ\
Simple Definition of
cavalcade
Popularity: Bottom
50% of words
: a line of riders,
vehicles, etc., moving along in the same direction
: a series of related
things
Full Definition of
cavalcade
1
a : a procession of riders or carriages
b : a procession of vehicles or ships
2
: a dramatic sequence or procession : series
Examples of cavalcade
The cavalcade arrived
at the hotel.
a cavalcade of
antique cars
a cavalcade of
natural disasters
Origin of cavalcade
French, ride on
horseback, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to go on horseback, from
Late Latin caballicare, from Latin
caballus horse; akin to Greek kaballeion horse, Middle Irish capall workhorse
First Known Use: 1644
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #20
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
|
| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Take Five With Author Kelley Heckart
My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Take Five With Author Kelley Heckart: Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Kelley Heckart. And be still my heart, she follows a passion of mine...read the fir...
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Weird Word Wednesday
caudad
adverb cau·dad
\ˈkȯ-ˌdad\
Definition of caudad
Popularity: Bottom
40% of words
: toward the tail or posterior end
Origin of caudad
Latin cauda
First Known Use: 1888
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| Beauty may be the real beast. |
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth &
magic.
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
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