Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
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 21, 2017
Monday Musings: Moon photos
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
elenchus
noun elen·chus
\i-ˈleŋ-kəs\
Popularity: Bottom 20% of words
Definition of elenchus
plural elenchiplay \i-ˈleŋ-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē\
: refutation;
especially : one in syllogistic form
First Known Use: 1663
Origin and Etymology of elenchus
Latin, from Greek elenchus
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Monday Musings: Book review of Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot
After reading this book, I am so grateful to live in a
country where citizens are free to voice their political views. I think what
frightened me the most about this story is that it’s true.
Three young women living in Russia, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
(Nadya), Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, were found guilty of
hooliganism and went to prison (one was finally given a suspended sentence)
because they spoke out against Putin and his tyranny. One of the most horrific
parts in this book described the conditions of these prisons. The “prisons”
aren’t fit for animals let alone human beings. Atrocious is the word that pops
in my head. Along with living in terrible conditions, inmates are subjected to
mistreatment by guards for doing something like complaining about the horrible
conditions. For example, if an inmate complained about lack of hot water, all
the water would be shut off for all the inmates.
These women showed amazing strength throughout their ordeal.
This book takes us from the beginning with backgrounds on the women, their
foray into political activism, the emergence of Pussy Riot, their fateful
performance that got them arrested, the harrowing trial (another example of
human rights violations), and finally their imprisonment.
A quote from Maria’s court statement: “And I am not afraid
of you. I am not afraid of lies and fictions and of poorly coded deception in
the verdict of this so-called court, because all of you can take away my inner
freedom, the only sort that exists in the Russian Federation. But no one can
take away my inner freedom.” She closes with this: “I believe that openness and
public speech and a hunger for the truth make us all a little bit freer.”
I greatly admire these women for their heroism and strength
to fight for better conditions and rights for all. They had the courage to
speak out against Putin’s atrocities, and they were successful in encouraging
others to do the same. If they had failed, they wouldn’t have scared Putin into
having them arrested.
Pussy Riot lives on as an example of feminine power and
courage.
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, August 09, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eleemosynary
adjective
el·ee·mo·sy·nary \ˌe-li-ˈmä-sə-ˌner-ē, -ˈmō-; -ˈmä-zə-\
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words
Examples: eleemosynary in a Sentence
Definition of
eleemosynary
: of, relating
to, or supported by charity
First Known Use: circa 1616
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, August 07, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona sunset photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eledoisin
noun
el·e·doi·sin \ˌe-lə-ˈdȯi-sən\
Popularity: Bottom 10% of words
Definition of eledoisin
: a small
protein C54H85N13O15S from the salivary glands of several octopuses (genus
Eledone) that is a powerful vasodilator and hypotensive agent
First Known Use: 1963
Origin and Etymology of eledoisin
irregular from New Latin Eledone, from Greek eledōnē,
a kind of octopus
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona Cloud formation photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eldritch
adjective
el·dritch \ˈel-drich\
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words
Curse, "cobweb," "witch,"
"ghost," and even "Halloween" - all of these potentially
spooky words have roots in Old English.
Definition of
eldritch
: weird, eerie
whose voice had risen to a kind of eldritch singsong —
R. L. Stevenson
First Known Use: 1508
Origin and Etymology of eldritch
perhaps from Middle English *elfriche fairyland, from
Middle English elf + riche kingdom, from Old English rice
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 24, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona Jet stream photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eldress
noun el·dress
\ˈel-drəs\
Popularity: Bottom 20% of words
Definition of eldress
: a woman who
is an elder especially of the Shakers
First Known Use: 1640
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Monday Musing: Arizona backyard wildlife photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eisegesis
noun
eis·ege·sis \ˌī-sə-ˈjē-səs, ˈī-sə-ˌjē-\
Popularity: Bottom 40% of words
Definition of eisegesis
plural eisegesesplay \ˌī-sə-ˈjē-ˌsēz, ˈī-sə-ˌjē-\
: the
interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one's own ideas —
compare
Origin and Etymology of eisegesis
Greek eis into (akin to Greek en in) + English
exegesis — more at in
First Known Use: 1892
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 10, 2017
Monday Musings: Moon photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eigenmode
noun
ei·gen·mode \ˈī-gən-ˌmōd\
Popularity: Bottom 20% of words
Definition of eigenmode
: a normal mode
of vibration of an oscillating system
Origin and Etymology of eigenmode
eigen- (as in eigenvector) + 1mode
First Known Use: 1972
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, July 03, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eider
noun ei·der
\ˈī-dər\
Popularity: Bottom 30% of words
Editor's Note: Did You Know?
Definition of eider
1
: any of
several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica) having fine
soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest —called also eider
duck
Origin and Etymology of eider
Dutch, German, or Swedish, from Icelandic æthur, from
Old Norse æthr
First Known Use: 1743
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, June 26, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Weird Word Wednesday
eicosanoid
noun
ei·cos·a·noid \ī-ˈkō-sə-ˌnȯid\
Popularity: Bottom 40% of words
Definition of eicosanoid
: any of a
class of compounds (such as the prostaglandins) derived from polyunsaturated
fatty acids (such as arachidonic acid) and involved in cellular activity
Origin and Etymology of eicosanoid
eicosa- containing 20 atoms (from Greek eikosa-
twenty, from eikosi) + -noic, suffix used in names of fatty acids (from -ane +
-oic) + 1-oid — more at vigesimal
First Known Use: 1980
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, June 19, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
Writing means different things to me. I'm a storyteller, a book editor, and a songwriter. For me, it's like breathing.
Monday, June 12, 2017
Monday Musings: Arizona Sunset photos
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
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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