Words are harbingers, messengers of our time. They come into the world one way, and as the world turns, they evolve. It strikes me that this year of challenge and change makes for the perfect moment to renew our words. Agree? Then come aboard! Each week on A Word, Please, we’ll be turning a new word around—how it began, how we’re using it now. Some weeks I’ll invite guests, or I’ll read a passage from something I’m working on, or a poem or page that I think will inspire us.
MANNERS
GADZOOKS & GOBSMACKED
ECLIPSE
CANNY and UNCANNY
STYMIE
SPRING
POLL
The opening of Jamaica Kincaid's LUCY
PRESTIGE
THWART
TRUST
AMATEUR
WEIRD
AUTHENTIC vs GENUINE
FEAR
SLANG
SPARK
SOLSTICE
The RIZZ of CHARISMA
A line from Edward P. Jones's short story "A New Man"
The RUTH in RUTHLESS
GENEROSITY
All you word lovers: please join me! Let’s look at the world one word at a time.
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