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.
May 11, 2022: FORBIDDEN
May 4, 2022: OSTRACIZE
April 20, 2022: SUCCINCT
April 6, 2022: CURIOSITY
March 30, 2022: TRIVIAL
March 16, 2022: GALVANIZE
March 9, 2022: “IN THESE YEARS . . .”
March 2, 2022: A TOAST TO UKRAINE
February 23, 2022: SALT AND SALARY
February 15, 2022: POEM
February 8, 2022: VULNERABILITY
January 18, 2022: FOOL, FOLLY, FOOLISHNESS
January 11, 2022: GRIEF
January 4, 2022: INTENTION
December 21, 2021: SOLSTICE
December 15, 2021: AMOR FATI
December 7, 2021: SLANG
November 30, 2021: GRACE
November 16, 2021: NEGATIVE CAPABILITY
November 9, 2021: AUDACITY
November 2, 2021: SNOB
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October 26, 2021: BARDO
October 19, 2021: SHAME
October 12, 2021: SMILE with Sarah Ruhl
October 5, 2021: NIHILISM
September 28, 2021: STYLE
May 25, 2021: GRADUATE
April 14, 2021: ESCAPE with Sarah Lao
April 6, 2021: ADULT with Julie Lythcott-Haims
March 30, 2021: NUANCE
March 23, 2021: VOICE with Kathe Mazur
March 16, 2021: VERITAS/VERA
February 23, 2021: APPROPRIATE with Paisley Rekdal
February 16, 2021: AUDACITY
February 9, 2021: CHOCOLATE with Greg D'Alesandre
February 2, 2021: AUTHOR=AUTHORITY
January 19, 2021: INAUGURATE
January 12, 2021: INTEGRITY
January 5, 2021: RESOLUTION
December 15, 2020: SOLSTICE
December 8, 2020: SONG with Maggie Wheeler
December 1, 2020: GOSSIP
November 24, 2020: CAPACIOUS
November 17, 2020: EMOTION
November 10, 2020: DARE
• to perform an action especially as a proof of courage
• to confront boldly: DEFY
• to be adventurous, audaciously bold
• to be brave enough
October 27, 2020: HARBINGER
October 20, 2020: GAR OO CHUGAR
October 13, 2020: VOTE/VOW with Bridget Quinn
October 6, 2020: HUBRIS
September 22, 2020: JUDGMENT
September 15, 2020: WITNESS