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p.33
exegesis »
(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical exp…
p.42
maundering »
rambling OR meandering
p.74
bivouac »
(noun) a usually temporary encampment under littl…
p.92
emendation »
the process of making a revision or correction to…
p.95
baleful »
(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (…
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[...] I think fine writing in fictional prose comes into it…
[...] It is an energy. It sacrifices perfect control to the…
Plain writing is by no means easy writing. The _mot juste_ …
Symbol does not only refer; it acts. There is no such thing…
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p.86
autarkic »
the condition of self-sufficiency, especially eco…
p.125
lucent »
(adjective) glowing with light; luminous / (adjec…
p.128
apostate »
a person who renounces a religious or political b…
p.128
hierophant »
a person, especially a priest in ancient Greece, …
p.129
lagniappe »
(noun) a small gift given a customer by a merchan…
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When Lou was a girl, her breasts grew both calamitously ear…
She asked herself: Would she rather have his love, or hers …
AFTER THEY MARRIED SHE learned to feel their skin as double…
TWO YEARS LATER THEY were dancing in the kitchen to “Lady B…
One July morning, cold stirred Lou. The tide had withdrawn …