Poem by Laura A Coats – written circa 2001 (age 15)
Word of the Week: Sibilance
noun phonetics literary or specialized uk /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənts/ us /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənts/ the fact of making a “s” or “sh” sound SOURCE: Cambridge Dictionary It’s funny because the word sibilance almost describes itself, creating a hissing sound as it rolls off the tongue. Does this make the word sibilance a form of onomatopoeia? IE – the act of creating or using words that include sounds that […]
Word of the Week: transubstantiation
The changing of one substance into another (often with allusion to sense 2 below.)
The conversion in the Eucharist of the whole substance of the bread into the body and of the wine into the blood of Christ, only the appearances (and other ‘accidents’) of bread and wine remaining: according to the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Goldfinch
If there is one book on my shelf that I cannot help myself coming back to now and again, it’s Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Goldfinch. Not just a book which references a beautiful work of art – but a beautiful work of art itself – a true masterpiece of literary fiction.
Zeus Gate Saga (working title)
This was begun as my third novel, but is now being expanded into a three part series. Still very much a work in progress!
The Road to Whatever After
My second novel. Written in 2023 for a middle-grade audience for my MA project. Still in first draft. Needs editing!
I heard the word of a blurred bird
The English language is such a funny thing! The title of this blog post “I heard the word of a blurred bird” is just one example of how tricksy our language can be. Heard, word, blurred, bird all rhyme with one another yet, use different vowels […]
