Quiet Rebel Writer

Welcome to Friday, and to the return of Word Porn!
Here at the QRW, I like to entertain. Educate. Stimulate. And most of all, I like to engage with you, my lovely readers. One of my loyal disciples, in addition to providing thoughtful and encouraging comments to many posts, surprised and enticed me with […]

It’s Friday! Word Porn Day!
So this Friday is especially necessary right about now. My weekly habit (bad Amy!) of slowly pushing things to the end of the week meant a hellaciously busy yesterday. My cat’s decided she wants to be a dog, and as such has been nibbling on my work folders, notepads, and […]

Welcome to Word Porn! Time to indulge that geeky love of words that you try your hardest to forget, that all consuming desire for the feel of a new word on your tongue, that yearning and burning for the stimulation only a delightful mix of syllables can provide…
Goodness, where did that come from?? It’s getting […]

WORD PORN! It’s a sunny Chicago Friday afternoon. I just paid taxes but am not suicidal. I got a few new assignments this week. My new loft is shaping up. I had some great new visitors here. Things are good.
So let’s skip the introduction (you can find it here), forget the foreplay and get […]

Welcome to the week, gentle readers! Sure, it’s rainy, foggy, and otherwise crappy here in Chicago. But I’m feeling optimistic anyway. It’s almost April and officially spring, even if Chicago spring doesn’t kick in until June. I’m in a new office that is just rad. I let myself sleep in this morning because, well, I […]

I like knowing what to expect. Call me a creature of habit, but I like knowing that almost every Wednesday night I have date night with J, that Friday nights we’re probably going to order sushi, that Saturday afternoons we hit LaBamba for a burrito lunch and then go book shopping. Patterns and routines can […]

Welcome to the weekend! We move our clocks forward this weekend, normally a sure sign of spring. But here in Chicago, it’s still cold as balls. Snow that won’t melt, ice that trips us up, runny noses, cold feet, and crabby, exasperated people on the CTA. Ah, home.
So what do we need to face […]

Happy February 29th everyone! Did anyone else read about how some well-meaning mothers, desperate to protect their children from the ravages of a birthday that comes only every four years, are going so far as to request a cork to prevent delivery? True story. Plus, I guess February 29th is the one day it’s allowed […]

Remember the deal? Let’s start this vocabulary lesson of wicked, wonky words.
Oppugn
Love the silent g. You gotta love any letter that takes it for the team, that puts aside its own significant coolness to make a word look and sound spiffier. Oppugn means to call into question, contradict, or otherwise oppose. Can we have […]

Remember the deal? Besides the fascinating and equally repulsive world of bow-chik-a-bow-wow porn, you’ve also got food porn, torture porn, and gadget porn. And now, dear readers, you’ve got word porn. Let’s start this vocabularly lesson of wicked, wonky words.
Parlous
Pull this one out at parties, and watch the eyes grow wide. (Disclaimer: eyes could […]