Word of the Day: May 12, 2020 flotsam noun - FLAHT-sum Definition floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debrisa floating population (as of emigrants or castaways)miscellaneous or unimportant materialdebris, remains Did you know? English speakers started using flotsam, jetsam, and lagan as legal terms in the 16th and 17th centuries (the earliest evidence of flotsam dates from around the early 1600s). … Continue reading Word of the Day – Flotsam
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Talents
By Todd Travis This third in the series novel, by Todd Travis, takes us back to the start of the two FBI profilers, Jacob Thorne and Emma Kane; and how they became their unique selves. Where did the school bus disappear along with its young passengers in 1989? It drove into a tunnel but did not drive out. There … Continue reading Talents
Word of the Day – Aggrandize
Word of the Day: May 11, 2020 aggrandize verb - uh-GRAN-dyze Definition to make great or greater : increase, enlargeto make appear great or greater : praise highlyto enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of Did you know? Aggrandize has enhanced the English vocabulary since the early 17th century. English speakers adapted agrandiss-, the stem of the French verb agrandir, to form aggrandize, and … Continue reading Word of the Day – Aggrandize
Hummingbird
By Tristan Hughes A very descriptive, evocative and haunting novel. The story centres around the isolated, lonely life, of Zachary Taylor. He and his father live on the shores of a lake in the Canadian wilderness, with only a few diverse characters as neighbours. An elderly woman's daughter comes to stay, to sort out her … Continue reading Hummingbird
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