Author Archives: achouston

Smashwords Interviews

Posted on August 30, 2013

The indie ebook publisher, Smashwords, is offering a new feature to its authors — an interview template.  An author writes answers to questions about their life and their writing, and can publish these to their Smashwords profile page.  A nifty … Continue reading →

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Seman-tech Changes?

Posted on March 14, 2013

 We know that languages change over time. Some of these changes are shifts in word usage and word senses. The world of technology changes rapidly, and it’s no surprise that word senses might reflect that. Three English nouns have caught … Continue reading →

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Vamp 24: Tricky Conversations

Posted on February 7, 2013

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Vamp 23: Rendezvous

Posted on January 31, 2013

Dean has the taxi drop him at the turnoff to the private road. It’s dark now and a lone man walking will be less noticeable than a lit cab pulling up to the house. Despite his fatigue from days of … Continue reading →

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Word Jumbles #11

Posted on July 2, 2012

DIPARS ERUSIFS ETARING ONORISE REDSET Solutions can be found on the Answers page.

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The Hidden Past of Words: English final -y

Posted on June 27, 2012

Consider the following list of everyday English words:  memory, happy, baby, crazy, victory, city, silly, puppy, army For starters, they all end in -y and they can be grouped further as nouns (memory, baby, victory, city, puppy, army) or adjectives … Continue reading →

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Trailers for Blind Tasting (audiobook edition) now on YouTube

Posted on June 27, 2012

Check out trailers for the audiobook version of Blind Tasting: Trailer 1:  Immerse yourself in the tale of three geeks and a dog as they explore what is definitely not your ordinary wine trail. Set in Silicon Valley, Napa and … Continue reading →

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