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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Please take the time to read November's Monthly Featured Piece and my blog entry for November. Also, the quote and word of the day will be updated monthly from now on.

Friday, October 8th, 2009
After another long hiatus, Perusing the Pages will begin to see activity again. Please take some time to look around and see what's been updated over the next few days.

Quote of the Month

(From Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity)
"Listen you, thing, you and I both know that if this book isn't brilliant that is not entirely my fault, right? Because you can see that I am putting everything I have into this, I don't have anymore than this. So if you want it to be better, then you've got to show up and do your part of the deal. OK. But if you don't do that, you know what, the hell with it. I'm going to keep writing anyway because that's my job. And I would please like the record to reflect today that I showed up for my part of the job." - Elizabeth Gilbert

Word of the Month

(From the OED website)
mew, v. 1. +a. trans. Of a bird, esp. a hawk: to moult or shed (its feathers). Formerly also in pass., with the bird as subject. Freq. fig. Obs. +b. trans. In extended use: to shed as if plumage; to change or renew (one's appearance or image); (formerly esp.) to change (colour). Also in pass. Obs. +c. trans. To cause to moult. Also in extended use. Obs. d. intr. To moult. +Also in extended use (obs.). Now rare. +2. trans. Of a deer: to cast or shed (its antlers). Also intr. and fig. Obs. +3. trans. To change, transmute. With in. Obs.