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Bole – Day 2 of My Alzheimer's Prevention Plan

by Marissa CampbellA Writer's Musings, Avelynn, B April 4, 2015No Comments

Bole – the stem or trunk of a tree, or something cylindrical resembling a tree’s trunk, like a pillar or roll. The first usage of this word according to the OED was around 1314—e.g., ‘His neck is thicker than a bole.’ ‘The gnarled boles of pollard oaks and beeches.’ When writing historical fiction it’s always …

Balance – ABCs of a Passionate Life

by Marissa CampbellA Writer's Musings, B, Life: Living in Fulfillment Every Day April 21, 2014No Comments

Can too much of a good thing really be bad? Chocolate? Perish the thought. Time with good friends? Never. Shopping? Say it isn’t so! Yet, I am loath to say that yes, indeed, too much of anything isn’t good. We need balance. A little of this, a sampling of that, a pinch of something old, …