Author: Elizabeth Kitchens

Elizabeth Jane Kitchens loves tales of romance, adventure, and happily-ever-afters and strives to write such tales herself. When she’s not thinking about dashing heroes or how awesome bacteria are—she is a microbiologist after all—she’s probably photographing flowers, telling people she’s crocheting not knitting, or talking about classic books and black-and-white movies.

Words of the Day: Acoustician, Acrolith, Action Painting

As a writer it’s important I have a large vocabulary, so I’ve decided to read through the dictionary. To keep me accountable, I will post my favorite words from each dictionary page. Definitions come from Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. … Continue readingWords of the Day: Acoustician, Acrolith, Action Painting

Words of the Day: Aces (the flying kind), Acid Test, Acme

As a writer it’s important I have a large vocabulary, so I’ve decided to read through the dictionary. To keep me accountable, I will post my favorite words from each dictionary page. Definitions come from Webster’s New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition, 1988. … Continue readingWords of the Day: Aces (the flying kind), Acid Test, Acme

Word of the Day: Automaton

I’m blogging on Our Mutual Friends today about the movie Hugo, automatons, and early movie history, so I thought I’d skip ahead in the dictionary a bit and post on automaton. An automaton is anything that can move or act on its own. It also refers to mechanical … Continue readingWord of the Day: Automaton