by Jennifer Porter | Dec 19, 2024 | News
To Nog, or Not to Nog 🍪🥛 (Episode 008) December 2024 Lost in Multiversal Translation Oscillate: The dictionary would have us believe that it’s derived from the Latin oscillum (small mouth or small face) which referred to small masks hung from pine trees,...
by Jennifer Porter | Nov 25, 2024 | News
*CORRECTED* Episode 007: How to Launder Clothes (and Time) Like a Seasoned Pro November 2024 Laundry Mishaps (a.k.a.*CORRECTIONS* Explained) It came to my attention following the release of Episode 007 two weeks ago that there was some inaccurate info in the...
by Jennifer Porter | Oct 12, 2024 | News
Episode 006: Well-Timed Chaos = Success October 2024 My Big Fat SFF Word Study Give me a word, any word… Convergence purportedly comes from the Latin convergere, which means ‘to incline together,’ or ‘to bend together.’ Many meanings...
by Jennifer Porter | Sep 19, 2024 | News
Episode 005: Loki’s Law August/September “Super Edition” My Big Fat SFF Word Study Give me a word, any word…What’s Loki’s Law, you ask? Well, it’s innately tied to the word conflagration, which is a fancy way of saying...
by Jennifer Porter | Jun 30, 2024 | News
Episode 004: Week/Weak, Same Dif My Big Fat SFF Word Study Give me a word, any word, and I’ll show you how it came from sci-fi or fantasy, or how SF/F makes that word better than the original! I bet you’re under the impression that weak and week are...
