by Jennifer Porter | Dec 19, 2024 | News
β To Nog, or Not to Nog πͺπ₯ (Episode 008) December 2024 Lost in Multiversal Translation β 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
β *CORRECTED* Episode 007: How to Launder Clothes (and Time) Like a Seasoned Pro November 2024 β 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
β Episode 006: Well-Timed Chaos = Success October 2024 My Big Fat SFF Word Study βGive 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
β Episode 005: Loki’s Law August/September “Super Edition” My Big Fat SFF Word Study βGive me a word, any word…ββWhat’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
β Episode 004: Week/Weak, Same Dif My Big Fat SFF Word Study βGive 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! ββI bet you’re under the impression that weak and week are...
by Jennifer Porter | May 12, 2024 | News
β Episode 003: Cappuccino β The ‘Logical’ Choice! My Big Fat SFF Word Study β”Cappuccino” (whose purveyors I’ve kept in business for many, many moons, but especially this last one) is thought by many to be of Italian origin, allegedly...