I just went to my first support group meeting for caregivers of cancer patients. I was a nervous wreck. One by one, we drifted into the hospital meeting room, and made small talk to relieve some of the discomfort of being strangers. We negotiated seats at the table: not too close, not too far. I took […]
Tag: Dictionary
Words: A Foible
Luxurious words come to me, particularly when I write. Aegis. Austere. Foible. Gibe. The sounds are part and parcel of the words. They say to me, aurally, what they mean. Loquacious: my son. Then I worry that the word that has appeared in my mind isn’t accurate. Maybe I’m using the wrong one. Aegis: according […]
