'Liminal' was also used to describe the spaces inside Gothic churches, as a transition between the material and spiritual realm. I talk about this in my history of architecture classes. I love the sound of it!
My grandfather owned a lumber yard, so I was often around wood. I was always looking for patterns and images in the grain of the wood, especially the plywood. I even thought about making that an art project: buying pieces of plywood and painting images solely based on the patterns in the grain. I still think it is a fun idea.
Some fantastic words here! I find liminal really useful when I'm going through a bad patch, telling myself that I'm in liminality and that I'll soon be in a brand new, better place 😊
I worked with a Ukrainian colleague in the Former USSR, and every morning he received a new word of the day email. I enjoyed the sport of figuring out his new word and eventually I started throwing odd and obscure words into our conversations, which he surreptitiously wrote down and looked up after I left his office. Eventually, I would get the word back, often completely out of context, but amusingly so.
It was a fun little morning break from all the troubles of our day to day world.
“The Right Words”set my mind into a state of apophenia. My apologies if I am using this word wrongly.
Just imagine, several writers defenestrating all their imperfect words at the same time and a magic breeze blows the whole stack into the window of a writer at his wit’s end.
He is inspired and churns out a bestseller out of all those imperfect words. Won’t that be nice!
'Liminal' was also used to describe the spaces inside Gothic churches, as a transition between the material and spiritual realm. I talk about this in my history of architecture classes. I love the sound of it!
Re: apophenia
My grandfather owned a lumber yard, so I was often around wood. I was always looking for patterns and images in the grain of the wood, especially the plywood. I even thought about making that an art project: buying pieces of plywood and painting images solely based on the patterns in the grain. I still think it is a fun idea.
Some fantastic words here! I find liminal really useful when I'm going through a bad patch, telling myself that I'm in liminality and that I'll soon be in a brand new, better place 😊
I loved the right words little comic strip with the word defenestrate! Brilliant!
That Bluejays like, "Damn girl."
I worked with a Ukrainian colleague in the Former USSR, and every morning he received a new word of the day email. I enjoyed the sport of figuring out his new word and eventually I started throwing odd and obscure words into our conversations, which he surreptitiously wrote down and looked up after I left his office. Eventually, I would get the word back, often completely out of context, but amusingly so.
It was a fun little morning break from all the troubles of our day to day world.
so cute!
Splat..yellow orange and blue^^
It doesn't seem to be possible to order your signed book to europe. As i understand i can order your book only from amazon and it won't come signed.
I saw pictures of some of the poems in the book and they are absolutely stunning. Visual rhyme. Never thought i'd see something like that.
I’ve heard “liminal” way too much lately in both business and spiritual discussions. Trending ☺️
Hi Grant,
“The Right Words”set my mind into a state of apophenia. My apologies if I am using this word wrongly.
Just imagine, several writers defenestrating all their imperfect words at the same time and a magic breeze blows the whole stack into the window of a writer at his wit’s end.
He is inspired and churns out a bestseller out of all those imperfect words. Won’t that be nice!
Thanks for your Random Words!
Putin likes to defenestrate people he hates.