Five Kingdoms: Death Weavers Book Review

Brandon Mull, a modern fantasy author renowned for his inventive tales and descriptive language recently published his most recent work in his critically acclaimed Five Kingdoms Series: Death Weavers. Although this is the...

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Ars Antiquua, Stipes Novus - (Old Art, New Post)

As I was purging through my closet yesterday, (besides a colony of spiders), I found a painting that I had created during one of my years of junior high. Prior to the assignment of this painting, my class and I had...

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Newbery Honor or Newbery Medal?

Background There are two distinct Newbery Awards - the Newbery Honor and the Newbery Medal. The John Newbery Medal is a prestigious literary award granted to "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for...

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An Acrostic for "Acrostic"

a·cros·tic əˈkrôstik noun noun: acrostic; plural noun: acrostics a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words As stated by the dictionary definition of an acrostic, this form of poetry, puzzle, or general composition...

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Centum Verbi (One Hundred Words) for One Hundred Pageviews

Today I earned the hundredth view of my writing blog, Scribentia. Having begun this blog on June 6, I am appreciative of the progress that this blog has made since that date. However, I am aware that one hundred pageviews...

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Top Ten Reasons I Enjoy Blogging

10. It is very satisfying to view published blog posts 9. I can develop in my passion and interest for writing through research and publishing blog posts 8. I have the opportunity to write about writing 7. My writing...

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The Meaning of Scrībentia - (Pillar Post)

Scrībentia, the name of this blog, is a Latin term that directly translates into English as "the writing things". This name was chosen because although I am especially appreciative of classical literature; I am also...

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