A friend of mine sent me a Word Play list three years ago. While searching for something else, I came across it in my computer and thought I'd share it. Whether you're a writer, reader, or editor (or all three), enjoy this Play on Words. The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational one year invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: • Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. • Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a-hole. • Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. • Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. • Bozone ( n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the n...

Blessing or Curse Anthology Cover After sending my Blessing or Curse Anthology to a few beta readers for feedback, I received a comment which set me thinking. She mentioned that the theme, as well as many details in my short stories appeared similar. What might work better would be offering the stories separately. My cover designer had already done the anthology's cover, and I was pleased with the result. Also, I'd promised everyone the anthology would be a sequel to Forever Young: Blessing or Curse , in my intended Always Young Trilogy. What should I do? Well, I would not go back on my promise. The only solution would be to go the extra mile. Not only would I release Blessing or Curse as an anthology, but also, the short stories would be available separately.  I knew this decision would require extra time and effort, and necessitate pushing back the release date. Not only that, being retired, I couldn't afford to pay my cover illustrator for five more cover...