Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 19, 2025 is:veritable • \VAIR-uh-tuh-bul\ • adjective Veritable is a formal adjective that means “being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary.” It is often used to stress the aptness of a metaphorical description. // The island is a veritable paradise. // The sale attracted a veritable mob of people. See the entry > Examples: “The Roma are often described as an

We learn:Covid Costumes are insulting The crows are louder than I remember I can’t play Pearl Jam anymore Go on, read them for yourself: The Ninth Skeleton https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-ninth-skeleton The Cats of Ulthar https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/onlinereader/the-cats-of-ulthar Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Glen Reads Gothic Horror (to you) by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/leaves-of-glen Send us your

What is a "Zero Draft?" Can the processes outlined help you in your writing?  Also in this episode, Paul and V discuss Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulu." Our links: Dead Robots' Society: https://deadrobotssociety.com Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter, and for as little as $1 a month, you can help

LibriVox  volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Myself And Mine by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 12, 2025. This Fortnightly Poem is from the collection, Leaves of Grass....This item belongs to: audio/librivoxaudio.This item has files of the following types: 128Kbps MP3, 64Kbps MP3, Archive BitTorrent, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

LibriVox  volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Autumn by George Sterling. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 19, 2025. George Sterling was an American writer based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area and Carmel-by-the-Sea....This item belongs to: audio/librivoxaudio.This item has files of the following types: 128Kbps MP3, 64Kbps MP3, Archive BitTorrent, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

LibriVox recording of Soldat im Prager Korps by Egon Erwin Kisch. Read in German by Claus Misfeldt. Kisch dokumentiert in seinen autobiografischen Aufzeichnungen schonungslos den soldatischen Alltag während des österreichisch-serbischen Feldzugs von 1914....This item belongs to: audio/librivoxaudio.This item has files of the following types: 128Kbps MP3, 64Kbps MP3, Archive BitTorrent, Item Tile, Metadata, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series featuring Author, Speaker & Photographer Pasquale Mingarelli — a creative helping people draw near to God through nature photography. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Pasquale shares how faith, art, and the beauty of creation connect to peace and spiritual renewal. He is the author of the devotional "Drawing Near: Meeting God in His Creation" and creator of the online course "Drawing Near to God Through Nature Photography." Join

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series featuring Data Grad Student & Co-Podcast Host of Corporate Crash Out, Katie Stubbs. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Katie brings a fresh Gen-Z perspective to corporate culture, career hacks, and the humor found in everyday work life. With her background in data and analytics, she digs into the numbers behind trends while keeping the conversation funny, insightful, and totally relatable. Tune in as we dive into Katie’s

Narrated by Gabriel MichaelRead the Hostility of Doorknobs essay here In this essay, Robert writes about how round doorknobs could be hostile to his entrances and exits. Support Sightless Scribbles by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/weirdwritings Find out more at https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co

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We’re reading Tessa Gratton’s middle grade High Republic novel, Quest for Planet X. Join us as we discuss fake hyperspace science, the average Jedi’s command of the Force during this early era of Star Wars, and the state of the Path of the Open Hand after the events on Jedha. For a list of Black-owned […]

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 18, 2025 is: muse • \MYOOZ\ • verb When muse is used to mean "to think about something carefully or thoroughly," it is usually followed by about, on, over, or upon. The word can also mean "to become absorbed in thought," or "to think or say something in a thoughtful way." // He mused on the possibility of pursuing a master's degree. // "I could sell the house," she mused aloud, "but then where would I

This episode of the podcast features the writer Patrick Holloway, whose debut novel, “The Language of Remembering” was released earlier this year. The book tells two parallel stories: the first is set “Now” and details Oisín’s return from Brazil with his wife and daughter and his reconnection with his mother Brigid, who is suffering with early onset Alzheimer’s. The second, “Then” details Brigid’s early life in the same small town, as she deals with an unexpected pregnancy.  Patrick himself lived in

The episode wherein we talk a hell of a lot about witches.

This week, Britt and Chris discuss the Capitol heavily editing the Quarter Quell recap, how viewers reacted to the fabricated narrative, places where Capitol and Rebel methods overlap, and of course the dangers of billionaires and tech companies creating 'reality'. They also think about the POVs of Haymitch's Prep Team and poor Beetee, all while Britt keeps calling Snow "bro."Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,

In this episode, we talk with Helen Lewis and her new book, The Genius Myth. We talk about how to think about artists with problematic pasts, the influence of wives on “geniuses” and how to create a legacy. Plus, what would a le Carré video game look like? All that and more in this episode. […]