It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Best served with love, family, and friends. I wish everyone the happiest and merriest Christmas to all. May you to be well, play well, love well, and party well. May there be love, laughter, friendship, and shiny packages for all. (nod to JessOnTheRocks) Despite the crappy year…
Announcing my new novel I am proud and excited to announce the release of my new novel, ‘The Trafficking Consortium’ available exclusively at www.richardverry.com/books/the-trafficking-consortium/ Click on the book cover to take you right to my web page for the book. You can read the first chapter for free before you decide to get your own copy…
Word of the Day: qui vive qui vive (noun) kee-VEEV Definition : alert, lookout — used in the phrase on the qui vive Examples “All right. Lieutenant Howard, go see how the artillery wagons are managing, and on the way tell Major Mason that I need him again. Stay on the qui vive; you may…
My Quandary I’ve sat here, at my desk, or messing around the house trying to decide on what to write today. It’s not the Word of the Day. I can do that. It’s the My Take section that takes so much time. And right now, time is a commodity that is very expensive. So, I’m going…
Book Cover Reveal Announcing the cover of my latest novel, ‘The Trafficking Consortium.’ Comments and critiques are welcome. There is still time to make minor changes before the release, scheduled in a couple of weeks. If you liked my earlier works, you will love this new one. I am very proud of this story. It’s…
Word of the Day: bamboozle Bamboozle (verb) bam-BOO-zul Definition 1 : to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe, hoodwink 2 : to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely Examples “Some consumers are so bamboozled by slick sales talk that they pay extra for amazingly bad deals. Just one example, a $49.99, four-year service…
My New Novel is Progressing Nicely As the holidays fast approach, I find that it is becoming harder and harder to work with my editor and get my new book ready for publication. Demands upon our respective times are impacting on the ability to coordinate the effort. My editor suggests changes and while in most…
Word of the Day: salient Salient (adjective) SAIL-yunt Definition 1 : moving by leaps or springs : jumping 2 : jetting upward 3 : standing out conspicuously : prominent; especially : of notable significance Examples The speech was filled with so much twisted rhetoric that it was hard to identify any salient points. “Among the…
Word of the Day: ziggurat Ziggurat (noun) ZIG-uh-rat Definition : an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; also : a structure or object of similar form Examples “The building itself is certainly distinctive: The bronze-meshed ziggurat moves upwards toward…
Word of the Day: muckrake Muckrake (verb) MUCK-rayk Definition : to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business Examples Arn is an aggressive reporter, never afraid to ask difficult questions, hound evasive sources, or muckrake when things appear suspect. “From his groundbreaking days of editing the iconic liberal…
