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Word of the Day
Word of the Day

Word of the Day – Regicide

Posted on April 21, 2019 / 0 Comment

REGICIDE – (noun.): (1) one who kills, murders, or shares overt responsibility (as by acting as judge or executioner) for the death of a king especially t...

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Word of the Day

Words of the Day – Solipsism and Neologism

Posted on February 10, 2019 / 0 Comment

Solipsism and neologism are two words that, every so often, I read in a book, look up in the dictionary, nod sagaciously at the definition … and then...

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Word of the Day

Word of the Day – Ebullition

Posted on January 9, 2019 / 0 Comment

EBULLITION – (noun.): (1) a sudden violent outburst or display (2) the act, process, or state of boiling or bubbling up USING EBULLITION IN A SENTENCE Aft...

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Word of the Day – Rubicund

Posted on January 7, 2019 / 0 Comment

RUBICUND – (adj.): inclining to redness : RUDDY, RED USING RUBICUND IN A SENTENCE Elsa, normally rubicund and smiling, was stark white...

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Word of the Day: Risible

Posted on September 30, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, risible means: Deserving to be laughed at; very silly or unreasonable Christoper Hitchens wrote: I can never quite decide whether ...

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Word of the Day: Transmogrify

Posted on September 8, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, transmogrify means: to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect Ayelet Waldman wrote: As a novelist, I ...

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Word of the Day: Gallicism

Posted on July 20, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, a Gallicism is: a characteristic French idiom or expression appearing in another language. a French trait. I might use the word Ga...

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Word of the Day: Effluvium

Posted on July 13, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, effluvium means: an invisible emanation, especially, an offensive exhalation or smell. a by-product especially in the form of wast...

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Word of the Day: Tendentious

Posted on July 10, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, tendentious means: Strongly favoring a particular point of view in a way that may cause argument. Expressing a strong opinion. I m...

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Word of the Day: Tenebrous

Posted on July 7, 2016 / 0 Comment

According to Merriam-Webster, tenebrous means: shut off from the light (dark or murky) hard to understand, obscure causing gloom I might use the word tenebrous ...

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Brad Severance

Hi, my name is Brad Severance, and I'm a photographer, writer, Francophile, and avid reader. I live in Beaufort, NC.

You can check out my best photographs on my photography website site at photography.bradseverance.com and my Flickr profile at www.flickr.com/photos/brad-severance

If you wish to contact me, don't hesitate to shoot me an e-mail at me@bradseverance.com


2025 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I will post a photo a day for year 2025.
Check it out here: 2025 Photo Journey


Past Projects

2024 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I posted a photo a day for year 2024.
Check it out here: 2023 Photo Journey

2023 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I posted a photo a day for year 2023.
Check it out here: 2023 Photo Journey

2022 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I posted a photo a day for year 2022.
Check it out here: 2022 Photo Journey

The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

Each week, my painter, Addie, and I chose a theme upon which to write and paint. We had many exciting topics to explore and were excited to share our work.
Check it out here: The 2021 Painting & Poetry Project

2021 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I posted a photo a day for year 2021.
Check it out here: 2021 Photo Journey

The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

Each day, for 30 days, my painter, Addie, and I selected a poem (from the public domain). I wrote a poem and she painted a painting inspired by that poem. The result was an outpouring of creative energy.
Check it out here: The 30 Day Poetry & Painting Challenge

2020 Photo Journey

To practice and improve my photography, I posted a photo a day for year 2020.
Check it out here: 2020 Photo Journey

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