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DO YOUR HOMEWORK SERIES: A Preoccupation With Words (What Do Shakespeare, CS Lewis, Jacques Derrida, David Fitch and Gary D. Collier Have in Common?)

June 30, 2024
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Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Do Your Homework Series, Linguistics and Language Series, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

I’ll confess–I have a preoccupation with words. Furthermore–I’ll confess–my gift isn’t in the realm of succinctness! As a dear (and patient listener) friend affectionately told me, “Why use one word when twenty-five will do?!” A single word can be a kind of doorway into the beautiful and into the vile…and string several of these things we name as “words” together in just the right manner…and oh…the results can be a kind of deliciously, sweet, rich-and-delectable, layered morsel that rests on...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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