Aperçu – Wordplay Wednesday™ 01/31/18

Mooning for Magic Moments 

Did you see it?! Did you feel its magnetic and powerful presence? Did you get even a tiny …?

APERÇU (ȧ per süʹ; French*) n. – 1) a quick impression or insight; 2) a brief digest or survey. [WW #149]

By L. Rochelle 01/31/18, 5:48a San Diego, CA

Like this morning's extraordinary Supermoon, some events in nature, as in life, deserve more than a fleeting imprint on our psyche.

For fun, we can integrate the two very different definitions of aperçu to elongate a special moment from this morning…

Convert your quick impression of today’s Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse into a brief study of Full Moons and their effect on you! Voilà!

Do you dissolve into a werewolf, or prowl the night howling like a coyote? (After all, it is a Full Wolf Moon, as well.) Or do you find a special place to commune with nature, the moon, and your inner self as you contemplate life’s mysteries?

Or … unlike this moon-crazy wordsmith (up way before dawn to snap an image for you), were you still snoozing away at the moment of its glory? No problem. Nasa and the ‘Net are full of “reruns.”

Word Challenge: APERÇU. Your intuition will tell you when a moment is worth more. Don’t ignore it. The rewards are many, as you fit aperçu into your week of momentous writings.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

'Til next time ... CHEERS to a wonderful "wordful" week … 

                       

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* BTW, I only include foreign words when they actually appear in the dictionary; meaning it is/was at one time or another, been a fairly common part of the English language.

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Therianthropic – Wordplay Wednesday™ 10/25/17

Howling into Halloween! 

Who is your favorite werewolf actor? Venerable horror genre thespian, Lon Chaney Jr in 1941’s The Wolf Man? The adorable Michael Landon in 1957’s I Was a Teenage Werewolf? How about Butch Patrick as cute little Eddie Munster in our favorite ghoulish 1960s TV series The Munsters?

A more recent hairy guy with a sense of humor, might be more your cup of howl-lar-i-ty with beloved Michael J. Fox in 1985’s Teen Wolf. Scott Howard, the bumbling basketball player-turned-werewolf made us howl!

While all showed considerable talent in the roles … or at least, a certain je ne sais quoi for the part … my endearing and enduring nationally beloved werewolf Rocks On. Can you guess who is my annual Halloween …

TherianthropIC (thir’ ē an thräpʹik) adj. – 1) conceived of as being partly human and partly animal in form; 2) designating or of deities of this kind. [WW #135]

In some form or other, each October, I cherish the memories of Rock & Roll’s most iconic therianthropic werewolf, Wolfman Jack.

Generally a staple in my Blast from Your Past writings, I featured the beloved and bedeviled disc jockey here, for Halloween, 2015. It took two years to stumble on another fun word besides that Wordplay Wednesday’s lycanthrope, to bring back the best therianthropic of them all.

We Californians and insomniacs with a good radio receiver, were acquainted with Wolfman Jack’s raspy growl and reverberating howl, several years before American Graffiti (1973) helped make him into a reality star.

It was just before his death in 1995, however, that we learned of his accidental metamorphosis into a bona fide therianthropic entity. His rambling memoirs, Have Mercy! Confessions of the Original Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal  He introduced us to his early familial incarnation.

Long before Wolfman Jack sat behind a studio mic, Uncle Bob (Robert Weston Smith) pulled a blanket around his shoulders for a cape and chased his young nephews around the house, pretending to terrify them with a wolf howl that made them giggle and hide. So begat the therianthropic werewolf destined to change Rock & Roll Radio forever.

XERB the Mighty 1090 gave voice to the Original Soul Monster in the mid-Sixties. From radio to TV in the Seventies and beyond, Wolfman Jack’s howl turned every day into Halloween. Aoooowwww!

Word Challenge: TherianthropIC. Of course, part human and part animal beings are not limited to werewolves. Explore the legends and lore of shapeshifting as you fit therianthropic into your week of inhuman writings.

Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle) 

'Til next time ... enjoy a wonderful "wordful" week … 

Wordy Witch of the West 

                       

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