Just put up a new blog post about my new adventure with Grove Creative Collective! Come check it out at lisametzgarauthor.substack.com/p/new-beginn..., and let me know what you think!

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I'm super excited to announce a new venture today! Come check us out at www.thegrovecreativecollective.com
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One of the most astonishing things about being in this kind of terrain is the way that history and time are exposed. These pictures are from Dinosaur National Monument, a place where you can see time layered in the rocks and on the surface of the rocks and the land.

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Word of the Week: Malagrugrous

What a shame that the Oxford English Dictionary lists this word as obsolete! Should we band together and bring it back? Because, who doesn't need another word that means 'dismal' and 'gloomy?'

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Spring, springing. (Soon to be sprung?)
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San Timoteo Canyon from my most recent trip. Beautiful sky/clouds on both days I was there. The pictures are beautiful, but the place is also a strange mix of native and invasive plants, agriculture, industry, and even (because why not) an ancient rusted out truck sunk halfway into the earth.

I've taken two trips over the last month through deserts in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and California. What astonishing landscapes. I took this pic from the Spotted Wolf Canyon View Area on I-70 in Utah. If you ever pass through this area, stop at ALL the view areas. It is both beautiful and stark.

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Another in my occasional Word of the Week series (which is only nominally weekly… )

This is a worthwhile word to have in your back pocket. Also, it’s fun to say at cocktail parties!

“Kakistocracy: government by the worst people” (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/k...)

This is a word-loving reminder that, tonight, North America and part of South America will bask in the blood-red glow of a lunar eclipse. See svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5473 (courtesy of Nasa, which recently lost its chief scientist to the ongoing purge). 1/2

Word of the week:
Prevaricate: "To deviate from the truth" (Merriam Webster, <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevaricate> )

Sincerity matters. Enough said.

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The word "resist" comes from a Latin root that means to cause to stand "sistere" and the prefix "re" which implies repetition.

To resist, then, is to stand (to take a position of personal power) for--or against--something. 1/3 ⬇️

I've never been much for New Year's Eve resolutions. That said, I do write goals for myself every year, but I've come to realize that my goals are fluid, often aspirational in their breadth and (sometimes) self-contradiction. 1/3 ⬇️

Skiing in the trees is about learning that the best way to navigate tight spaces is to move into them with speed and confidence, and to always reach downhill toward the next hazard. I’m working to practice this with my writing as well.

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I’ve posted word-related posts over on IG for a while, but am cross-posting here as well. Enjoy!

Algid just means cold or chilly. It was a new word for me, but I instantly loved it because the sound of it is exactly like the persistent chill I feel from October to May.

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Hello! I have a newish blog post abut the power of storytelling in the current environment: lisametzgarauthor.substack.com/p/the-storie...

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