I refuse to be bogged down by semantics.
I opened my thesaurus to find my random word of the day, and lo and behold, I’ve learned something new! A “fen” is, apparently, a “bog, marsh, morass, muskeg quagmire, slough, swamp.” And I can’t for the life of me figure out why I would want to call any of those things a “fen.” Or at least I couldn’t, until I looked up the definition. According to Google, a fen is not only characterized as marshy land that’s frequently flooded and has an “alkaline, neutral, or only slightly acid peaty soil,” but it’s also a particular area, described as, “flat low-lying areas of eastern England, formerly marshland but largely drained for agriculture since the 17th century,” known as the Fens.
Giggidy, as Quagmire would say.
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Wanna read a fen-tastic book? Check out my A to Z Challenge-inspired novelette “All Good Stories.” It’s a romantic comedy about two best friends who belong together – Xavier knows it, but Jupiter has her eye on another guy: a shady character named Bob.
“A short funny tale of two friends” ~ Ritu, 4 stars, Amazon UK review
“Quirky and charming.” ~ Bobby Underwood, #11 top reviewers on Goodreads – 5 stars
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April 9, 2017 at 9:50 am
I knew what a ‘fen’ was but never have cause to use it! 🙂
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April 9, 2017 at 9:21 pm
I know – why? Especially when “bog” sounds so much more … “boggy. ” 😛 haha.
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April 10, 2017 at 3:01 am
Yes ‘bog’ is better
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April 9, 2017 at 12:52 am
You are so darn smart!! I cheated on the F word. I love that you are promoting your book at the end of your posts…people should read it…it will put them in a darn good mood and they will actually laugh out loud!! reading it.
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April 9, 2017 at 9:53 pm
Thanks, Oliana. 🙂 I figured this is as good a time as any to promote it, since it was written for the A-Z Challenge. 🙂
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April 10, 2017 at 2:39 am
I’m still amazed you wrote such a masterpiece. I don’t usually read a book non stop in one day unless I AM captivated. Your book put me in a good mood all week!
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April 11, 2017 at 11:15 pm
Wow, I’m truly speechless. Thank you. 🙂
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April 8, 2017 at 8:51 pm
Who knew? Not me.
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April 9, 2017 at 9:34 pm
Nor you? Now we do. 🙂
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April 8, 2017 at 7:45 pm
I’ve read of fens but never knew what they were. Now I do.
Finding Eliza
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April 9, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Yay! Glad I could be of service, Kristin. 🙂
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April 8, 2017 at 9:23 am
My sister lives near fens, they always sound romantic to me. Fen land, Fens much softer on the ear than marsh or swamp. 💜
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April 9, 2017 at 9:30 pm
It is. I want to stick an “r” in it, for some reason. 😛
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April 10, 2017 at 2:10 am
As in Ferns or Frens ?
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April 11, 2017 at 11:13 pm
Ferns. Nice, soft ferns. 🙂
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April 12, 2017 at 2:16 am
💜
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April 8, 2017 at 8:53 am
I’m enjoying your A to Z posts! This word, fen, comes up a lot in Scrabble games and crossword puzzles. 🙂
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April 9, 2017 at 9:29 pm
That’s the first thing I thought – great new Scrabble word for me! 😀
Thanks, Barbara!
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April 8, 2017 at 3:45 am
We’ve all learned something new again today!!!
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April 9, 2017 at 9:28 pm
You too? Cool! 😀
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April 10, 2017 at 3:19 am
I know, right? 😀
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April 8, 2017 at 1:34 am
Fen rhymes with ken and I’ve often seen them on separate lines in old-timey poems. But now, thanks to you, I know what Fen means! 🙂
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April 9, 2017 at 9:26 pm
You’re welcome, Dar! Now we both know. 😀
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April 8, 2017 at 12:54 am
I think you would be a successful in writing a book consisting of little conversations like these…so comfortable to read:)
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April 9, 2017 at 9:26 pm
Thanks so much, Jami. 🙂 Not sure anyone could handle being inside my head for that long though. 😛 hehe
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