Hi there,Word of the week: Meliorism- the belief that the world gets better; the belief that humans can improve the worldIt’s that time of the week again. Welcome back for our collection of some of the best articles and fiction from around the web. W...

Hi there,Word of the week: Elysian – beautiful or creative, divinely inspired, peaceful or perfectHello, and happy Friday!  If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you’ll know I’ve been on a bit of a flash fiction binge as of late. Flash Fiction...

Hi there,Word of the week: transmogrify – to change thoroughly, as into a different shape or formI hope you’ve all had a great week, readers. 2022 is in full swing, and I can’t help thinking that I’m living in the future. One of the articles we’re fe...

Hi there,Word of the week: Capricious – determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessityHello, readers! I hope you are settling in to 2022 well. I’ve seen much talk on social media about setting goals for 2022, both writing and other types of...

Hi there,Word of the week: Erubescent – Reddening or blushingHappy New Year! If you’re reading this, then you’ve survived the dumpster fire of 2021 and are (hopefully) looking cautiously, yet optimistically, to the future. Social media has been busy...

Hi there,Word of the week: Advent – The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note.Happy holidays, readers! No matter what you celebrate, I hope this time of year brings you large mugs of tea, coffee, or cocoa, cozy...

Hi there,Word of the week: Sealioning – a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity.We are already halfway throu...

Hi there,Word of the week: Philocalist – lover of beauty; someone who is able to find beauty in all thingsWelcome back, readers! I hope you are all emerging from your post NaNoWriMo experience with renewed optimism and an eye towards polishing up you...

Hi there,Word of the week: Bruxism – involuntary and habitual grinding of the teethIt’s December! For many of you, that marks the end of NaNoWriMo, and the beginning of what I like to call NaNoRevMo, where we all read back the drafts we wrote in Nove...

Hi there,Here's my weekly update for November 26th, 2021...Word of the week: Hypnogogic – sleep inducing.For our readers in the USA, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Here are Horror Tree, we are thankful for all of you who visit the s...