Fleshquake, or, A Word Perhaps Better Left to the Past, and Other Musings

Fleshquake. n.s. A tremor of the body: a word formed by Jonson in imitation of earthquake.

A word, one could say, perhaps better left to the past?

It is singular that, in our modern world of automatic newsfeeds and nonstop commentary, we have not the penchant for forming new (often beautiful) words that our forbears did. If human nature can be allowed to exhibit its fullest creative qualities, perhaps 'fleshquake' will do.

Cloris looked up at the Baron; her whole small being was wracked by a fleshquake. "If the Commodore holds my father's will, then please tell me this: Who will buy the peas for our army's offense?" The Baron had no answer for this nine-year-old's precocious questioning, for in truth, she was right. Without peas, they were lost.

Next, as I believe, will be a post on Why Children's Books?.