CS Perryess
@perryess.bsky.social
Teen fiction writer, songwriter, baker, cyclist, wordmonger, & generally happy human — he/him
This week at Wordmonger, we’re appreciating some synonyms of sleep. I hope you’ll join us. www.perryess.com/blog/slumber
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This week at Wordmonger, we’re appreciating some synonyms of sleep. I hope you’ll join us. www.perryess.com/blog/slumber
What do the likes of Rita Mae Brown, Virginia Woolf, & Katherine Paterson have to say about novels? Come see at Wordmonger. www.perryess.com/blog/novels
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What do the likes of Rita Mae Brown, Virginia Woolf, & Katherine Paterson have to say about novels? Come see at Wordmonger. www.perryess.com/blog/novels
Halloween season — the perfect time to visit Wordmonger for a tour of ghost-based idioms & the word’s sources. www.perryess.com/blog/ghost
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Halloween season — the perfect time to visit Wordmonger for a tour of ghost-based idioms & the word’s sources. www.perryess.com/blog/ghost
Exactly how are “It’s the pits,” “pithy statement,” & “pit-bull” related? Join me this week to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/pit
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Exactly how are “It’s the pits,” “pithy statement,” & “pit-bull” related? Join me this week to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/pit
How many idioms can you think of that involve the word “live”? Visit Wordmonger to appreciate a bunch of them. www.perryess.com/blog/live
October 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
How many idioms can you think of that involve the word “live”? Visit Wordmonger to appreciate a bunch of them. www.perryess.com/blog/live
Join me this week for an exploration of selected synonyms of the word annoyed. www.perryess.com/blog/annoyed
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Join me this week for an exploration of selected synonyms of the word annoyed. www.perryess.com/blog/annoyed
Join me this week to appreciate the origins of selected words from Tracy Chapman’s hit, “Fast Car.” www.perryess.com/blog/be-some...
September 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join me this week to appreciate the origins of selected words from Tracy Chapman’s hit, “Fast Car.” www.perryess.com/blog/be-some...
Do some languages really have more words for snow? Find out at Wordmonger. www.perryess.com/blog/how-man...
September 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Do some languages really have more words for snow? Find out at Wordmonger. www.perryess.com/blog/how-man...
How many euphemisms can you think of for peeing? This week, Wordmonger looks at a bunch of them.https://www.perryess.com/blog/to-euphemize
September 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How many euphemisms can you think of for peeing? This week, Wordmonger looks at a bunch of them.https://www.perryess.com/blog/to-euphemize
This week at Wordmonger we’re looking at the word stand — its many meanings plus a bunch of stand-related idioms. Join us. www.perryess.com/blog/stand
August 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This week at Wordmonger we’re looking at the word stand — its many meanings plus a bunch of stand-related idioms. Join us. www.perryess.com/blog/stand
Join me this week to explore the origins of words like fatigued, exhausted, pooped, & knackered. www.perryess.com/blog/exhausted
August 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join me this week to explore the origins of words like fatigued, exhausted, pooped, & knackered. www.perryess.com/blog/exhausted
Where did we get words like havoc, maelstrom, chaos & shambles? Join me this week at Wordmonger to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/havoc
August 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Where did we get words like havoc, maelstrom, chaos & shambles? Join me this week at Wordmonger to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/havoc
Lackadaisical, wild goose chase, slush fund & miscreant — what are the unlikely sources of these words? join me this week to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/mixed-bag
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Lackadaisical, wild goose chase, slush fund & miscreant — what are the unlikely sources of these words? join me this week to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/mixed-bag
What the heck is a bilge artist? A dab in the dook? A widger? Join me at Wordmonger this week to explore a little slang. www.perryess.com/blog/slang64...
July 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What the heck is a bilge artist? A dab in the dook? A widger? Join me at Wordmonger this week to explore a little slang. www.perryess.com/blog/slang64...
Get your tickets at 805tix.
July 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Get your tickets at 805tix.
Gobble, gabble, gavel, gobsmacked — are they related? If so, how? Visit Wordmonger to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/gobsmac...
July 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Gobble, gabble, gavel, gobsmacked — are they related? If so, how? Visit Wordmonger to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/gobsmac...
Join me this week at Wordmonger to explore Word Prejudice. Why use rear instead of fanny, arse, or rump?
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July 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Join me this week at Wordmonger to explore Word Prejudice. Why use rear instead of fanny, arse, or rump?
www.perryess.com/blog/leer
www.perryess.com/blog/leer
Local kids’ writers — join us for a day of learning & camaraderie at SCBWI’s Central Coastal Writers’ Day. www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
SCBWI CenCal's 2025 Writers & Illustrators Day - CATCHING THE CREATIVE WAVE
Join us for CenCal's Writers & Illustrators Day on Saturday 9/20/25 at the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Auditorium, 1605 E. Burnley St. in Camarillo (same location as last year). *** O...
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July 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Local kids’ writers — join us for a day of learning & camaraderie at SCBWI’s Central Coastal Writers’ Day. www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
Where do we get terms like fair to middling, hunky dory, & okeedokee? Visit Wordmonger to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/how-are...
July 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Where do we get terms like fair to middling, hunky dory, & okeedokee? Visit Wordmonger to find out. www.perryess.com/blog/how-are...
Come by Wordmonger this week to read some wise women’s thoughts about equality. www.perryess.com/blog/wise-wo...
July 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Come by Wordmonger this week to read some wise women’s thoughts about equality. www.perryess.com/blog/wise-wo...
This week at Wordmonger, we’re wallowing in the wonder of slothful words. Come wallow with us. www.perryess.com/blog/sloth
June 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This week at Wordmonger, we’re wallowing in the wonder of slothful words. Come wallow with us. www.perryess.com/blog/sloth
Please join me this week for something completely different — a poem for your soul. www.perryess.com/blog/the-moo...
June 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Please join me this week for something completely different — a poem for your soul. www.perryess.com/blog/the-moo...
How many types of berries can you come up with? This week Wordmonger looks into their origins. www.perryess.com/blog/the-elu...
June 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How many types of berries can you come up with? This week Wordmonger looks into their origins. www.perryess.com/blog/the-elu...
Join me at Wordmonger for something completely different: dance inspired by the words of Virginia Woolf. perryess.com/blog/woolf-l...
June 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Join me at Wordmonger for something completely different: dance inspired by the words of Virginia Woolf. perryess.com/blog/woolf-l...
How many idioms can you come up with that include the word EAT? Visit Wordmonger to see a bunch of them. www.perryess.com/blog/eat-idi...
May 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How many idioms can you come up with that include the word EAT? Visit Wordmonger to see a bunch of them. www.perryess.com/blog/eat-idi...