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Steve Chisnell - Educator, writer, podcaster, book critic, democracy advocate,
Creator of Waywords Studio - Wanderings on Literature and Language
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝘂𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘄

Brief but reflective, Vukelich suggests the greatest wisdom of Ojibwe people exists within the words themselves. Personal and compelling.

#books #indigenousliterature #ojibwe #language
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗵" 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘂𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 -

. . . elliptical, paradoxical, mysterious, a rollicking tale to kill giants but also a careful meditation on mortality, love, power. Helle's trans returns its power. . . .

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#bookreviews #books #booksky #edusky
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗶-𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 -

Sorry I was that I couldn't read this along with my book group, but I've been looking forward to finding it again. Ready for some provocation and thought-making!

#books #antiracism #racemythology #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 “𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕:” 𝑷𝒐𝒆'𝒔 𝑨𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚

There really isn't that much to say about Poe, is there? He's just creepy. But wait. What if we could explain the supposed madness in all these stories?

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#podcast #books #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 -

After the refreshing 𝘕𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢, I'm excited for more of Stevenson's slippery humor & style. Not sure how many volumes this is under him, but I'll like read several to see how this very long series sets itself up!

#books #comic #booksky
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘁, "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺," 𝗖𝗵. 𝟭𝟯 -
Ideology and Terror - A Novel Form of Government

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Reading Guides, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
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#democracy #books #history #literacy #totalitarianism #booksky
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘁, "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺," 𝗖𝗵. 𝟭𝟮 -

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Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
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#democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #booksky
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸" 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 -

Poetry of indigenous peoples from Turtle Island & Abya Yala that has lived on my shelf as a teaching tool for many years! It's so old, I'll be curious about its notions of inclusivity.

#books #bookreviews #indigenousliterature #booksky
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

It's Native American Heritage Month! What are you learning?

#books #literature #tbrpile #tbrlist #louiseerdrich #thesentence #pattykrawel #badindiandsbookclub #simonjortiz #fromsandcreek #waltermurray #theomniamericans #julesverne #ndstevenson #lumberjanes #booksky
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙏𝒉𝙚 𝙎𝒐𝙪𝒏𝙙 𝙤𝒇 𝑺𝙘𝒓𝙚𝒂𝙢𝒊𝙣𝒈 𝑪𝙝𝒊𝙡𝒅𝙧𝒆𝙣" 𝑺𝙝𝒐𝙧𝒕 𝑺𝙩𝒐𝙧𝒚 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬 𝙗𝒚 𝑹𝙖𝒄𝙝𝒂𝙚𝒍 𝑲. 𝙅𝒐𝙣𝒆𝙨

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
2023, USA

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November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝙏𝒉𝙚 𝘼𝒖𝙩𝒐𝙥𝒔𝙮 𝙤𝒇 𝑱𝙖𝒏𝙚 𝘿𝒐𝙚" (2016) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: André Øvredal

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #AndréØvredal #andreovredal #theautopsyofjanedoe #witchcraft #horrorsky
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕: 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒎𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚" 𝒃𝒚 𝑬𝒅𝒈𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒆 -

Another treat from Poe, a lesser-known tale. Follow the podcast for some ways to think about it & "The Tell-Tale Heart"!

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#podcast #literature #books #horrorsky #booksky
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑯𝙪𝒏𝙜𝒓𝙮 𝘿𝒂𝙪𝒈𝙝𝒕𝙚𝒓𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑺𝙩𝒂𝙧𝒗𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙈𝒐𝙩𝒉𝙚𝒓𝙨" 𝑺𝙝𝒐𝙧𝒕 𝑺𝙩𝒐𝙧𝒚 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬 𝙗𝒚 𝑨𝙡𝒚𝙨𝒔𝙖 𝙒𝒐𝙣𝒈

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
2015, USA

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October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑩𝙖𝒃𝙖𝒅𝙤𝒐𝙠" (2014) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Jennifer Kent

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #thebabadook #monsterunderthebed #jenniferkent #childhoodhorror #monsterhorror #horrorsky
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑻𝙧𝒊𝙖𝒏𝙜𝒍𝙚" (2009) 𝙈𝒐𝙫𝒊𝙚 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Christopher Smith

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #triangle #christophersmth #timeloophorror #parentgrief #timeloop #horrorsky
October 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑵𝙞𝒎𝙞𝒕𝙨𝒆𝙖𝒉𝙥𝒂𝙝" 𝑺𝙝𝒐𝙧𝒕 𝑺𝙩𝒐𝙧𝒚 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬 𝙗𝒚 𝑵𝙖𝒏𝙘𝒚 𝑬𝙩𝒄𝙝𝒆𝙢𝒆𝙣𝒅𝙮 (𝑾𝙖𝒈𝙣𝒆𝙧)

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
2004, USA

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October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙍𝑬𝘾" (2007) 𝙈𝒐𝙫𝒊𝙚 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #rec #JaumeBalagueró #PacoPlaza #foundfootage #foundfootagehorror #zombiehorror #horrorsky
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙈𝒊𝙢𝒊𝙘" (1997) 𝙈𝒐𝙫𝒊𝙚 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Guillermo del Toro

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #mimic #monsterhorror #insects #GuillermodelToro #horrorsky
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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1𝟑 𝐃a𝐲s o𝐟 𝐇a𝐥l𝐨w𝐞e𝐧: "A𝐬h o𝐟 𝐌e𝐦o𝐫y, 𝐃u𝐬t o𝐟 𝐃e𝐬i𝐫e" 𝐒h𝐨r𝐭 𝐒t𝐨r𝐲 𝐑e𝐯i𝐞w b𝐲 𝐏o𝐩p𝐲 𝐙 𝐁r𝐢t𝐞 (W𝐢l𝐥i𝐚m J𝐨s𝐞p𝐡 𝐌a𝐫t𝐢n)

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
1992, USA

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October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲 -

Verne takes a shot at fantastic horror in this novella, when a watchmaker's timepieces all stop working, nearly all at once, and then an offer is made.

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October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝑷𝙚𝒐𝙥𝒍𝙚 𝙐𝒏𝙙𝒆𝙧 𝙩𝒉𝙚 𝙎𝒕𝙖𝒊𝙧𝒔" (1991) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Wes Craven

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #peopleunderthestairs #wescraven #90shorror #fairytalehorror #horrorsky
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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13 𝘿𝒂𝙮𝒔 𝒐𝙛 𝙃𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙤𝒘𝙚𝒆𝙣: "𝙃𝒆𝙡𝒍𝙧𝒂𝙞𝒔𝙚𝒓" (1987) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: Clive Barker

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #hellraiser #clivebarker #bodyhorror #horrorsky
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕: 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍-𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕" 𝒃𝒚 𝑬𝒅𝒈𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒆 -

Fitting for a seasonal read, this American classic of 1843 by Poe displays his focused craft in revealing psychological horror.

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October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙋𝒊𝙣𝒆𝙬𝒐𝙤𝒅" 𝙎𝒉𝙤𝒓𝙩 𝙎𝒕𝙤𝒓𝙮 𝙍𝒆𝙫𝒊𝙚𝒘 𝒃𝙮 𝙏𝒂𝙣𝒊𝙩𝒉 𝑳𝙚𝒆

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
1984, UK

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October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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13 𝑫𝙖𝒚𝙨 𝙤𝒇 𝑯𝙖𝒍𝙡𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙚𝒏: "𝙑𝒊𝙙𝒆𝙤𝒅𝙧𝒐𝙢𝒆" (1983) 𝑴𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒆 𝑹𝙚𝒗𝙞𝒆𝙬

2025 Theme: Decades of Horror
Director: David Cronenberg

#moviereview #halloween #horror #horrormovie #13DaysOfHalloween #videodrome #davidcronenberg #bodyhorror #media #brainwashing #mindcontrol #horrorsky
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM