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‘Crazy’ Moon Words + A Writing Tip
You’re probably familiar with the legends of werewolves and madmen emerging from the dark on a full moon…but did you know that this...
Erica Abbett
Nov 15, 20211 min read


The Surprising Link Between Dogs, Celebrities, and the Queen!
Love, jealousy, betrayal, friends turning each other into animals…all hiding in one tiny SAT word! In episode 43 of the Vocabbett...
Erica Abbett
Aug 17, 20211 min read


Season 2 Finale (And a Peek Behind the Scenes!)
After around 20 new episodes, season 2 of the Vocabbett podcast is coming to a close! In episode 76, I dive into how I might be growing...
Erica Abbett
Feb 24, 20211 min read


Margo Durrell—Quite the Character!
If you’ve seen The Durrells in Corfu , you’ll undoubtedly remember the slightly dotty daughter in the series, Margo. When I finished the...
Erica Abbett
Feb 21, 20214 min read


Cleopatra's Little Sister: The Cooler of the Two?
We’ve all heard of Cleopatra, but how many people know she had a little sister — and a pretty remarkable one at that? Arsinoe IV was...
Erica Abbett
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Endlessly Exiled...But She Still Didn't Quit
When most of us think of suffragettes (a.k.a. women who fought for the right to vote), we think of Susan B. Anthony or Emmeline...
Erica Abbett
Feb 10, 20211 min read


18th-Century Heiress-Turned-Pirate? Tell Me More!
“18th-century heiress-turned-pirate” may sound like the tagline of a cheesy romance novel, but remarkably, it’s a fairly accurate...
Erica Abbett
Feb 8, 20211 min read


Kudos and Magical Glory
I don’t remember the first time I heard the word “kudos,” but I distinctly remember thinking that it was 1970’s slang. How wrong I was! I...
Erica Abbett
Jan 27, 20211 min read


The Beak Where People Speak
Amid the recent inauguration news, I kept hearing the word “rostrum.” “As he approaches the rostrum tomorrow…”“Donald Trump began his...
Erica Abbett
Jan 25, 20211 min read