It was a recent Translation of the Day at Conworkshop.com that inspired me to examine how signatures work in Rireinu, and Rireinutire. I already knew that you sign things with both your thumbprint and your name, but it turns out I didn't have the vocabulary for that, after fifteen years of worldbuilding. So, time to… Continue reading “You don’t have to do this.” “But I do, I signed a contract!”
Summary of Lexember 2025
Another year, another Lexember done. Now it's time to tally my results from Lexember 2025. And first of all, my heartfelt thanks to ConWorkShop, whose daily themes make Lexember a pure pleasure. In total I created 141 words for Rireinutire in connection with the CWS Lexember themes, at least one each day. Of these, 119 were… Continue reading Summary of Lexember 2025
Happy New Year 2026!
Now New Year's is a popular time to shoot fireworks, and I warmly approve of this custom. I may have shot some fireworks myself in my salad days. But safety must always be paramount, as we wouldn't wish for our celebration to turn into a tragedy. In that vein, let me present: Prettydragoon's Fireworks Safety… Continue reading Happy New Year 2026!
Lexember 31 (2025)
I'll drink to that! Today's ConWorkShop theme is A toast to… Among my people, temperance is a strong and proud tradition. It is the custom never to drink alcohol, except on the occasion of a great celebration. And it is always an occasion of a great celebration when you have some alcohol. This is probably… Continue reading Lexember 31 (2025)
Lexember 30 (2025)
Today's theme from ConWorkShop is themeless. And that's my cue to segue seamlessly into my collection of scraps and leftovers from this month. Here below are all the words I have coined this month that didn't have even a tenuous connection to the daily themes, mostly related to ConWorkShop Translation of the Day. For convenience… Continue reading Lexember 30 (2025)
Lexember 29 (2025)
Have a care what you say about the fair folk! Today's ConWorkShop theme is Spirits and the unseen folk. In a way that is a perfectly appropriate theme for today, since today is the fifth day of Christmas. And according to the familiar song, this was the very day my true love gave to me… Continue reading Lexember 29 (2025)
Lexember 28 (2025)
Heavy, man! Today's theme from ConWorkShop is Things heavier than 10 kg. So it behooves one to ponder matters ponderously and consider gravely things of utmost gravity. What one should definitely not do is take today's theme lightly. Today should be easy. Lots of things are heavier than 80 poku (1 poku = 125g). Today… Continue reading Lexember 28 (2025)
Lexember 27 (2025)
Brace yourself for a storm of criticism. Today's ConWorkShop theme is Literature. Contemporary literature is always of much worse quality than the revered classics of yesteryear. This could not possibly be the result of successive generations of readers and critics having enshrined just a few masterpieces from a vast production of varying quality and consigning… Continue reading Lexember 27 (2025)
Lexember 26 (2025)
Why not stop for a roadside picnic, as today's theme from ConWorkShop is Along the road. We can light fires, pitch tents, turn on the music. In the morning we leave. The animals, birds, and insects that watched in horror through the long night creep out from their hiding places. And what do they see?… Continue reading Lexember 26 (2025)
Lexember 25 (2025)
Come take a stroll along the bank with me, as we explore today's ConWorkShop theme which is Along the river. Rivers have traditionally provided the lifeblood of Rireinu civilisation, since much of their time and effort has been expended in growing rai, that grain that forms the basis of Rireinukave diet. Most varieties of rai… Continue reading Lexember 25 (2025)
Flowering Fields 