X is for Xenodochy

Glenda Thompson
Nov 4 · 3 min read

Xendochy — (n.) an attitude of kindness to strangers

Image by Esther Gibbons on Flickr

X was a hard letter for me. I searched and researched and searched some more until I found a word beginning with X that would work with my series on Autism Spectrum Disorder. I almost went with Xany which according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is an adjective meaning wild or overly energetic. To me, that word should be spelled with a Z — zany.

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Glenda Thompson

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Chameleon — always learning, always growing. Dreamer, Artist, Painter with Words. Survivor. Chasing my rainbows. Querying my first novel, working on my next.

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