Write Well: On noisy folks, the worth of ideas, and creating an audiobook

#107

Mar 10, 2026

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Word of the week: obstreperous (ob-STREP-er-us).

Obstreperous means noisy and difficult to control—like the room filled with eighth-graders I used to teach in my husband’s youth ministry. Or the cocky high school students I used to teach in a private school. The obstreperous mob prevented employees from entering the building.

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