A as in ALPHABET (A-Z Challenge)

Alphabet. After alpha and beta, the first two letters in the Greek series of letters. We English-users follow that sequence (more or less). And from those tiny building blocks, we build words, ideas, unimaginable worlds which can sweep through our minds like a soft summer's breeze, or devastating tornado.

Stop. Think. What would life be like without words? Grunt and point? Well, that would work for "Pass the meat" around a Neanderthal campfire. But how could we do an A - Z Challenge (called, in Canada, an "Eh? to Zed Challenge") without words? Share felt emotions? Describe the texture of the sky, the roughness of bark in the woodland, the joyous gurgle of the brook? 

We've got the whole month of April to do that! I'm looking forward to the words other writers will share with me, and I'll try to find a few to share with them. 

Also, A is for Arlee, as in Arlee Bird, who is founder of the A - Z Challenge. Such an expansive enterprise this has become, Arlee; this year, 1,700 plus. Now, you've got a dozen helpers to keep the project going. Well done! And thank you for the challenge. 

Do you have a favourite word, or set of words — words that you use often? If so, tell us about it/them.

A is also for Aardvark, apple, astronaut, appealing, and Algonquin (Anishinabe).

Blessings and Bear hugs, folks!