What’s your favorite noun?

After 30 years as a writer and reader, this GalleyCat editor thinks “home” is The Best Noun, full of powerful connotations and a lovely interaction between soft consonants and vowels. Share your pick in the comments section.

Twitter fiction writer Sean Hill just invited his 112,000 Twitter followers to share their favorite noun. The best entries will get their own Very Short Story. Check it out: “Send me a noun. I’ll use the ones that inspire me in a story. Simple nouns often make the best stories.” We’ve rounded up some responses below…

(Via Margaret Atwood)