“Scrabbled” in WestWord

In this confession of a word nerd, Katherine Koller attempts to understand her Scrabble habit in the summer 2024 issue of WestWord:

“As addictions go, for a writer, perhaps mine is more generative than derailing. I learn new words, find new words, make interesting words. I play with words in an opposite-brain way than when I’m writing. It’s not like writing poetry, but I justify it as a kind of cross-training.”