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Bitter, as an adjective, can mean sour, acidic, or biting. Bitter can also refer to emotions or attitude, suggesting that when one is bitter, one is filled with resentment, spite, and maybe even a little anger or jealousy.

Published Works

The Blessing Way (1970)

The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (1972)

Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)

Listening Woman (1978)

The Dark Wind (1982)

The Ghostway (1984)

Term Type

Human Environment

Manuscripts

Manuscript Occurrences

A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 155
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 174
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 197

A03 The Boy Who Made Dragonfly (06-08) p. 25

A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (04-06) p. 36
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (04-06) p. 53
A04 Dance Hall of the Dead (04-06) p. 93

A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 111
A05 Listening Woman (02-13), p. 157

A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 35
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 93
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 124
A07 The Dark Wind (04-06), p. 132

A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 52
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 163
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 193
A08 The Ghostway (05-03), p. 240