My new bookish meme for 2026: the Golden Age of Detection (GAD) Mystery Word of the Day. Whenever I find a word that I'm unfamiliar with--or shall we say not absolutely confident I know the exact meaning of, I'm going to actually take time to look it up and share it with mystery-lovers everywhere. 😊
Today's GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Pareidolia (noun): the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.
This is a first-class case of pareidolia. You're trying to pick out patterns where there aren't any, like those fools who look for faces in clouds. (from the GAD-style mystery The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead)
Today's GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Pareidolia (noun): the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.
This is a first-class case of pareidolia. You're trying to pick out patterns where there aren't any, like those fools who look for faces in clouds. (from the GAD-style mystery The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead)
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