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asperity

severity; harshness of sound or temper; roughness or unevenness of surface

Sightings:

Lessons from an Alzheimer's patient

Shake and wake

A change of mood

Schumann's fiendish music

Janacek: stark and modern

A scream averted

Limericks from the headlines

The wealthy must pay their dues

Folk costumes in Abruzzi

Violence in Waco -- a century ago

Recipe for a gentle ale

Response to a proposal

Poetry tough and sweet

A rough spot at fault

Wilma Flintstone on the moon
[For etymologists: Safe lunar harbors]

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