Last week's unstated theme was obsession and addiction. My worst addiction is a life long one. My addiction to the written word began when I was an infant. My family read to me, my teachers encouraged me and in books I found the friends I was unable to make in real life. And it all …
In a couple of hours, I am honored to announce that Aaron Sawyer will be gracing this blog with his poetry. I am hoping to make this a monthly event to introduce readers to new poetry and poets. If you are interested in participating in this on-going event, please either leave a comment here or …
It is late on a Friday night and I am living the dream; writing in my undies and enjoying an adult beverage. Heaven right? Okay, maybe not for you, but this fourth week of school has been pretty rough. The kids are finally getting into their routines, relationships between teachers and students are being squared …
Time is always speeding past us. Always moving forward and going on whether we like it or not. Anniversaries and birthdays come... And often we come up with elaborate ways to celebrate them. In my case, I love to plan and then life does it thing and the plans go to waste because there is …
No poetry today No lyrical musings on life's quandaries No alliteration or clever meter No inspiration demanding to be heard Begging, Pleading for release Just a blank page disappearing With a click and a clack A snap and a tap
This week's review has been postponed because my mind and heart were captured by A review will be posted as soon as I have been released...
I am not sure how other poets write or what compels to write poetry versus prose. What I do know is that virtual all everything I write begins with a line or a partial line. Sometimes images accompany the words. My latest poem - We are ... began in such a way. A good …
Since 1968, this story has been capturing hearts and minds. My heart was taken prisoner in the late eighties when it appeared on TV and like many children I didn't realize there was a book. Sad, but true.. now there is a graphic novel to call me back to this enchanting tale. It adds rich details …
Thank you to Mr. Peter Denton... My nominations for the Kreativ Blogger Award are: 1. Juliet Greenwood 2. Zen Cherry 3. The Middlest Sister 4. Five Reflections 5. The Gaia Experience 6. The Little Things Ten Things You Don’t Know About Me: I’m the granddaughter of two WWII veterans. I started working when I was …
Yep, no Friday book review. I fell short of my goal. Normally, I would be kicking myself and re-examining the last week so I could do better the next go round. With this failure however, I realize I set myself up with a task that was unrealistic. Yesterday, when I would have been finalizing the …
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