Daily Archives: January 30, 2017

Dare to Condense

Posted on January 30, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend MiniChallenge:  Condense A Poem     (posted by Kim) I have chosen a long(-ish) poem by Pablo Neruda, which I would like you to condense to at least half the lines of … Continue reading →

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Misdirection

Posted on January 30, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Quickly #29 Write what would purport to be a set of instructions (directions, recipe, etc.), but give it a hidden agenda. “Okay, you take this road all the way down to Miller’s Feed Store. At fork in road, … Continue reading →

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Aroma of Tobacco

Posted on January 30, 2017 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #284 Words:  crooked, sky, hole, tobacco, there, wise, first, grandmother, plants, world, eaves Grandmother planted tobacco. First woman to grow her own. Smoked it too, in a crooked corncob pipe, wiped clean each night … Continue reading →

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