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Motivation and Forms
Written for: 2023 Get Started Right Writing Challenge – Day 7 “For the final day, spend 30 minutes on your writing goals, either writing, revising, crafting a query letter, reading articles on writing, or whatever activity you can consider; then, … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, experimenting, forms, reading
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Coffee Cools Down
Written for: Poetics Aside, Prompt #633 “For this week’s prompt, write a warm up poem. The poem could be about doing a warm up for an athletic activity or live performance. Or it could be about warming up a room … Continue reading
A Break in the Clouds
Written for: Friday Writings #53 – Ordinary “I’m taking a beat to enjoy the small stretch of ordinariness between the frenzy of the US election season and the beginning of the hectic holiday season. To honor that, I’ve decided to … Continue reading
Morning Changes
Written for: Friday Writings #29: Little Rituals (posted by Rommy) “Write poetry or prose about small daily rituals or daily routines that make up our lives.” How jarring–changes in morning rituals. Still have my couch corner to sit on while … Continue reading
Hand in Glove
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt#328 Let’s Stay Together “Write about a pairing that should stay together or come together.” Glasses and cases should, but do not jelly and donut hits the spot macaroni and cheese comes up aces Bonnie … Continue reading
Building Blocks
Written for: Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #34: Foundation (posted by Rommy) “Today I am asking you to consider the word foundation and use that to build up your words.” One of my fondest memories is the sight of … Continue reading
Peace At Night
Written for: Poets & Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #10: Early Bird or Night Owl? (posted by Rommy) “Shape you work around the idea of either or both.” Morning travel makes me ill, not something I can cure by pill. Appointments … Continue reading
The “rest” of the Time
Written for: The Wednesday Muse #4 – Busy Body (posted by Toni) “Speaking of which, what do you all do to rest? do you sleep, take naps, take walks, ride a bike, got to the beach, climb a tree? This … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, earth, outdoors, reading, Time, variations, walking, water
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Having Fun
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Fun Can you list 10 ways you have fun? (posted by Susan) “And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, Beach, cooking, crosswords, fireplace, fun, meditation, reading, sketching, walks, writing
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In Praise of Books
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge Write a praise poem. poetry, novels, short stories my inventory family sagas, mysteries my journey author’s recurring detectives my preference Delving into a book’s essence transports, puts me under a spell. … Continue reading
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