I want to say THANK YOU for this prompt for dVerse Monday Haibun. It is so easy to feel like I shouldn’t forgive because no one else shows compassion, or responds in kind, but that’s the wrong way to look. A friend of mine helped me see that even when I want to give upContinue reading “dVerse Haibun Monday: Compassion”
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dVerse Meeting the Bar: Bridging Southern Florida
Today’s dVerse poets prompt is a fun one. The challenge is to pick a line from two books then start your poem with one and end with the other. I just so happen to be reading Rum Punch: A Novel by Elmore Leonard and Razor Girl: A novel by Carl Hiaasen. The first is setContinue reading “dVerse Meeting the Bar: Bridging Southern Florida”
Craft Book Review: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writing) (Volume 1) by Randy Ingermanson takes the unique tact of telling a story to teach storytelling. Why I picked it up: I liked the approach of building your novel in repeating smaller forms like a fractal. I wanted to see how he usedContinue reading “Craft Book Review: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson”
The Quadrille: Not Just An Old Dance Anymore
quadrille: noun – 1. a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five (or six) sections, each of which is a complete dance in itself. A piece of music for a quadrille dance. 2. each of four groups of riders taking part in a tournament or carousel, distinguished by a special costume orContinue reading “The Quadrille: Not Just An Old Dance Anymore”
Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next
I want to start by saying thank you to all of the organizers of NaPoWriMo and A to Z Challenge and the poets of dVerse. And the poets that included my poems in their lists, especially David Ellis at Too Full To Write. I also want to thank everyone who read my poems and leftContinue reading “Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next”
dVerse Monday Haibun: Take a walk
And as a treat for finishing NaPoWriMo and the A to Z Challenge, I took the advice of the prompt at dVerse Poets Pub and took a walk. Self and Setting For this respite, my reward for diligence, I grab my lens, aspiring to share my view. I find myself not walking, but squatting,Continue reading “dVerse Monday Haibun: Take a walk”
Z is for Zenography
zenography: noun – the study of the planet Jupiter Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact. It says to take a cue from Borges. I tried to read Ficciones as part of Summer Reading Bingo last Summer, but had trouble getting into the stories. Maybe I’llContinue reading “Z is for Zenography”
Extra W is for Wazzock
wazzock: noun (mildly pejorative, slang) – a stupid or annoying person (Britain, originally Northern England). Today is not one of the days of the A to Z Challenge, but I finished Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman last night and the word “wazzock” usedContinue reading “Extra W is for Wazzock”
Y is for Yawping
yawping: noun – a strident utterance. strident: adjective – characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound. urban dictionary: verb – the act of bellowing at someone down the street, especially from a window. yawp/yaup: verb – to make a raucous noise 2. clamor, complain: noun – yawper yawp: noun – a raucous noise 2. somethingContinue reading “Y is for Yawping”
X is for Xanthic
xanthic: adjective – of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow color This is a fun word because it is part of a group of words having to do with yellow: xanthocarpous: adj. – having yellow fruit xanthochroia: noun – yellowness of the skin xanthochroic: adj. – having yellow skin xanthocomic: adj. – yellow-haired xanthocyanopsy:Continue reading “X is for Xanthic”
Experience Writing 