OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears For today’s poem, pick a piece of prose: a piece of horror flash fiction, or short story, and pick through its bones to create a piece of found poetry. You don’t have to present it as an erasure poem, but that can be fun. Here’s an example of an erasureContinue reading “Oct. 8 Prompts: Connecting the Bones”
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Today is Jekyll and Hyde
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Fear is a Monster. Today really has been a monster, one of those days when nothing works and everything is a pain and takes way longer than it should. It was the hottest October seventh on record here. My neighbors said there was a boatContinue reading “Today is Jekyll and Hyde”
Oct. 7 Prompts: Fear is a Monster
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of Monsters: Use a traditional Halloween monster in a metaphor. For example, “The world is a vampire,” the great opening line of The Smashing Pumpkins song “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” Open your poem with your metaphor and develop it throughout your poem. Anyone up to the challenge of tryingContinue reading “Oct. 7 Prompts: Fear is a Monster”
Writing in the Twilight
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to In the Twilight. For today’s images, I used a star-shaped filter in the mirrorworld and used a lot of patience with the panoramic function on my camera to create my own twilight. OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Watch Where You Step CracksCracks Cracksall those pavementContinue reading “Writing in the Twilight”
Oct. 6 Prompts: In the Twilight
I’ve noticed a bit of a drop-off already. I hope it’s not because you’re not enjoying the prompts. Please let me know if there’s something you would like me to change. Be brutally honest; I can take it. I’m doing this because I love these challenges and don’t want them to end. I find fallContinue reading “Oct. 6 Prompts: In the Twilight”
Sharing Writing is Such a Treat
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Every Word a Treat. For today’s images, I used two of my filters from last year with my mirror balls in the new pool noodles on the lake. It’s a gorgeous day today, so I treated myself to a walk while treating the grass toContinue reading “Sharing Writing is Such a Treat”
Oct. 5 Prompts: Every Word a Treat
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of natural disasters: For today’s poem think of the extreme weather that scares you the most (You don’t have to have experienced it). Why is it the most frightening? Imagine experiencing this weather event. Write about all of your sensory experiences. Is this weather event a metaphor for somethingContinue reading “Oct. 5 Prompts: Every Word a Treat”
The Trick to Facing Your Fears
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to The Trick to Facing Fear. For today’s images, I found the filters I made last year and played with the fairy lights in the mirrorworld. It was sunny outside, so I also took some pictures with mirrorballs in the yard. OctPoWriMo I really enjoyed theContinue reading “The Trick to Facing Your Fears”
Oct. 4 Prompts: The Trick to Facing Fear
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Today’s prompt was adapted from a prompt in The Poets & Writers Complete Guide to Being a Writer called “Help Yourself.” It says that the trick to reaching goals is to give advice to others. So with the goal of facing our fears write a poem that gives advice aboutContinue reading “Oct. 4 Prompts: The Trick to Facing Fear”
Poor Little Homeless Bat
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I’m responding to Let the Bats Out of the Attic. For today’s images, I played with some rubber bats I found at the Grocery Outlet. They are supposed to stick to any surface by the little rubber discs under their wings. They don’t, but I still like them.Continue reading “Poor Little Homeless Bat”
Experience Writing 