This is the first Sunday of the of the month, and there is no A to Z on Sundays, so today’s photo-challenge is a little different. I’ll be using the photos I took for Ambition and Beauty to create visual poems guided by a homograph. Cleave Cleave is an enticing word because it is bothContinue reading “Day Three: The Cleaving Smell of Beauty’s Ambition”
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Day Two: Beauty Tips
Beauty Dictionary.com defines beauty as “the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).” Notice that it saysContinue reading “Day Two: Beauty Tips”
Day One: Foolish Ambition
Happy April Fool’s Day. I’m not a fan of pranks or practical jokes, so this in not one of my favorite days, but today being the beginning of a poetic journey, I thought of the Fool of the tarot: head in the clouds, not looking where he is going, about to step off a cliff.Continue reading “Day One: Foolish Ambition”
Poetry Book Review: One Thousand Good Answers by Sarah Herrin
In anticipation of National Poetry Writing Month kicking off tomorrow, I thought I would share my thoughts on a book of poetry I recently enjoyed. Why I picked it up: I received a free e-book version of One Thousand Good Answers by Sarah Herrin from the publisher through the Library Thing early reviewers program. MyContinue reading “Poetry Book Review: One Thousand Good Answers by Sarah Herrin”
Blogging From A to Z Challenge Theme
The Master List for the A to Z Challenge opened today. This year I’m going to explore abstract nouns through photography and poetry. Abstract nouns are nouns for ideas, qualities or states rather than concrete objects. I’ve chosen an abstract noun for each letter of the alphabet. The A to Z challenge skips Sundays, soContinue reading “Blogging From A to Z Challenge Theme”
Spring Has Sprung
April is coming very soon. It’s a busy month here at Experience Writing because it’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), and the A-Z blogging challenge. This year, since I photo-illustrate my posts anyway, and was so inspired by one word daily prompts last fall, I thought I would add a photo-challenge to the mix. HowContinue reading “Spring Has Sprung”
#SoCS: Splicing the Frayed Ends
Today’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt “rope” inspired me to get out and take some pictures. Living near water and boats, rope takes on a special meaning of securing connection. Here’s an excerpt from my journal this morning: “I was tied in knots. The rope fraying, unraveling, the rope tossed, wasn’t fastened at the otherContinue reading “#SoCS: Splicing the Frayed Ends”
Library Thing Early Reviewers
I joined Library Thing when I created an author page for Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise. They have a selection of books each month that you can choose from to potentially win in exchange for review. In all these years I have never won, but they recently revamped their system. This month I wonContinue reading “Library Thing Early Reviewers”
A Year of Finishing Novels: Surprises & Set-backs
This week was both surprising and challenging. My daily writer’s meditation and novel writing habit almost got me through some very freezing weather and surprise snow, and my feeling of impending doom from world politics. My morning stretching and exercise followed by meditation has really changed my relationship with my body. I’m listening to myContinue reading “A Year of Finishing Novels: Surprises & Set-backs”
A Year of Finishing Novels: Rewards and Celebrations
I tried again to do a Sunday week in review post, and again my work wouldn’t load, so Monday is my Year of Finishing Novels posts day. I am not going to waste time fighting with my internet. My time is for writing novels and reaching my goals. And sharing my progress and what I’mContinue reading “A Year of Finishing Novels: Rewards and Celebrations”
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