The NaPoWriMo prompt this morning is to explore a road not taken. What would have happened if I made a different choice. The PAD Challenge prompt is “What will the future hold?” Over at A to Z they’re challenging writers to make bets with ourselves. I bet I can read and leave comments on fiveContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 2: A Different Choice”
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April First: And so it begins
It’s the very first day of National Poetry Writing Month and the prompt is to “derange” myself, make the world strange and see it as a stranger. This could tie in nicely with the April PAD Challenge prompt: write an introduction poem. As part of my poem, I could introduce a stranger: create a personaContinue reading “April First: And so it begins”
April’s Blogging A to Z challenge: contronyms, antagonyms, or auto-antonyms. Oh, my!
April is almost here! My days are flying by too quickly. Yesterday, I signed up for the blogging A to Z challenge. This will be my fourth year combining National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) with the blogging A to Z challenge. I enjoy how the poetry prompts and the words I choose for the challengeContinue reading “April’s Blogging A to Z challenge: contronyms, antagonyms, or auto-antonyms. Oh, my!”
Here’s What’s Working #NaNoWriMo2020
My first day of November started with this lovely scene of a conflicted sky. Dark vs. Light: Thick fog fighting clarity: All the makings of a great story. What worked on day one: Prep really helped me out on day one. For once, I have a physical timeline, an outline and a Scrivener file fullContinue reading “Here’s What’s Working #NaNoWriMo2020”
October 31: Happy Halloween!! #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo It’s the last day of OctPoWriMo. Thank you, Morgan Dragonwillow, for hosting and for your inspiring prompts. Thank you to everyone who participated for your camaraderie and sharing your poetry. It was a productive and creative month. I’m very excited about finally making the step in my exploration of klecksography to draw on myContinue reading “October 31: Happy Halloween!! #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 30: I am . . . #OctPoWriMo #Writober
Last night, I framed one of my fabricglass pieces. It was so nice to wake up to the sun shining through it. OctPoWriMo Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 29 I enjoyed the imagery in Rallentanda’s poem Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is I am . . . Layered I am a filtera sponge, a seaContinue reading “October 30: I am . . . #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
October 29: Exploring the Tracks #OctPoWriMo #Writober
Today’s prompt inspired a new bokeh filter and photography project. I used wire and tape to create “tracks” on a square-cut bokeh filter. Then I put lights over paintings in my office to put those tracks into and through spaces where no tracks had been before. OctPoWriMo Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 28 Sci-Fi FableContinue reading “October 29: Exploring the Tracks #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
October 28: Choices Along the Journey #OctPoWriMo #Writober
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Today I received my copy of Emporium by Aditi Machado (amazon associate link) Winner of the 2019 James Laughlin Award, so I thought I would recommend reading some of her poems. Recommended poem: Four poems by Aditi Machado Online journal: Conjunctions Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 27 Magic SpellsContinue reading “October 28: Choices Along the Journey #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
October 27: A Magical Night #OctPoWriMo #Writober
OctPoWriMo Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Magical Halloween Forms Terzanelle or Decuain When the veil is thinnest yearning for powerover fear of the unknownchant into the night ancient recipesto command earth’s forcesand fight the unseen something from nothingsymbols of knowledge revealthe boundary torn Writober For today’s visual prompt, I chose this image by AntonContinue reading “October 27: A Magical Night #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
October 26: Tappswave Poetry Form #OctPoWriMo #Writober
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Five Poems by Carolyn Forché Online journal: World Literature Today Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is What makes me different? Forms Yesterday, we were challenged to create our own form. I got a start on it, but needed more time to play around with my ideas. IContinue reading “October 26: Tappswave Poetry Form #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
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