I can’t believe I flew into New Orleans on Monday and I’ve already been on WWOZ and now the day of the show is here. It has been a whirlwind week of daily practice, costume sewing and promotion and yet somehow it feels so normal, like this is what we always do. If you wantContinue reading “The Rubber Maids Reunite Tonight! A show 20 years in the making.”
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Top 10 Reasons To Go To A Writers Conference
I recently attended the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference (PNWA18). I had a great experience. Here are my top ten reasons to attend a writers conference: 10. Autographs – At PNWA authors can buy a table in the “bookstore” to sell their books. There is an autograph party where you can meet the authors andContinue reading “Top 10 Reasons To Go To A Writers Conference”
dVerse Poets Quadrille: Stacked Boxes
Today is Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub and De Jackson served up the word: box. Stacked Boxes Stacking larger boxes on small boxes A heavy head bobbles upon a lilting middle, teetering on a poor foundation Functioning intelligence, serpentine systems based on a corrupted piece of code The hypocrisy covers liesContinue reading “dVerse Poets Quadrille: Stacked Boxes”
dVerse Poets Quadrille: Puzzle
For anyone who has been following my writing adventure, you will not be surprised that “Puzzle” inspired me to write many poems. I wrote three dVerse Poet Quadrilles in the first 25 minute sprint of #MagicMon over on twitter. I am excited about this one. Bronchial Birch Trees I asked for the box because IContinue reading “dVerse Poets Quadrille: Puzzle”
Plotting with Tarot: Interpretation for a friend-The Perfect Romance Plot
This is fun! My friend Diana Rose Wilson was having a bout of writer’s block, so I mentioned trying plotting with Tarot to get some ideas. She tried it, said it took her down a rabbit’s hole and gave up, but said I could go ahead and interpret her spread. I decided to give itContinue reading “Plotting with Tarot: Interpretation for a friend-The Perfect Romance Plot”
dVerse Haibun Monday: Compassion
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”
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”
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”
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