kainotophobia – fear of change kakorrhaphiophobia – fear of failure Summer Comes Too Soon Wind whips a chill of impatience. Roiling waves chop at the bulkheads and ramps, speeding the jade of aged concrete, leaving lapilliform spaces for the next surge to fill. Only the lowest hills are free of the cloud blanket. ToesContinue reading “K is for Kainotophobia and Kakorrhaphiophobia”
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J is for Jeremiad
jeremiad: noun – a prolonged lamentation or complaint The NaPoWriMo prompt for today talks about the body as a union and about the future state of the union. It’s a fun coincidence that the prompt uses the state of the union as metaphor because Wikipedia states: “A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually inContinue reading “J is for Jeremiad”
I is for Ignivomous
ignivomous: adjective – vomiting or spewing forth fire. The Bather While she tentatively dips a toe in the crystal water, he races across the flat, dry land. Top down, dark hair flying, blasting the classics Smile so tight he can’t sing along Smile so long his face tans that way If he everContinue reading “I is for Ignivomous”
H is for Hypotyposis
hypotyposis: noun – lifelike description of a thing or scene; a vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. Hypotyposis They suffered in those seconds turned to years because a spat became a war when a look cut to murder The warbler’s whisper twirled to hurricane A goof that grew to cyclonic calamity The mouse removingContinue reading “H is for Hypotyposis”
G is for Gigantomachy
gigantomachy: noun – a war between gods and giants. gabble: verb – 1. to talk fast or foolishly; jabber 2. to utter inarticulate or animal sounds. galimatias: noun – nonsense; confused mixture of things; confused or unintelligible talk. This poem was inspired by provocative phrases from the Foreward by MartinContinue reading “G is for Gigantomachy”
F is for Frangible
frangible: adjective – readily or easily broken; brittle. Believe Your Eyes Still Blending Fiercely striking Color and shape The straight and rigid Reject the curve Fill Bending Coyly tricking Hue and line The playful illusion In frangible balance Will Bedding Madly mimicking Base and fore Hidden in mystery Beyond awed eyes Skill Besting WildlyContinue reading “F is for Frangible”
E is for Erumpent and Etiolate
erumpent: adjective – bursting forth or through a surface. etiolate: verb – 1. to bleach and alter the natural development of by excluding sunlight 2. a. to make pale b.to deprive of natural vigor: make feeble. The NaPoWriMo challenge for today would have been daunting–find a photograph and a poem in a foreign languageContinue reading “E is for Erumpent and Etiolate”
A is for Atresia
atresia – noun: 1. absence or closure of a natural passage of the body 2. absence or disappearance of an anatomical part by degeneration. To Fall Asleep Every night I play this game A habit now, a secret shame Multi-tasking cartoon shows Or re-runs burned out long ago While refreshing games of solitaireContinue reading “A is for Atresia”
April Is Coming: NaPoWriMo & A to Z Challenge & Me
Life Lessons: Always Learning These last couple months, I have learned a few things about myself: 1. Joining the YMCA is a good way to pay money to inspire me to stay home and write. 2. In the Fall and Winter, I write stories that will eventually be called for on Dark Markets. 3. WhenContinue reading “April Is Coming: NaPoWriMo & A to Z Challenge & Me”
Review: A Compendium Of Collective Nouns
Over the weekend, I went to West Seattle and had brunch with an old friend. After we ate, we walked around the shops. In a home furnishings store, I noticed a beautiful book and had to have it. So I am now the proud owner of: A Compendium of Collective Nouns: From an Armory ofContinue reading “Review: A Compendium Of Collective Nouns”
Experience Writing 