I am working on a week long photography and poetry challenge inspired by a prompt from Poets & Writers called Excavating the Mind. Day 6 notes and observations Levi was not excited about our adventure this morning, so I left the door open and set out. Today, the light was beautiful. The glittering dew onContinue reading “Excavating the Mind Day 6: The Dramatic Interplay of Light and Shadow”
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Excavating the Mind Day 5: The Observer Effect
I am working on a week long photography and poetry challenge inspired by a prompt from Poets & Writers called Excavating the Mind. Day 5 notes and observations Today, I thought I’d switch things up and make observations inside. I didn’t want to just take pictures of stuff; I wanted to really observe something. AtContinue reading “Excavating the Mind Day 5: The Observer Effect”
Excavating the Mind Day 4: Ooo Hummingbirds
I am working on a week long photography and poetry challenge inspired by a prompt from Poets & Writers called Excavating the Mind. Day 4 notes and observations As if the birds knew I was focusing on them today, two geese greeted me at the dock as soon as I went out and didn’t seemContinue reading “Excavating the Mind Day 4: Ooo Hummingbirds”
Excavating the Mind Day 3: Evolving Mysteries
I am working on a week long photography and poetry challenge inspired by a prompt from Poets & Writers called Excavating the Mind. Day 3 notes and observations Levi, the neighbor’s cat, was very excited to get me out observing this morning. At seven am the air was brisk. The sun was at a greatContinue reading “Excavating the Mind Day 3: Evolving Mysteries”
Excavating the Mind Day 2: Sudsy water
If you didn’t come by Experience Writing yesterday, I started a week long photography and poetry challenge inspired by a prompt from Poets & Writers called Excavating the Mind. Day 2 notes and observations It has been raining for two days. It stopped for a moment, so I thought I would focus today’s observations onContinue reading “Excavating the Mind Day 2: Sudsy water”
A Poetry and Photography Project for May: Day 1 the flowers stole focus
I started my day by taking another look at Molly Spencer’s revision post. I followed her link to Poets & Writers The Time Is Now series and found an inspiring prompt: Excavating the Mind The prompt, inspired by Bernadette Mayer’s book Memory, challenges to jot down notes about several images and observations each day forContinue reading “A Poetry and Photography Project for May: Day 1 the flowers stole focus”
The Mentor of #NaNoWriMo Day 7
I woke up this morning and went straight to my manuscript. I had a bad dream, but it made me think of a scene for my story and I didn’t want to miss it. It has been foggy and cold the last few days, so I decided to have a fire in the fireplace. TheContinue reading “The Mentor of #NaNoWriMo Day 7”
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”
New Gator McBumpypants Picture Book Now Available!
Gator McBumpypants in Shelley Comes Out Of Her Shell is a sweet story about the challenges of making new friends. It also covers themes such as empathy and knowing when to ask for help. Last year, I designed and made a little box turtle. I had an online contest to name the turtle and theContinue reading “New Gator McBumpypants Picture Book Now Available!”
A Birthday Story In Pictures
The story goes, as Mother tells it, that I was born at exactly midnight. The doctor asked her which day she would like my birthday to be and since my only cousin’s birthday was the 7th, and I would want my own birthday, she chose the 8th. Obviously, her logic was WRONG, so I celebrateContinue reading “A Birthday Story In Pictures”
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