Whimzygizmo’s prompt for today’s Quadrille (a poem of exactly 44 words) at dVerse Poets Pub is “Friday.” For an extra challenge, I used my new The Artist Magnetic Poetry Kit (assoc link). I added the word Friday with part of a label sticker on one of the magnets. It was a very different Quadrille experience.Continue reading “Quadrille Monday”
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Defiant Youth
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt inspired a poem about the defiance of youth and nature against winter, symbolized by blooming flowers.
Poetry as Dance
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt for a dance-themed poem is explored in Maria L. Berg’s “Learning the Moves” which captures the rhythm and grace of dance.
Cat Close-up Kaleidoscopes
After posting my Stream of Consciousness Saturday post, “Getting Really Close Up“, I looked at my WordPress Reader and saw Karen Gadient’s KaleidoSaturday post. It inspired me to see what my close-up photos of the cat would look like as Kaleidoscopes. I used the pho.to kaleidoscope maker which is super simple to use and freeContinue reading “Cat Close-up Kaleidoscopes”
The Thoughts of Christmas Animals Around the World
Today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub inspired me to try two animal shape filters I haven’t made before. The penguin and the kangaroo. The poetry prompt is to write from the perspective of animals that have been linked with Christmas but don’t really have anything to do with it. This Kangaroo’s Christmas Hullabaloo HeContinue reading “The Thoughts of Christmas Animals Around the World”
👻💀Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I am responding to the prompts from Show Off Your Costumes. For today’s image prompt I thought it would be fun to have a “Costume Contest” of the photographs I took this month in response to the prompts. The photos on this page are my three favorites. OctPoWriMoContinue reading “👻💀Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇”
Oct. 31 Prompts: Show Off Your Costumes
HAPPY HaLLoWEEN!! It’s here. IT’S HERE! All our fun has built to this one last poem, one last flash, one last Halloween photo shoot and then Halloween will turn into November. OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Let’s end with the prompt I wrote as a warm up, “You Don’t Frighten Me.” If you tried it theContinue reading “Oct. 31 Prompts: Show Off Your Costumes”
Hunting Ghost Cats
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I am responding to the prompts from Beware the Cat. For today’s images, I jumped out of bed and put on my thermals to hunt ghost cats in my Halloween lights before dawn. It was a little foggy near the street and frost sparkled on the pavement, butContinue reading “Hunting Ghost Cats”
Oct. 30 Prompts: Beware the Cat
Here we are at the penultimate prompt post. How is everyone feeling? Sad it’s ending; relieved it’s over, excited by all the creativity and wanting more? I’m feeling all of those things. I’m glad I took on hosting all three challenges. I love them all. Next year, I’ll (hopefully) be more prepared. I appreciate everyContinue reading “Oct. 30 Prompts: Beware the Cat”
Decorating for the Halloween Party
If you missed this morning’s prompts post, I am responding to the prompts from Halloween Party. For today’s Photo Challenge prompt “Party” I spent my morning setting up all my lights outside for Halloween with my light up ghosts, and skull and hands coming out of the ground. I put the scary skulls door coverContinue reading “Decorating for the Halloween Party”
Experience Writing 