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”
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Z is for Zenography
zenography: noun – the study of the planet Jupiter Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact. It says to take a cue from Borges. I tried to read Ficciones as part of Summer Reading Bingo last Summer, but had trouble getting into the stories. Maybe I’llContinue reading “Z is for Zenography”
Extra W is for Wazzock
wazzock: noun (mildly pejorative, slang) – a stupid or annoying person (Britain, originally Northern England). Today is not one of the days of the A to Z Challenge, but I finished Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman last night and the word “wazzock” usedContinue reading “Extra W is for Wazzock”
Y is for Yawping
yawping: noun – a strident utterance. strident: adjective – characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound. urban dictionary: verb – the act of bellowing at someone down the street, especially from a window. yawp/yaup: verb – to make a raucous noise 2. clamor, complain: noun – yawper yawp: noun – a raucous noise 2. somethingContinue reading “Y is for Yawping”
X is for Xanthic
xanthic: adjective – of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow color This is a fun word because it is part of a group of words having to do with yellow: xanthocarpous: adj. – having yellow fruit xanthochroia: noun – yellowness of the skin xanthochroic: adj. – having yellow skin xanthocomic: adj. – yellow-haired xanthocyanopsy:Continue reading “X is for Xanthic”
W is for Wayzgoose
wayzgoose: noun – a feast or party thrown annually by a printing house. Tacoma Wayzgoose April 28th and 29th Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! I scrolled up some of my poems that I wrote this month and took them down to A Good Book bookstore in Sumner. They put them right by the register,Continue reading “W is for Wayzgoose”
V is for Vespertilian
vespertilian: adjective – of, relating to , or resembling a bat Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a warning label–for myself. So far, my mind keeps going places that are embarrassing. Hopefully, my word of the day will sort this out. I also already have a personal warning label above by office door to guideContinue reading “V is for Vespertilian”
U is for Uliginous
uliginous: adjective – growing in wet or swampy ground; slimy, swampy, waterlogged Uliginous Elegy The words fall upon the page like tears they smear bleeding ink to uneven edges The uliginous page mourns the reader Desperate for good news that will not come
T is for Threnody and Taradiddle and Tantara
threnody: noun – a lament sung for the dead. taradiddle: noun – pretentious nonsense tantara: noun the blare of a trumpet or horn
Extra Q is for Quiescent
quiescent: adjective – 1. marked by inactivity or repose: tranquilly at rest; dormancy 2. causing no trouble or symptoms (as in gallstones). Today is not a letter day for the A to Z Challenge (tomorrow is T). I added an extra Q because I just finished reading Requiem, Mass.: A Novel by John Dufresne, andContinue reading “Extra Q is for Quiescent”
Experience Writing 