When I included “abandon” as a prompt, I imagined things left behind. I was feeling that kind of abandon yesterday, but I want to leave that behind. This morning when I thought of abandon, I thought of wild abandon: bright colors, spinning until falling, rolling down hills. The surrender kind of abandon. This bliss kindContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 10:”
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#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 9: Discard
November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today is the second Two-for-Tuesday and the prompts are: Write a love poem, and/or… Write an anti-love poem. Discarded Hearts Though I feel dreaddisgust, palpablepurposelessnesshe rests beside mebeing, breathing Though I no longer want to tryno longer see the point of effortno longer cling to hope or promisehe is near, calm,Continue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 9: Discard”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 8: The Found of the Lost
This morning when I woke up, my idea for “lost” was to take pictures in crevices, vents, drains, inaccessible corners, etc., but my camera battery was dead. That has been happening too often lately, so I ordered an extra battery. I’m surprised I never did that before. While I waited, I did a Bing searchContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 8: The Found of the Lost”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 7: A Healthy Ruin
Yesterday, I looked ahead at week ten of ModPo and was inspired by the work of Erica Baum. Specifically her collection “Dog Ear.” I’ve complained in the past how surprised I am that almost every book I get from the library has dog-eared pages. Who would do that? How hard is it to use aContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 7: A Healthy Ruin”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 6 & #SoCS: The Generally Suspect
Today I thought about The Usual Suspects (affiliate link), the line-up on the cover. Then I thought about Clue (affiliate link) and the color names of the suspects. I also thought about “suspect” as a verb and I suspect that led to some introspection about what I find suspect about my suspicions. I don’t generallyContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 6 & #SoCS: The Generally Suspect”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 5: Special Lies
Today I was inspired to continue my ribbon and shadow experiment. I thought about how a “little white lie” can turn into a big lie. I also thought about how each time Pinocchio lied his nose grew. November PAD Chapbook Challenge The prompt is to write a special poem. For today’s poem I revisited theContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 5: Special Lies”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 4: A Party Hidden in Plain Sight
Today I was inspired to try a shadow effect inspired by images I’ve seen on Pinterest. Pareidolia combined with tricks of light and shadow made for some interesting house guests. November PAD Chapbook Challenge The prompt is to write a party poem. At the Party It hidesbehind the fancy ribbonsthe glitter, the streamersit hides inContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 4: A Party Hidden in Plain Sight”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 3: As Wild as a Baby Huckleberry in November
So far, so good. My prompts are inspiring me to hop out of bed, grab my camera and try new techniques. When I woke up, I made a quick list of things found in the wild that I forgot to put on my abandoned property description yesterday. This included: spiderwebs, spiders, huckleberries, salmon berries, ferns,Continue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 3: As Wild as a Baby Huckleberry in November”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 2: Startled! I Wasn’t Ready.
This morning’s photoshoot was fun and successful. For “startle” I thought about the way the body jerks when we’re startled, and played with camera motion with some bokeh of my neighbors’ lights across the lake. I love the color palette created by the security lights in the dark November PAD Chapbook Challenge Today is twoContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 2: Startled! I Wasn’t Ready.”
#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 1: Cold Correspondence
November PAD Chapbook Challenge The first prompt for this challenge is to write a correspondence poem. Soon You Will Be Me To me in thirty-one days,I look forward to yousmelling the eucalyptussalts of success, tastingthe frozen plums of completingevery day’s test. Escapingthe heavy pile of soft blanketsto roam free in the fresh airI admire yourContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 1: Cold Correspondence”
Experience Writing 