These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Sounds of Words: Onomatopoeia. OctPoWriMo Imposter It’s your smile, but not your smellyour legs, but not your liltyour hands, but not your holdingcallouses caress contours incorrectlyand your countenanceyour countenance is clumsy It can mimic your voicebut clicks clip calm courtesiescan climb into your clothesbut not yourContinue reading “No Imposters Here”
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Successful Avoidance
These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Sounds of Words: Euphony. OctPoWriMo Fear of Success Each mile reachedonly rolls out anotherlevels climbed reveala higher plateau stars do not shine brightertwinkling echoes of lightsnuffed out long agoThe only way to break the circleto loose the tail from the fangis to never aimor learn toContinue reading “Successful Avoidance”
Always Failing Better
I’m really getting into all the universal fear prompts for this week. I experienced some ego death in a dream last night that reminded me of a really embarrassing thing that happened to me in high school and then, I experienced upsetting ego death having to do with an imposter OctPoWriMo, but I realized myContinue reading “Always Failing Better”
What a Shame
These days are flying by. There’s never enough time for everything I want to do. What a shame. Here are my responses to the Writober Day 3 prompts in Sounds of Words: Assonance and Consonance. OctPoWriMo For today’s poem, I looked at my entire wordlist so far looking for assonance and consonance and found theContinue reading “What a Shame”
Summer Solstice Safari
Today is Haibun Monday at dVerse Poets Pub and Frank Tassone has challenged us to write a Solstice haibun. Summer Solstice Safari It’s hard to believe solstice is this week. The longest day of a summer that’s turtling—pokes its head out early, then hides, emerges then hides again. For the event it is supposed toContinue reading “Summer Solstice Safari”
Poetry as a Boat
For today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub, Merril invites us to write a poem about boats or boating. Inspired by the prompt, I cut a filter with a section of an oval and a triangle and took pictures of clear string lights in front of the fireplace. Front, Back Depends on the Boat AtContinue reading “Poetry as a Boat”
2023 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal
Last year’s A to Z Challenge became a year long focus that changed how I approach art, poetry, and writing fiction. I like to combine the A to Z Challenge with the daily poetry prompts from NaPoWriMo and Poem-a-Day, so last year I picked the simple topic of “Abstract Nouns.” Abstract nouns are nouns thatContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal”
#Writober Day 29: #SoCS Surprise Halloween Element
I’m so excited to share that I am now a published photographer!! One of my photographs is in the latest issue of Wrongdoing Magazine. You can view it online (pages 98-99). Stream of Consciousness Saturday (SoCS) Today’s prompt for some stream of consciousness writing is “element.” Here’s an excerpt from this morning’s journal pages: TheseContinue reading “#Writober Day 29: #SoCS Surprise Halloween Element”
#SoCS: Clearly Relieved
Relief I’m excited for a little relief today. I’ve had stomach pain the last couple days, so alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc. is greatly appreciated. A rain-free day with some sun is also something affording a pleasing change, as from monotony: release. While thinking about visually creating relief,Continue reading “#SoCS: Clearly Relieved”
#SoCS: Sticks and Stones and Words
Fragility The quality or state of being easily broken, shattered, damaged, or destroyed: delicate; brittle; frail: vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: lacking in substance or force; flimsy: in a weakened physical state; slight; tenuous: fragility comes to everything and everyone at one point or another. I think of thin, brittle, sheer tissue; skeletal frames; looseContinue reading “#SoCS: Sticks and Stones and Words”
Experience Writing 