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”
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#Writober 2019 Day 4: Escaping the Cage
#OctPoWriMo Today’s theme “Cage – Pewter, Silver, or Gold” has to do with feeling caged, even in a beautiful, shiny cage. The poetry form Tetractys looks like fun. It is a form of counting syllables that can be used forward and backward. Hem No More Hem inside expecting available Not this time: without respect: IContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 4: Escaping the Cage”
The Planner Experiment: The last days of April
Here we are at the final days of April. Since the month ends on a Tuesday, I went ahead and added the last couple days. For these pages, I decided to take a look at Submittable and look at journals with deadlines at the end of April and beginning of May that do not chargeContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: The last days of April”
Fun with homonyms – Poem: Washington & The Planner Experiment April Week Three
National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that incorporates homophones, homographs, and homonyms, or otherwise makes productive use of English’s ridiculously complex spelling rules and opportunities for mis-hearings and mis-readings. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Pick a state (or province, territory, etc.), make it the title of your poem, and then,Continue reading “Fun with homonyms – Poem: Washington & The Planner Experiment April Week Three”
The Planner Experiment: Fickle Spring
This week spring sprung, pounced really. We raced from snow to Seattle summer weather with speed that could induce spine-snapping whiplash. The cherry plum trees in my yard went from bare to full blossom in forty-eight hours. I woke up one morning and found myself instinctively picking things up and putting them away everywhere IContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: Fickle Spring”
The Planner Experiment: March Week Two
While I worked through the week’s pages, I came across an error. The dates for Pseudopod’s reading period are 3/15-3/31. The good news is we didn’t miss out. I will try to be more careful. I’m glad I have a story that I want to send to Pseudopod, so I noticed the error. I foundContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: March Week Two”
The Planner Project: Final Days of February
Here we are at the end of the first full month of planner pages and looking toward the month of March. For these last few pages, I decided to try a background. I used a section of a painting I did for my niece for Christmas. I lightened it and set it as a graphicContinue reading “The Planner Project: Final Days of February”
The Planner Experiment: February Week Three Planner Pages
As I write this, I’m listening to short stories from Asimov’s Science Fiction on their podcast. I also discovered and have been listening to The CryptoNaturalist. I hope to have stories on both of them some day. Earlier today I enjoyed listening to stories, some read by the authors, over at Three-Lobed Burning Eye. IContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: February Week Three Planner Pages”
The Planner Experiment: Micro-fiction
This planner project is already working for me. This week I received my second rejection. The sting only lasted a moment this time. The rejection letter even suggested that I submit something to their next reading period, so I’ll keep that in mind for my deadlines. I edited and submitted two other stories to differentContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: Micro-fiction”
Here Comes February – The first week of planner pages
Today’s the day! I organized all of the pages of my planner that I’ve created so far into one file and am actually posting it for you when I said I would. Yay! I find it fitting and poetic that I also received my first rejection of the year this morning! How great is that?Continue reading “Here Comes February – The first week of planner pages”
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