Today’s new word: horripilation n. a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write your own Sei Shonagon-style list of “things.” The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write a love poem. All you need is love.Continue reading “H is for horripilation- Poem: Things that are love/ Things that are not love”
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G is for grig- Poem: The Horror Show
Today’s new word: grig n. 1. a cricket or grasshopper. 2. a small or young eel. 3. a lively person. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Think about the argot of a particular job or profession, and see how you can incorporate it into a metaphor that governs or drives your poem. The provided list ofContinue reading “G is for grig- Poem: The Horror Show”
F is for fainéant
Today’s new word: fainéant n. an idler. adj. idle; indolent. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that emphasizes the power of “if,” of the woulds and coulds and shoulds of the world. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: “After (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the newContinue reading “F is for fainéant”
E is for eleemosynary- Poem:Donations Eaten by Bureaucracy
Today’s new word: eleemosynary adj. 1. of or relating to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable. 2. derived from or provided by charity. 3. dependent on or supported by charity. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: “Write a poem that incorporates at least one of the following: (1) the villanelle form, (2) lines taken from anContinue reading “E is for eleemosynary- Poem:Donations Eaten by Bureaucracy”
D is for dysphemism
Today’s new word: dysphemism n. 1. the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one. 2. an expression so substituted, as “cancer stick” for “cigarette.” National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write your own sad poem, but one that achieves sadness through simplicity. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge:Continue reading “D is for dysphemism”
The Planner Pages: Changing course
The Experiment This month is flying by and I have very few submissions to show for it. My main issue is trying to read enough of each journal to get a feel for it and then when I’ve spent so much time reading the journal, I decide I don’t have a story that fits. I’veContinue reading “The Planner Pages: Changing course”
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”
Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi. Oh my!
Just when I thought I had run out of paying markets for the planner, I happened upon Locus, a journal that reviews speculative fiction journals which expanded my knowledge of available paying markets. Speculative Fiction Speculative fiction includes: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Slipstream, Weird, Bizarro, and more. Curious what slipstream is?Continue reading “Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi. Oh my!”
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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