kainotophobia – fear of change kakorrhaphiophobia – fear of failure Summer Comes Too Soon Wind whips a chill of impatience. Roiling waves chop at the bulkheads and ramps, speeding the jade of aged concrete, leaving lapilliform spaces for the next surge to fill. Only the lowest hills are free of the cloud blanket. ToesContinue reading “K is for Kainotophobia and Kakorrhaphiophobia”
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J is for Jeremiad
jeremiad: noun – a prolonged lamentation or complaint The NaPoWriMo prompt for today talks about the body as a union and about the future state of the union. It’s a fun coincidence that the prompt uses the state of the union as metaphor because Wikipedia states: “A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually inContinue reading “J is for Jeremiad”
I is for Ignivomous
ignivomous: adjective – vomiting or spewing forth fire. The Bather While she tentatively dips a toe in the crystal water, he races across the flat, dry land. Top down, dark hair flying, blasting the classics Smile so tight he can’t sing along Smile so long his face tans that way If he everContinue reading “I is for Ignivomous”
E is for Erumpent and Etiolate
erumpent: adjective – bursting forth or through a surface. etiolate: verb – 1. to bleach and alter the natural development of by excluding sunlight 2. a. to make pale b.to deprive of natural vigor: make feeble. The NaPoWriMo challenge for today would have been daunting–find a photograph and a poem in a foreign languageContinue reading “E is for Erumpent and Etiolate”
D is for Duende and a Double Dose of Dufresne
duende: noun – 1. a goblin; demon; spirit 2. charm; magnetism Bonus word: dejecta: noun – feces; excrement Azalea Petals It was a shame to cover up those voluptuous curves in that floral tent of a mumu such a contrast to the white hood and robe silently hanging in the padlockedContinue reading “D is for Duende and a Double Dose of Dufresne”
B is for Banausic and Bickham – Craft Book Review: Jack M. Bickham Double Feature
banausic: adjective – relating to or concerned with earning a living; utilitarian; mechanical; practical. Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. Today’s NaPoWriMo theme was the I, or the speaker of the poem. I thought it tied in well with witness testimony which I am studying in an online forensic psychology class throughContinue reading “B is for Banausic and Bickham – Craft Book Review: Jack M. Bickham Double Feature”
A is for Atresia
atresia – noun: 1. absence or closure of a natural passage of the body 2. absence or disappearance of an anatomical part by degeneration. To Fall Asleep Every night I play this game A habit now, a secret shame Multi-tasking cartoon shows Or re-runs burned out long ago While refreshing games of solitaireContinue reading “A is for Atresia”
#NaNoWriMo Day 4: Antagonist’s Call to Adventure
Day 4 Word count: 6,350 words Word count goal: 8,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Call To Adventure Save The Cat: Debate I’m really enjoying meditating on the works of Akiya Kageichi for this project. They are so full of story inspiration. The second top image by Andrew Ferez made me think of the Chekov’sContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 4: Antagonist’s Call to Adventure”
#NaNoWriMo Day 2: The Antagonist’s Ordinary World
Day 2 Word count: 2,259 words Word count goal: 4,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: The Ordinary World – Antagonist Save The Cat: Theme stated / Set-up I love this painting by Alex Rubio (first image on left). If you would like to learn more about his work, here’s a video on YouTube where heContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 2: The Antagonist’s Ordinary World”
Experience Writing 