Today’s writing lesson was an A-Z poem where the first letter of each line forms the alphabet in alphabetical order. It was a bit challenging…
As I work toward my goal of publishing a book I’ve found myself spending a lot of time re-learning different forms of poetry. Added to…
Halloween is less than four weeks away and I am anything but excited about it. In fact, there is this niggling feeling of apprehension about…
When I was a kid I thought that the horses just off the west interchange in Ellensburg were wild and I dreamt that when I…
As part of my effort to take back my lunchtime, I’ve spent today’s lunch break composing a little ditty on my laptop just for my awesome…
I asked by Just Frances I asked the grass why it was green; And it smiled and said just because. I asked the sky why…
I’m really struggling this week. Actually, I’ve been struggling for a couple of weeks now. I’m sad and I feel quite helpless about it. I’m…
Sometimes I want to scream at the top of my lungs. I want to yell. I want to shout. I want to wail about how…
We were sitting at the table eating dinner when out of the blue The Kid asked what would happen if she lost a tooth when…
Well, that’s me home again to the great US of A. But you know what? I don’t feel that I’ve come home. I feel like…
I used to enjoy the confluence of seasons; the awkward meeting between weather patterns – one anxious to begin its reign whilst the other tries in vain…
I wish I had by Just Frances I wish I had the courage to say what I want to say; I wish I had the…
I’m in full-on “fake it ’til you make it” mode these days. Or, at least, I’m trying to be. So today’s bit of inspiration from my…
I really like candy. Especially candy that comes on a stick. Candy on a stick is great fun because of the bonus of using your…
I was born as a homeless transient, living in hotel rooms on the road for the first couple of weeks of my life. Added to…
This is one of those funny posts for me. It started because I had a thought about rainbows, which then led me down a path…
When I run I think. Even when I’m listening to my iPod, my mind is racing through one thought after another. It jumps from here…
Q: What does a geeky word-enthusiast who’s just cancelled her cable do for entertainment? A: She re-reads one of her favourite lipograms, of course! Yes,…
So I’m sitting here drinking a proper beer with my sister and her partner. (He is drinking Bud Light, which is almost proper beer, so…
I posted a while back about “I AM” poems, and how I like to re-write mine from time to time because it helps me to…