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The Eve of April

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Mary Beth Frezon

My tradition is to write an eve of April poem so here it goes. Maureen over at NaPoWriMo headquarters suggested a play on Emily Dickinson so that was a nice launching prompt. So without further ado: hope it’s a forever … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-Six

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Late but it’s still Day Twenty-six on the left coast. Mom and I went out today – to the art supply store and to an office supply store. `I got the few things I “needed” but there might have been … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Ten

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

The other day, the NaPoWriMo prompt was to re-read a bit of Spoon River Anthology and write something in the voice of someone who has died. That wasn’t the day for me to do it but today, I took that … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Three

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Thought I’d slide up route 22 to visit Robert Frost today a good cool bright-blue-sky day but big red signs at the state line warned me Vermont was closed well, sort of, you know and it was too hard to … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Two

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Ended up today in the grocery store for the first time in a year. It was so much bigger than I remembered: dark ceiling, ignored arrows on floor, shelves and shelves of exotic stuff I remember the years of lingering … Continue reading →

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