Category Archives: weather

NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 19

today the slushing rain has filled
the yard with thirty-ish finches
all arguing for seed and perch… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 14

Today i set up a text replacement shortcut that replaces the letters “h a ha h a” (no spaces, just three ha’s strung together – couldn’t type them without spaces or it would trigger the shortcut ha ha ha) with a long string of ha ha ha’s. Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 11

All winter the gray brown edges
of the old hills roll and flutter… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 22

I only know that • the act of sitting still • is a great teacher Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 17

sitting outside while • The wind scuffs up my coffee • And I shiver Continue reading

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