Category Archives: Do the Work

Get Ready… Get Set… Haiku

Tomorrow is April 17th — it must be time for International Haiku Day! Pens, pencils, notepads and screens at the ready. Flex your fingers -shake ’em out! Show the world what you have, seventeen syllables at a time.  Might even … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman, Bryan Fuller and American Gods

A fabulous time was had by all. Neil Gaiman came out and introduced the first episode and said it was odd because at most screenings he’s not there and they show a clip of him apologizing for not being there … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Fifteen

Nature forgiven •
in an april afternoon •
look – the daffodils! Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Fourteen

What happens when you look at the morning sky and wish you could paint a blueness just like that. Dark deep endless the sky last night filled with stars and planets and myth This morning, a blue bowl – a … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo, Day Thirteen

The best part of monthly “events” like NaPoWriMo and the August Postcard Poetry Festival is that it gets you to sit down at the blank page every stinkin’ day. Yeah, so what if you miss a day. Who cares? I … Continue reading →

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