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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 12

As I got down my dinner plate
As I grabbed a jar of gherkins
I realized that my kitchen had
an overwhelming memory… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 17

another day • another two pink lines • more isolation Continue reading

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2023 Poetry Postcard Fest Thoughts

So thank you Group One and all my bonus card friends!
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May the Sixth

Feeling a little jet-lagged but I only lost sleep because Mom and I got up to start watching the coronation. Coverage started at 5 am. It was worth doing from a historical-I-might-not-get-to=see-this-again point of view. By the time it was … Continue reading

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The Eve of April

A yearly tradition of waiting for April and NaPoWriMo to begin. Happy writing everyone! Continue reading

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