Category Archives: the creative process

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 8

It is tiring • and I wonder if this is • how it felt for Eve • as the door closed Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 7 (and 5-6)

the paper is waiting • the paint blobs absorb water • I absorb the scene Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 4

Under it, last week’s • still life of three garlic bulbs • sprouting on a plate. Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 2

went out in the rain • my hair already wet • my body thirsty Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 1

don’t know the future • only know that I have to • do the right thing Continue reading →

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