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Poetry Postcard Fest 2021 – Register Soon!

Just a reminder that a great way to stretch your poetry muscles is to get some daily practice and it’s that time again for August’s Poetry Postcard Fest. Registration ends on July 18, so time is short to sign up … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-Four

I know that today my cats were secretly or not so secretly criticizing my use of the computer, but sometimes… There is no cat that cannot be impossible to hold a single sharp claw a need to lick a compulsion … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-two

Painting while the car shakes I knew it wasn’t warm and sunny when I headed out to paint But it was sunny at least and there were clouds flying I thought I’d check on the great blue heron’s nest and … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-One

Here’s my help tonight with this NaPoWriMo post. I think Ginny appreciates that three weeks into the month some support is welcome. the supportive cat looks up briefly just to say you should be writing. Sitting at my desk this … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Seventeen – National Haiku Day

I was thinking about some of the things that were just setting in last year – changes at work, figuring out grocery shopping etc. year that slipped away isolation fell like snow to weirding quiet often day’s high point lunch … Continue reading

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