Monthly Archives: April 2019

NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Twenty-Two

In the palette, the paint puddles, ultramarine and sienna to make a pool of clouds waiting to float across the paper dense and wind-feathered The sky always comes first the blue, not matter the shade, brushed in where there are … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Twenty-One

There was stuff going on today, Easter, News, stuff, all kinds of stuff. So here we go at the last minute! The water in the glass is clear conforming perfectly and perfect in its clarity playing tricks with light. Perhaps … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Twenty

(based on a real encounter. PS it’s hard to take hair selfies…) We Both Had Braids Like wow, that’s your real hair the young woman said, having admired the color and me, having noted hers orange and pink tones recalling … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Nineteen

What a day and this is how it ended: Coming home tonight the yard already dim and colors flown to night an unexpected box carefully set on the porch. I gave a quiet thanks to the postman who swung by … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Eighteen

I had taken a week off my duties as Twitter-Aggregator (“I read twitter so you don’t have to!”) because sometimes you have to step back and regroup. Now it’s time to get back to it and to start trying to … Continue reading

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