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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 24

…are you waiting to get in, now?
I lifted the quilt and under she went
curling round until her nose pointed out… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026, Day 17

These days some days to get through it
you have to turn it all off and
let something else grab your attention
just for some hours, an afternoon… Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2026 Day 1

Here’s April again so here comes NaPoWriMo. Not sure if I’ll be able to stay with longer form all month but let’s start with a sonnet.The NaPoWriMo site prompts to try a Tanka but this is a stretch for me … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 11

surrounded by scent • full of childhood memories • easter corsages 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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