Ginger, Raffy, and Duffy: you have my eternal gratitude.
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. ~H.L. Mencken
But seriously folks, the writing practice on red Ravine this week is gratitude. Instead of resolutions for the [...]
North by Michelle Johnson
A writer’s life
When the distal sun slants
faint rays toward earth
scriveners trace their stories
before the hearth.
Flames cast gilt shadows
on their pages, while northern winds
swirl dead leaves
and rattle windowpanes.
Now comes the time to retreat
from emotional parapets.
Boreal flows of icy air
invite psychonauts to decipher
their hidden core,
exploring mysteries
of inner space.
Five words from Michelle’s [...]
A friend of Benazir in the car with her says Benazir didn’t die of a concussion while leaning out of a sunroof. The woman saw the bullet wound in the back of Benazir’s head, and the place where the bullet exited her body.
Many theories explain Benazir’s death, but her countrymen want no outside help [...]
Tiv from The Individual Voice has a great post breaking down the different sorts of short fiction according to word count. My 100-word story is an example of drabble. Although it’s my first attempt to write exactly 100 words, I know there’s more to it than merely writing the first two paragraphs of a story. [...]
My husband gave me my favorite present this year, a Tibetan singing bowl. It supposedly dates from the 18th century, an idea I enjoy, because I like to think of my hands as a continuation of many others who have made this bowl sing.
It’s interesting how objects exist long after we die, yet at the [...]
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This little story includes two prompts, a photo from the Monday Mural from last week, and the Friday Five, both from Poefusion. The five words are: sanitary, fuselage, ache, paste, and pardon.
Squirrelly Love
In her minuscule fuselage
Squirrel kept her space sanitary.
She used silver polishing paste
to make her chrome instruments gleam.
Esteban squirrel, her squirrelly love,
put [...]
The following is a poem Ceridwen and I wrote as a collaboration for this week’s prompt at readwritepoem, which is to collaborate! I found from this process that I enjoy collaborating. It’s a unique way to experience the creativity of another person, and to learn about new ways of working.
I was relieved when Ceridwen took [...]
“The Mathom-House it was called; for anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort.” –The Fellowship of the Ring, “Concerning [...]
3WW came and went, and I’m only now getting to my post. One of my house guests, a goldendoodle who looks like Chewbacca, has kept me busy. We took a wonderful nap together, spooning.
12/21 Clumsy me overlooked the dog poop in front of the [...]
Jo, a poet, journalist, and mother awarded me a true blue blogging award-
for ‘blogging friends, for people who stick by you in blogland and make it fun to blog, create a community of communication and friends.
Jo deserves this award - her voice is a presence on almost every poetry blog I read, encouraging us to [...]
