Today’s prompt was to write a charm. Sadly, my pop culture brain immediately went to the show, Charmed, which I watched in its entirety while
Year: 2014
NaPoWriMo: Day 2
The prompt for day 2 was to write a poem inspired by something other than Greco-Roman mythology, ie Norse, Japanese, Egyptian, etc. My sister would
NaPoWriMo: past poetry, 2010
Cumberland My world is deceptively normal: calm and verdant while breeds despair in the depths. As nature’s song broke upon backs and through doors, now
NaPoWriMo: past poetry, 2007
Neruda Blue *I wrote this several years ago when inspired by a fellow philosopher-poet but thought I’d share.* The ugliness of the world had crowded
NaPoWriMo Day 1
The prompt I received was, “Dip your hand into boiling water. And burn your fingers! Better that your fingers sing of pain.” From “Spring” by
NaPoWriMo: the prologue
Often when I write, particularly if I am writing about something positive, I don’t feel particularly profound. I try to remain most times light, informative,
How do you measure a year?
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes… how do you measure a year? Okay, we all love Rent (well, anyone with sense does, that is)
The Mouse Killer
Does this look like the face of a hunter? About a week ago, K and I had done our weekly grocery shopping and as we
Productivity and a cat
When I enumerated my list of weekend activities a few days ago, I admitted I was probably anticipating too much. However, I’m happy to say
Anxiety is not the boss of me!
Two posts in one day? Well, yes, but only because something happened that made me feel good… not just good but powerful! Weeks ago I