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A Year with the Bard

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Tennessee Honeybee

I decided last year to watch all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays. I searched and used the order of Benjamin McEvoy. A few takeaways: 1. I

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Snippets

Posted on August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 by Tennessee Honeybee

Every now and then (or actually, pretty frequently), I get mental visions of scenes to write or characters who just want a brief moment of

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Nighttime Visits of the Hive- a repost

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Tennessee Honeybee

This is a repost from September 13, 2010, from my old blog that I used before purchasing my domain. I stumbled upon it today and

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NaPoWriMo 2015: Day 1

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

The prompt for the first day was to write something loud and large about a triumphant moment. Nothing to me is more triumphant than beginning

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NaPoWriMo: Day 10

Posted on April 10, 2014April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

The prompt today was to write an advertisement/ jingle for something. I just caught up on Mad Men, though I doubt my ads are as

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NaPoWriMo: Day 9

Posted on April 9, 2014April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

The prompt for today is to use titles of songs from a random playlist. This is what I came up with… and it basically catches

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NaPoWriMo: Day 8

Posted on April 9, 2014April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

The prompt for Day 8 was to rewrite/ riff off a famous poem. So, I used In My Sky at Twilight by Pablo Neruda. In

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NaPoWriMo: Day 7

Posted on April 9, 2014April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

Day 7 prompt is to write a love poem for an inanimate object. I knew immediately what my inspiration is.   The Engagement Ring Unending

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NaPoWriMo: Day 5

Posted on April 9, 2014April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

As I’m playing catch-up following running the Oak Barrel Half Marathon on Saturday, here’s that day’s offering. The prompt was to write a Golden Shovel.

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NaPoWriMo: Day 4

Posted on April 4, 2014April 1, 2015 by Tennessee Honeybee

Race Day Measured breathing quick Feet pounding on open road Running makes life >

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