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The Blank Page

August 3, 2022

There is nothing like a blank pageto suck all the words out of my headand send them, where?Things I was …

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Coffee Isn’t Coffee Anymore

August 2, 2022

My new officeDoesn’t have a coffee potbut a KeurigCan there be community without a common coffee pot? I remember growing …

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Sunday Story Episode 30 – Legends

July 31, 2022

It’s the second half of the Ray Bradbury Challenge of writing a short story each week for a year. Prompt: A video …

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The Sandbox

July 30, 2022

So much sandit sticks to my legs, my toesmy arms and fingerswiping off is pointlessthere will beso much sandit’s a …

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The Going is the Thing

July 29, 2022

Goodbye seems to implygood is inherentgood comes firstThat the leaving is most importantand therefore good. Au revoir, the French have …

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I am Not Easily Charmed

July 28, 2022

I am not easily charmedyou, with your slippery flatteryand overly kind wordsdripping from your lipslike undergraduate adverbstrying to impress withstyle …

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Who Writes Poetry about Wednesday?

July 27, 2022

It’s today, WednesdayLike every other Wednesdaysitting there, harmless, in the middle of the weekHiding its true importance(It’s trash pick-up day …

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The Pandemic Puppies Turn Two this Summer

July 26, 2022

The pandemic puppies turn two this summerPuppies, all pets reallykittens, fish, birds, even a house plantOther life forms adopted to …

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Imposter

July 25, 2022

They call them palmetto bugsI would rather not call them at allbut the large water insect climbedonto the bed last …

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Story Sunday Episode 29 – Something Borrowed, Something Brown

July 24, 2022

It’s the second half of the Ray Bradbury Challenge of writing a short story each week for a year. This week’s prompts: …

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