writing

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  • F is for finished

    Poem For Sale  by Margo Taft Stever   Story:  A Family by Guy de Maupassant As much as I enjoyed the A to Z challenge last year, my new job has craziness in April and I just don’t have time to post daily and more importantly, I don’t have time to visit people and that is really what…

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  • Eeeek!

    So, maybe this elephant should be afraid of this mouse. Much like I am afraid to write anything too vulnerable during A to Z. But we soldier on… Poem: To E by Sara Teasdale Story: Eve’s Diary, by Mark Twain Who else but Mark Twain could write diaries for Adam and Eve and have them…

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  • Sometimes you need basics….   Poem: Daymark by Ossian Foley Story: Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin

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  • B is for Band…

    And I am at an all day community band festival. But it is still B day in April, so here are the poem and short story of the day: Binsey Poplars, by Gerald  Manley Hopkins Betrothed, by Anton Chekhov

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  • The A to Z Challenge

    I am happy to be blog 1143 on the A to Z Challenge!  Check out the A to Z Challenge! It’s a blast!   And check back on Monday, March 21, 2016 for my Theme Reveal. You can also check out the other (currently) 1142 blogs’ themes as well!      

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  • Leap year day 

     So Ms. Hirshfield has thought a bit about leap day.  I like the idea of generosity. Like we are given the gift of an extra day.

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  • Thursday…

     A page from my bullet journal.  

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  • Ben Fowles You’ll Apologize if you have to.   Crazy horse   And that is all.

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  • So, not so many poems the past two days, but a few stories: Meghan Meyhew Bergman The Siege at Whale Cay Justin Bigos, Fingerprints Keven Canty Happy Endings Diane Cook Moving On Julia Elliot Bride   I will try to catch up on the poetry. Only missed a day.    

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  • Short story : Ray Bradbury – The First Night of Lent Poem: 300 Goats BY NAOMI SHIHAB NYE Love this. They KNOW what do to. They are GOATS! as opposed to us humans. Who tend to be clueless.

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