• 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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  • And here we are on Day 1. The grand letter A. I wonder if there are more A posts on the A to Z challenge than other letters. But probably not combined. There are hardy folks who blog the whole challenge with Actual Words that Mean Things. Since I am already doing a Ray Bradbury…

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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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  • Yup, it’s Thursday

    Story: Ray Bradbury – Heavy Set. Poem: Mary Oliver = “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I…

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  • What day is it?

    Yeah. Hump day. All creativity drained by spreadsheets and errands. Poem – Mary Oliver Poem (The Spirit likes to Dress Up) Story: Ray Bradbury – The Flying Machine

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