NaPoWriMo 2022 // day 13 I listened to Mary Oliveron the way home from getting the groceriesand I remembered how her linesweave a blanket,warm, with muted colorsand perfect stitches,able to wrap you up withall the knowledge the world holdstranslated through a singleblade of grass. TonightI went to the poetry readingon Hollie Streetand was remindedthat penning … Read more
ars poetica NaPoWriMo 2022 // day 11 apparentlywriting poetryis twice and halfas romantic as it sounds halfbecausefar too much timeis spentcounting linesand looking up rhymesand wondering whyIas a grown-up person(supposedly)have decided to returnto the sandbox and twicebecausethere is nothinglike listeningto your own mindwhisper wordsthat suddenlyswell out the tipsof your fingersbursting with beautyand vibrating with your … Read more
NaPoWriMo 2022 // Day 4 I choose a messy house. Crumbs collecting along baseboardsoccasional cobwebs drapingthe cornersdishesand more dishesand still more,a never-ending stream of dirty or dryingdisheson the countertops. I choose a messy houseand a sticky floorand sitting outside on the porch stepsin the middle of a springtime dayto seize the sunlight. I choose a … Read more
On Fridays I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. the seekers and the wanderersthese are the ones who carry a namea mysterya … Read more
Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. supers have an edgefor a whileuntil even they need salvaging from someburning wreckagewatch … Read more
Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. seventeen-year-old selves findspace to dance with all the dreams insideon the uneven concrete … Read more
Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. We will race the sunand we will win. Shine your worst, you presumptuousglow, … Read more
Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. tangledtogether our fingers swingin the breeze as we make the routine trekto the … Read more
Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. wanted: able-hearted Bodymemberto name the nefariouswithout dumping the humanityinto the blender. wanted: story-tellersto … Read more
Every Friday, I spend five minutes or so writing on a word prompt from the Five Minute Friday community. Then, I hit publish. Good for the writing muscles and for cultivating a playful approach to the writing work that can sometimes be taken oh-so-seriously. youdear heartstanding still on the pathshrouded in mist/eryseeking any mapfor forward marching; yousay … Read more