Hello and welcome to Poetry Friday. Molly Hogan has the roundup here if you’d like some inspiration from her recent work and participation in a workshop. Thanks for hosting, Molly! Summer has gone fast. Our hillside project going to the dock is nearing completion. My husband has worked hard at engineering this space and, as usual, has…
It’s been a tough two weeks. While our vacation was nice, I’ve been in a state of stress since arriving home. Why? Well, that is the focus of today’s post. When we arrived at our son’s in Colorado, I got a notification that the publisher and peer feedback on my 12,000+ word chapter for a…
A Poetry Friday Post Two years ago, I tutored an Afghan student. She was living abroad as a refugee from her home country. We tackled an 8th-grade curriculum together, which included algebra, English as a second language, geography, and science. It was a fulfilling role for me. Towards the end of our year together, her…
Today is Poetry Friday (again)! Is time moving faster? It seems to be for me! I don’t know what happened to the last six months! They just disappeared! Karen Edmisten is our host today. Hop over to her blog for more poetry goodness! Thanks for hosting, Karen. This week whizzed by. I’ve got my husband’s…
Medium is strange. There are many ways to show the writer you like their article. These include clapping up to fifty times per article, highlighting parts of the article, or commenting on the article. Writers can show other writers they like their piece by tagging it. I was tagged this week for an article I…
Waterfalls are soothing, inspiring, and sometimes triggering. Today’s post is brief. I wrote (and said) too much yesterday. Thanks for stopping by. I love waterfalls. We’ve seen some beautiful ones in Hawaii, Colorado, and Minnesota. The word for today’s poetry prompt is cascade. The haiku came easily today; I am awash in emotion. Note: I…
This week has been stressful once again. We’ve been in New York since last Thursday the 14th. My Dad was admitted to the hospital on the 13th after seeing his oncology doctor in her office. My sister was with him and drove him to the ER. By nine that night, he had a hospital bed…
It is Poetry Friday! If you want to know what Poetry Friday is check out this explanation from Renee M. LaTulippe. Today, our host is Linda Mitchell on her blog A Word Edgewise. who is offering a clunker challenge. I’m in! Thank you for hosting, Linda! I wrote a post of gratitude yesterday for all…
Writing poetry is a humbling experience. It also takes confidence and bravery to share one’s thoughts and feelings. In other words, it can be hard. But a strange thing happens, when one starts to share one’s work and receives feedback, sharing gets easier and easier. At least that’s how it’s been for me. I’ve realized…
This year, my one little word found me, instead of me finding it. I’ve not always participated in the choosing of one word to guide our year, but I found that I didn’t have a choice this year. My word is ENOUGH. If you look up that word in the dictionary, you’ll find it has…