The last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy. At the end of June, I went to California for a week with my oldest son. We spent three nights in San Francisco and then drove up the Pacific Coastal Highway to Redwood National Park. This park was on both of our bucket lists so it made…
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The Progressive Poem 2023 Continues…
The Progressive Poem tradition was started by author Irene Latham. It is not under the inspired helm of Margaret Simon who has organized the event during the last few years. A poem is passed from blog to blog each day in April. Each line is contributed by a different author. The only stipulation is that…
Poetry Friday: Poetry and Anxiety
Today is Poetry Friday. The host this week is Margaret Simon at her blog Reflections on the Tech. Margaret is heavily involved in poetry and posts interesting work – her own creations as well as sometimes those of her students. Check it out. Thank you for hosting, Margaret! A Small Poem If you are looking…
April Is National Poetry Month
I’ve been weighing whether to participate in a daily poetry project this month. And while I have a lot on my plate already, I’d like to produce a poem a day this month. The writing of my poetry falls into a habit of writing couplets – and although I like the cadence, rhythm, and rhyme…
A Summary of March Blogs on Medium & WordPress: What does the Future Hold?
March has been a great month for my articles on Medium.com. After a very slow February where I barely made the partnership fee of $5.00 from my revenue, March ended up being very different – so far bringing in six times that amount – my highest income ever off the site. What was the difference…
Poetry Friday: Winter Update & Tips for Poetry Success
Today is Poetry Friday! Susan at her blog Chicken Spaghetti is our host for today! Be sure to check out her blog for links to more great poems and poets. Thanks for hosting Susan! This week I thought I’d provide an update on what’s brewing in my poetry corner of the world. Another Poetry Reading…
Poetry Friday: What I’ve Learned From the First Few Days of Novel Writing Month and the Last Pet Poem.
This will be short! Some of you might feel relieved! I tend to write longer posts but my writing plate is very full at the moment and I’m questioning whether I can keep up with it all. I just posted my blog to Medium.com for the day. I’ve been writing daily on that platform, instead…
Slice of Life: NaNoWriMo Starts Today!
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is here! Each year in November, writer’s from across the globe try to crank out a novel during this month! And this year, I am participating with seriousness! I first became aware of NaNoWriMo when my younger two boys were in middle school. They were encouraged to participate in the…
Writing Updates
Most of my blog posts this month have been on Medium.com under my name. I had another good month on the platform with over 4300 hundred views and 2.1K reads with still a few days left in the month. This is well over the readership I accrue on WordPress. There were two separate periods when…
The Challenges of Blogging Daily
As many know, I’ve been splitting my writing time between two blogs for the last three months. I am still posting here, on WordPress, and I also have a page on Medium.com just using my name. You can search for it that way if you wish. Otherwise, I’ll post a link here for you to…