Yesterday, I wrote a blog post for Medium.com that was published by Globetrotters. It was a post about the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, which as most of you have heard, was devastated by wildfires earlier this week. I’ve visited Lahaina three times from 2009-2022. My post is linked above in the first sentence. I encourage…
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Poetry Friday: A Very Tough Week and Anthology Submissions Update
It’s been a hard week. On Sunday afternoon my sister called to let me know my mom had been taken by ambulance to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. She was admitted with a small bowel obstruction and passed away Monday in the late afternoon. She was 85, just short of her 86th birthday which…
Poetry Friday: Inspired by the Redwood Forests
I’m working on my guidelines for submissions to the anthology project – Nature Poetry In Pictures. While this is not the “official” title it conveys what I am looking for. The guidelines will be posted late next Friday. Submissions are to start soon after. The work will focus on ekphrastic poetry. If you are not…
Poetry Friday: The Guys You Meet In The Woods
I wasn’t sure I’d get a post up for Poetry Friday this week. I leave on Sunday with my eldest son, aged 28, for a trip to California! We are going to visit Redwoods National Park! I am excited! My husband and pets will be staying home to work on our garage-building project – he’s…
Silent Sunday: Some of My Favorite Wildlife Photos
Today is Silent Sunday. This is one day during the week that I take a break from writing and post my own photographs on a theme of my choice. It has been one of the most popular features of my WordPress Blog. Thank you!
Poetry Friday and the Season of the Setting Sun
Today is Poetry Friday. If you want to know what that is and join in, check out this post by children’s author Renee La Tulippe. Our host for this week’s round-up is Patricia Franz, at her blog, Reading, Writing, Wondering. She is celebrating a milestone in her life that I can relate to well. This…
Poetry Friday: Bringing up the Tail End Again & Endangered Species Day
It’s Poetry Friday and Janice Scully is our host. Please visit her blog for more poetry links and a place to leave your own word creations if you so desire. Thanks for hosting, Janice! At 10 am Central Time (Chicago) on a Friday morning in Wisconsin, I am again probably one of the last to…
Silent Sunday: “Sunrise, Sunset, Sunrise, Sunset, Swiftly Flow The Days.”
Today is Silent Sunday. It snowed in the Northwoods today! It’s April 30th! I could not bear to post more winter photos – although some of these were taken in the winter. Enjoy! All photos are the property of Carol Labuzzetta. There is no permission to copy in any form. Thank you!
All I Wanted To Be Was A Mom: The Specter of Multiple Miscarriages
Sitting on the exam table, I stared into the cold and sterile space, waiting for the doctor to come in. The nurse practitioner had already examined me. She confirmed what I already knew. I had miscarried…again. My HCG (pregnancy hormone) was falling, confirmed by a blood test that morning. Any of the few symptoms of…
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…