This week, I submitted 8 poems to two different publications. Four went to Rattle, a publication of adult poetry, and four went to High Five, a Highlights publication for children aged 2-6. Through this submission process, I realized that I might be more suited to writing adult-themed poetry. There were fewer restrictions on the Rattle…
Knowing only politics makes us ignorant. My husband was the one who saw the news brief on his phone yesterday morning. He told me that a wildfire had destroyed the lodge at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and that part of the park was closed. Searching my phone and social media, I couldn’t…
Today, I think I am moving toward ending my writing time on Medium. I see signs, which I’ll discuss in a future post, that the platform is seriously struggling. At a minimum, I am struggling on it and have been since January. As a small example, I wrote a post today that I tried to…
How Did You Celebrate Independence Day? I’m sharing an article I wrote and posted on Medium this week. I hope you enjoy it. It does have a call to action, although it is not poetry. I did not write a Poetry Friday post this week. July 4th is a holiday in the United States that…
Hello, Poetry Friends! While much of the country has been captured by extreme heat, we have been getting an overabundance of rain. In the last forty-eight hours, our neighbor’s rain gauge has recorded 6.5 inches. I’m ready for some sun! My week has been busy. Monday, I was on the road for much of the…
I am still getting back to normal after our trip to Yosemite. We’ve been home a little over a week, and my time management has been lacking. On Monday, I volunteered at the public gardens where I had helped last year and found that I’m still questioning my fit. It’s also an hour away, and…
Happy Poetry Friday! This week’s round-up is hosted by children’s author and poet Buffy Silverman on her eponymous blog. Thanks for hosting Buffy! My husband and I spend May 28th – June 3 in three of our National Parks. We first went to Yosemite for four days, followed by Sequoia and Kings Canyon for two with…
We have been enjoying some great weather this past week. With that gift has come the ability to get out in the yard. While I was cleaning up the new native garden bed by the road, I found this maple seedling pushing its way out of the seed coat. I couldn’t help but write a…
With the close of National Poetry Month, I feel a sense of accomplishment. I was able to write a poem a day and match it to one of my photos. I posted those here, and to my Facebook Page, and some to Medium.com Other writing accomplishments for April were having two boosted stories on Medium.com….
Day 28, National Poetry Month