Day 12 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD) challenges – almost halfway … but don’t let that start you from starting. Continue reading “Day 12 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD and 12/30 poem”
Day 11 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD) challenges – moving forward! Continue reading “Day 11 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD”
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Day 10 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD) challenges – a third of the way there! Continue reading “Day 10 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD”
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Day 9 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD) challenges. Continue reading “Day 9 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD & 6/30 poem”
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Day 8 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD) challenges. Continue reading “Day 8 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD & 8/30 poem”
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Day 7 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD) challenges. And … day after midterms. Continue reading “Day 7 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD & 5/30 poem”
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Day 6 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD challenges…. and I’m running late. I usually post THEN sleep; last night I had to first sleep. Continue reading “Day 6 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD”
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Day 5 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD challenges. Continue reading “Day 5 NaNoWriMo & NovPAD”
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Day 4 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD challenges.
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Day 3 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD challenges.
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Day 2 of 30 in our 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD challenges.
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Today is the start of the 2018 NaNoWriMo & November Poem-A-Day (NovPAD challenges.
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Halloween! And when dusk starts forming, I can’t wait for the neighborhood’s celebrants to take to the street!
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I’m awake, I’m awake, I’m awake! And my ride is due any moment …
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Sorry – still recuperating. Still sleeping a lot. Add in the unreal domestic terrorism of this Trumpian dystopia – and I’m going to need a lot of caffeinated cola to deal with this day.
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Steampunk Ball was last night & it has taken some time this morning to recuperate from that.
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Sorry for the late posting – yesterday just exhausted me and I went to bed a lil’ earlier than normal. … and slept later than normal. Since then it has been getting ready to head out the door. This evening is Salem’s 2nd Annual Steampunk Ball & I and the other committee members are switching into Defcon 5 in our preparations …
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The next few days are going to have to be short & sweet on the prompts. Friday evening is Salem’s Steampunk Ball 2; I have shared before that I am on the planning committee for this event.
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Here’a conundrum for those experts on the supernatural …
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Let’s go a little whimsical on our spooky theme …
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Today is National Apple Day. We say apples are very American – there is apple pie, apple crumble, apple cider, legendary Johnny Appleseed – and one of my favorite love tokens, apple cider donuts. I spent Saturday evening sipping hot apple tea in front of a talkative wood fire.
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Nothing to me is a scary & spooky as a spider. And many stories use them to up the fear factor. Tolkein inserts the Spiders of Mirkwood in Hobbit & Shelob in Return of the King. Aragog & his children in Harry Potter. In Doctor Who, itis the arachnoids, (Think I geek much?) Arachnophobia. The early myths of Arachne. Etcetera, etcetera etcetera.
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Today’s prompt comes from one of my favorite Halloween movies, and – no – It’s not horror or suspense. But family-friendly “Hocus Pocus”.
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Ariel, Pacific NW poet 