On one of my social media accounts, someone responded to a re-post of my poem “I have questions” by asking, “how do we eliminate hate?”
My response:
General/Miscellany
Website Update 5/31/16
Working on housekeeping-type stuff today. So far, I have added a PayPal Donate button and mailing list signup (MailChimp) to my website. For now, I am calling my e-mail list Cult of Lucy. Lucy, of course, is the Alarm Cat…
Update update: I have now added PayPal Buy Now buttons under the Purchase from the author headings on the pages for the poetry collections, so you no longer have to go to a separate website to buy printed copies of my books.
(31 May 2016)
ART 53, day 24
This Is Fifty-Three, day 24
Worked on preliminary layouts for Secrets today. Continue reading
Cafe Zippy and Talicha J
Thursday night, I went to Everett Poetry Nite at Cafe Zippy for the first time. I’d been meaning to head up there for over a year, but had never got around to it, as the thought of fighting rush-hour traffic was totally unappealing. On this occasion, though, one of my online friends, Talicha Johnson, was the night’s featured reader, so it was time. Continue reading
Blog Update 5/24/16
I have updated my blog; I am now using WordPress’ Affinity theme. It looks like I may have the option to use it for my website as well—but I did just change that yesterday, so I am not sure I want to do that just yet. Anyway, I think this new theme will make things a bit easier on the eyes.
(24 May 2016)
ART 53, days 22 & 23
This Is Fifty-Three, days 22 & 23
I finished the preliminary layout for the Oddities section today.
As the screenshots below demonstrate, I did not necessarily give every spread the wacky treatment. In part, that was to let the poems speak for themselves, but it was also to let the material dictate the treatment of each spread. Continue reading
Website Update 5/23/16
After much procrastinating, I have at last installed a new theme on my website. It even has a slider!
I will be doing the same thing to my blog here shortly, although I will not have access to the same theme (Tonic Pro, by bavotasan.com).
(23 May 2016)
ART 53, day 21
This Is Fifty-Three, day 21
A little bit of progress today, after skipping yesterday in favor of writing…
ART 53, day 20
This Is Fifty-Three, day 20
Feeling much better about my progress so far today. The difference has been starting with the images I had previously matched to the poems. Continue reading
ART 53, day 19
This Is Fifty-Three, day 19
With yesterday being Sneezefest here in Kevinland, I did not even attempt to work on anything. I generated so much laundry from all the sneezing that it’s almost embarrassing.
That led to some major vacuuming today—I’m talking about taking out area rugs, moving furniture, all that. Among other things, I found the Diana camera I bought at a yard sale five years ago, and a wooden box that’s almost perfect for keeping the books that are currently in my to-read pile.
But enough of what could be a huge digression if I don’t cut it off here. While taking a break from all the vacuuming and moving furniture, I played around a little bit with layout stuff. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 