My Day 16 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a Skeltonic. Not really my thing, but I went with it anyway. Today’s form is the Skeltonic. I’ve never had a colonic, or heard of a good mnemonic, but I’m sure it’s just as fun. And if the score is [...]
Dear Friday, Apparently, this is the day I have to restart every device I own. Love, Kevin (16 April 2021)
My Day 15 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt: ‘think about a small habit you picked up from one of your parents, and then to write a piece that explores an early memory of your parent engaged in that habit, before shifting into writing about yourself engaging in the same habit.’ Enough time [...]
Dear Thursday, After reading the news, sometimes I think the only thing holding the world together is that it is on the verge of falling apart. Love,Kevin (15 April 2021)
My Day 14 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which involves writing a poem ‘that delves into the meaning of your first or last name.’ Ugh. This is all I have to say: When I was a kid I had a dictionary that had a few pages listing names and their meanings ‘Comely [...]
Dear Wednesday, You kind of snuck up on us, didn’t you? Love, Kevin (14 April 2021)
Dear Tuesday, Y’all are still starting out a bit chilly, but I will say you do warm up eventually. Love, Kevin (13 April 2021)
My Day 13 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which involves writing ‘a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow.’ 13 April 2021 EARTH, Solar System (Assoc. Fantasy Press) — The presence and will of the Creator apparently became tangible today. Around the world, citizens awoke [...]
Dear Monday, Sun? Check! Warmth? Uh, Monday? I think we need to talk. Love, Kevin (12 April 2021)
My Day 12 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which involves writing a poem using at least one word/idea/concept each from Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. I chose ‘Lusitania’ from the former and ‘completist’ from the latter. The completist view is always that of ‘just one more’ but ‘just one more’ [...]
