Took my car in for an oil change this morning. Naturally, other things needed to be take care of as well. (It is a 12-year-old car, after all…) Continue reading
Poetry
Are all poems about love and sadness? (A poem)
Written during last night’s open mic… Continue reading
Mid-afternoon at Third Place (a poem)
Went out for lunch yesterday, after mailing in my grant application materials. This poem describes the scene shortly before I went into the book store to look around for a while.
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Missed chance (a poem)
I hate it when I can’t read my own writing. There is a word missing from this one because I have yet to figure out what it is… [Update: I figured out the word. I’m going to leave that space blank, though. I kind of like the mystery it lends.]
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Soft edges (a poem)
Argh! Yesterday was frustrating when it came to writing. This one will need some work…
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Refusal to Remain Invisible: Available now!
Refusal to Remain Invisible is now available on Smashwords (ePub and Kindle formats) , iTunes (ePub), Barnes & Noble (ePub), and Amazon’s Kindle store (Kindle). The paperback hasn’t yet hit Amazon, but it is available from CreateSpace.
For details and purchase links, go here: http://www.kevinjoconner.com/refusal-to-remain-invisible/.
(26 September 2015)
M. R. (a poem)
Yesterday was very chaotic in Seattle. Between the departure of the Chinese leader, and the crash on the Aurora bridge (which apparently happened at 11:11), I was glad I chose to stick close to home.
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Refusal to Remain Invisible: Almost here!
The e-book editions of Refusal to Remain Invisible (available now for pre-order) go on sale this Saturday, September 26th, on Smashwords (ePub and Kindle formats) , iTunes (ePub), Barnes & Noble (ePub), and Amazon (Kindle). The print edition should be available from Amazon at about the same time (give or take a day), though it is already available from CreateSpace.
For more details and links, the page on my web site for the book is now live: http://www.kevinjoconner.com/refusal-to-remain-invisible/.
(24 September 2015)
A small epiphany on a Wednesday afternoon under the trees (a poem)
Sometimes an ordinary action gets me thinking all philosophical-like. What’s up with that?
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Repetition (a poem)
The September 22nd prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano is to pick a word as the title and/or first word of a poem, make every line of the poem start with that word, and make the poem at least ten lines long…
Ordinary Average Thoughts 