April 2016

Working on the new book, day 5

2016/04/08 — Leave a comment

Looking through old photos is a strange process, a weird mix of surprise and nostalgia. The photos I have accumulated on my computer cover a difficult part of my life; even after deleting a number of photos, I still manage to come across an image here or there that I overlooked, or that reminds me of something I’d prefer to forget. At the same time, I’m also reminded of my willingness to experiment with the medium—my Views from a Parked Car series comes to mind—and that I’d like to publish a photo book some day.

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National Poetry Writing Month, Day #8

2016/04/08 — 2 Comments

Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to write a poem about a flower. Since this is about as exciting to me as the seeds thing, since the day-eight prompt was up well before midnight in my time zone, and since all of the poems I wrote for day 7 used the tritina form (and I was therefore in the zone), I went with that…
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Goodreads giveaway of Coffee Stains starts tomorrow!

2016/04/07 — 2 Comments

I will be giving away three signed copies—each with a unique coffee-cup ring on the signature page—of Coffee Stains via Goodreads. The entry period runs from tomorrow, April 8th, through April 30th. (Open to U.S. residents only, unfortunately, because international shipping costs would be outrageous.) For more information, or to enter, go here.

(7 April 2016)

Working on the new book, day 4

2016/04/07 — Leave a comment

Yesterday was day 4 of finding possible photos to go with the poems that will comprise the next book. I now have the Delicates and Do-overs sections left to go, and then I can move on to my iPhoto libraries. Continue reading

National Poetry Writing Month, Day #7

2016/04/07 — Leave a comment

Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to write a tritina. A tritina consists of three three-line stanzas plus a concluding line: each stanza contains three ‘end words’, appearing in the order ABC—CAB—BCA; all three words appear in the concluding line. My poem examines the consequences of having a brownie, a 13.7-oz Vanilla Frappuccino®, and a regular coffee first thing in the morning…
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National Poetry Writing Month, Day #6

2016/04/06 — 2 Comments

I got a ‘featured participant’ mention on napowrimo.net today for the poem I wrote yesterday. Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to write a food poem. Now this one was a struggle. This is my fifth attempt. My previous attempt may have been better, but the closest it got to mentioning food was the word dinner. Anyway, here is my entry for today:
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