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August 2017

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2017/08/31 — Leave a comment

Friday is September 1st—time for a new writing challenge. I think I am going to go with the thing I mentioned a couple of days ago—i.e., avoiding the word I, regardless of form or format. Will it be harder than May 2016’s verbless poem challenge? Stay tuned to find out. Continue reading

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Eight-word poem #656 (a poem)

2017/08/31 — Leave a comment

The last day of eight-word poems (for now). Final tally: 691. (They’re actually numbered 1–692, but I accidentally skipped #56.)
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Eight-word poem #642 (a poem)

2017/08/31 — Leave a comment

I don’t know what this one means—and that’s okay.
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Dear Thursday…

2017/08/31 — Leave a comment

Dear Thursday,

So sleepy this morning. Could it be the rain?

Love,
Kevin

(31 August 2017)

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Resistance Song of the Day

2017/08/31 — Leave a comment
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Eight-word poem #615 (a poem)

2017/08/30 — Leave a comment

This morning.
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Dear Wednesday…

2017/08/30 — Leave a comment

Dear Wednesday,

Why we gotta start so early? How about we wait until the sun is warm…

Love,
Kevin

(30 August 2017)

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Resistance Song of the Day

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This entry was posted in Music and tagged August 2017, conscience, music, resistance, song, Travis Shredd. Bookmark the permalink.

Eight-word poem #607 (a poem)

2017/08/29 — Leave a comment

This afternoon.
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Eight-word poem #580 (a poem)

2017/08/29 — Leave a comment

This morning.
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