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June challenge

You did this (a poem)

2017/06/19 — Leave a comment

Today’s entry, prompted by the news… Continue reading

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On a warm Tokyo morning, I resolved to leave this place (a poem)

2017/06/18 — Leave a comment

Today’s entry, prompted by the realization that a couple of Japan-related anniversaries are coming up: it was July 1987 that I went to Tokyo; it was this week in 1992 that I began making arrangements to leave… Continue reading

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Good afternoon, good Sir Penguin! (a poem)

2017/06/17 — Leave a comment

I have a new entry for today, after all, the result of a pre-reading workshop with Judith Skillman at BookTree in Kirkland. Continue reading

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‘YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE’ (a poem)

2017/06/17 — Leave a comment

Posting the poem I wrote yesterday evening, as I’m still in copy-editing mode this morning (having just finished my first pass on a 200-page document)…
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Hover (a poem)

2017/06/16 — Leave a comment

My entry for today…
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Everything goes grey before the picture fades to black (a poem)

2017/06/15 — Leave a comment

Getting an early start today…
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Are you ready? I don’t know; I only dance alone. (a poem)

2017/06/14 — Leave a comment

Yes, I already posted a poem this morning; this is another one of those I want to post before I change my mind…
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Forgive me if I don’t take your word for it (a poem)

2017/06/14 — Leave a comment

On top of the news today, folks…
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Love doesn’t always win (a poem)

2017/06/13 — Leave a comment

Maybe it’s the weather (rain—because it’s Seattle, duh…), but I’m feeling unusually pessimistic this morning.
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Why I’m not good at love (a poem)

2017/06/12 — Leave a comment

Bonus round—what remained after I turned my attention to the poem I wrote in my notebook yesterday…
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