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The Proust Questionnaire (an exercise in oversharing) 2017

2017/12/06

I did this exactly three years ago; thought it might be time for an update. I have copied the original post; my updated answers appear in square brackets ( [ ] ) below the original answers.
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Updated Smashwords interview

2017/10/13

I have updated several of the answers to my Smashwords interview questions:

https://www.smashwords.com/interview/kevinjoconner

(13 October 2017)

This entry was posted in Announcements, Self-Promotion, Updates and tagged author interview, link, October 2017, questions, Smashwords, updated answers. Bookmark the permalink.

Poetry Marathon 2016, Hour Eleven: Neither neither nor nor

2016/08/13

Eleventh poem of the day. I followed the prompt, which was to write a poem from the point of view of someone without a home. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, contradictions, half marathon, hour eleven, invisible, Kevin J. O'Conner, poem, poetry, Poetry Marathon, point of view of a person without a home, prompt, questions, stateless. Bookmark the permalink.

The words (A poem)

2016/03/19

A small break from the pantoum, because I think this one says it better…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged drama, humor, March 2016, meaning, poem, poetry, power, questions, weight, words. Bookmark the permalink.

Secrets and unanswered questions (A poem)

2016/02/03

A new poem in my February series of epistles. Out of respect for privacy, I am not mentioning the subject of this one.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged avoidance, clues, communication, epistle, February 2016, fragments, memories, missed chances, mood swings, past, poem, poetry, questions, scars, secrets, silence, wounds. Bookmark the permalink.

After the race that never reaches an end, but abruptly stops just because (A poem)

2016/01/14

I don’t know how I stumbled upon the horse-racing metaphor, but there it is…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged disappointment, dismount, distractions, hope, horse, January 2016, poem, poetry, questions, race. Bookmark the permalink.

The landscape of my ceiling (a poem)

2015/12/26

A burst of activity early this morning…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ceiling, December 2015, imagination, landscape, poem, poetry, questions, texture. Bookmark the permalink.

Questions I ask in the dark (A poem)

2015/11/21

Late night writing, with filters down…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged night, November 2015, poem, poetry, questions. Bookmark the permalink.

A lull in the conversation (a poem)

2015/09/13 — 3 Comments

This started out as a simple haiku…
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This entry was posted in Life, Lists, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged 'refresh', 'send', buttons, fingers, haiku, poem, poetry, questions, September 2015, series, silence, worry. Bookmark the permalink.

Dispatch from somewhere in the middle of the queue (a poem)

2015/07/11

Not much writing yesterday. Fortunately, this last thing I wrote before calling it a night has some redeeming features…
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This entry was posted in Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged anticipation, fatigue, July 2015, poem, poetry, questions, setbacks, waiting. Bookmark the permalink.

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