Or is that out of the habit? Quiet here lately. Work deadlines with more to do than the time necessary to accomplish them. 18 months with little billable hours. Now a salary and 60-hour weeks. Hrrumph. I like being busy, feeling productive, but I do miss those other kinds of active days, when I made [...]
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missing words
(A confession) I’m going through my recent poems to find something to send to my critique group. There’s but one recent poem. (One!) Other candidates are not recent and are in need of revision that I can’t make in time to get to my kind readers. I have been writing August poetry postcards and have [...]
stubs
Unwanted Advances Succulent mosquitoes find me Molten……I am hot & heavy my breath full of iron They feed for eggs while I have none * * * I’m trying to do something different — for me — with this poem, which is what this week’s Big Tent Poetry prompt was about. I’ve been writing narratively as [...]
away, away
Tomorrow starts a long weekend away. Away from internet, cell phones, television. To the North Umpqua River and the delights of a luxurious retreat in a beautiful place. We get a chance to visit with Lee Spencer, the Fish Watch volunteer, which is a highlight of our trip. We missed our yearly with him last year [...]

