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I have three treasures that I cherish and hold dear. The first is love, the
second is moderation, the third is humility. With love one is fearless.
With ...
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It rained most of the day yesterday, but I was out and about nonetheless. I
met the kids for breakfast, and then P and I went to the Frick and
afterward ...
Blame
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… the characters themselves are very often as wrong as the world. This is
from ‘The America of John Dos Passos’ (1938) found in The Moral Obligation
to Be ...
2026 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 21
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Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash
Fiction Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about learning a new skill.
The...
Some Local History
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A Worldly View He was a man with a worldly vision. He Created the
Beginning of the World, the Center of the World, and the End of the World.
I am talk...
Stay away from the pool
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My mother & I were visiting a friend of hers who was living in an apartment
complex that I regarded at the time as positively palatial, what for the
commun...
In Memory of Ed Ochester, Poet & Editor, RIP
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We have asked Ed Ochester (above) to edit our Sunday poetry pages for the
next few months. Here is one of Ed's poems: March of the Penguins The
editor of N...
“In spite of all the learned have said ...”
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Philip Freneau
Philip Freneau (1752-1852) was a journalist and poet in the early years our
country was forming. And, oh, by the way, I once wrote an under...
Balance is important in design
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ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis Theme natoque penatibus et
magnis dis ...
Proof of Life
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Um, hello? Is this thing on?
I am writing from the Central Time Zone, as we have officially moved to
Oxford, Mississippi for the academic year! And I have ...
Lana K. W. Austin
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Lana K. W. Austin’s poems, short stories, and reviews have recently been
featured in *Mid-AmericanReview, Sou’wester, Columbia Journal, Zone 3,
Appalachia...
The translucent veil of life
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Haha, so the truth comes out. Having 2 children is A LOT more work than 1!
I haven't been able to get out of the rocking chair more than a few
moment...
On the move
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*Gal about town, photo by Bob Perkoski*
Dear readership,
Your humble hostess has been doing a whole lot of what is depicted in
today's photo: walking aro...
Strawberry Month
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The strawberry sweets at Lagusta's Luscious this month are insane! I
missed out last year and decided that this year I would take full
advantage.
I luck...
AWP in Minneapolis, and recommended reading
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Again I've been away from this blog longer than I'd intended. Much busy
with writing, and reading, and life in general.
I'll be attending the annual AWP co...
Remixing the World's Problems Results
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The one thing about judging poetry is that it often takes me much longer
than I expect. For everyone who has waited so patiently for me to get these
result...
In a Landscape - The Playlist
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John Cage, “In a Landscape”
Bob Dylan, “My Back Pages”
Neil Young, “Ambulance Blues”
The Twilight Zone Theme
Babylon 5 Theme
Simon & Garfunkel, “Richard Co...
6 comments:
What I'd give for dream to produce my own "Kubla Khan"--- laudamum free,of course.
David Milliken
thetortoisefactor.com
By the end of his life, he was downing that stuff in large quantities. But oh, such poetry!
Oops, misspelled laudanum!
David Milliken
Oh, such poetry in all the Romantics. I can't leave them.
David Milliken
Ah, that mysterious Person. The ultimate deus ex machina.
Some people love nothing so much as being interrupted at the right moment.
I love that! I have often wondered about the person from Porlock. Stevie Smith is brilliant! And the fragment!
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