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I Wish I Could…
Bloganuary prompt: What is something you wish you knew how to do? …communicate (better) with other species.
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, photo essay, Photography
Tagged animals, birds, Bloganuary, cats, Chules, dogs, eskie, insect, opossum, pets, tuxedo cat
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To Play or Not to Play
Bloganuary daily prompt: What was your favorite toy as a child? Long story longer. Art therapy for adults. Sometimes I hated it. Sometimes I loved it. Well, okay, love is a strong word, but sometimes it was insightful. A little … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, humanity, serious stuff
Tagged art therapy, Bloganuary, childhood memories, depression, play
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Creature Comforts
I’m awake. The cat has been sitting on my chest for several minutes now, grooming himself. You wouldn’t think of cat’s paws as anything but soft, but something hard is jabbing me in the ribs. Do cats have elbows? Sharp … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, prose
Tagged Bloganuary, cats, Chules, comfort zone, dogs, eskie, pets
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Road Trip
Bloganuary Prompt for January 2: What is a road trip you would like to take? I’m not much of a traveler. I find plenty of adventure right in my own back yard. Literally. Now, my definition of adventure may not … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, photo essay, poetry
Tagged Bloganuary, Chules, Colorado, Oregon, road trip, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming
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To my Teenage Self
It’s January, and so begins the #Bloganuary Challenge from WordPress, where participants are given a daily prompt for blogging inspiration. Today’s prompt: What advice would you give to your teenage self? So here goes. Dear Teenage Me: Look at you! … Continue reading
Posted in daily prompt, humanity, humor
Tagged advice for teen, Bloganuary, letter to self
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Separations
wheat from chaff gold flakes from silt truth from lies me from you dVerse poets poetics: Wheat
Dog Walk
Yesterday you hugged the gravel path. Today you strayed into wildflowers and withers-high grass, nose working the air as though inhaling heaven itself. Tonight I’ll pull burrs from the long fur on your legs and bum. Tomorrow, who knows? With … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt
Tagged dogs, dogwalking, dVerse poets, nature, quadrille
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Chez Maggie
NaPoWriMo,*Day twenty-seven: Today’s prompt: “write a poem in the form of a review. But not a review of a book or a movie of a restaurant. Instead, I challenge you to write a poetic review of something that isn’t normally … Continue reading
The Simple Life
Day 26 of NaPoWriMo.* For today’s prompt, we were asked to fill out an “Almanac Questionnaire” that you can find here, then use our responses as the basis for a poem. And so I came up with this depiction of … Continue reading
Day Twenty-five: Free Write
NaPoWriMo Day 25. * Today, “The prompt, which you can find in its entirety here, was developed by the poet and teacher Hoa Nguyen, asks you to use a long poem by James Schuyler as a guidepost for your poem.” The … Continue reading