Category Archives: humor

dry run

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Maggie C

It’s been a dry summer, no word play to spare. What little comes forth dissipates in the air. Pen poised above paper, ink eagerly flows. A doodle emerges; no poems or prose. A rhyme – ‘haps a reason – to … Continue reading →

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Beyond Compare

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Maggie C

Day Fourteen of National Poetry Writing Month. The muses at NaPoWriMo.net have given us this prompt for today: …write a parody or satire based on a famous poem… take a favorite (or unfavorite) poem of the past, and see if … Continue reading →

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Muse

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Maggie C

A new April morning, a new prompt for a poem. My thoughts had gone hither – or was it thither? – to roam. And so I zipped off a quick five-seven-five, to keep my NaPoWriMo challenge streak alive. I tapped … Continue reading →

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Reverse Engineering

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Maggie C

Passing Through the Lot on a Hot Day Whose parking lot? I have no clue. She probably lives in Timbuktu; Security cams all turned on me, She’ll see each car I’m prowling through. Your big ‘ol mutt is onto me, … Continue reading →

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In the Stars

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Maggie C

I was debating with my daughter the other day as to whether I might be an alien, (something to do with my long toes), and I was reminded of this piece I wrote in 2013 for my original (now defunct) … Continue reading →

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Bird Talk

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Maggie C

Day Two NaPoWriMo prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words. I used the tweet pictured below, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, humor, poetry | Tagged birds, Dr. Seuss, Haggard Hawks, NaPoWriMo 2022 | 4 Comments

Assumptions

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What do people incorrectly assume about you? Others may assume that I am unassuming, but my assumption that they assume so would, indeed, make their assumption incorrect, would it not? It is more likely that I assume things … Continue reading →

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Dogs Make Me Laugh

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What makes you laugh?

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, humor, photo essay | Tagged Bloganuary, Chules, dogs, eskie, humor, memes, pets | 2 Comments

To my Teenage Self

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Maggie C

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 →