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I am participating in the Poetic Asides annual Poem a Day challenge. I’ve done it in the past, but for some reason, skipped last year. It’s great writing exercise and gives me food for thought about poetry in general, and my engagement in particular.… Continue Reading “PAD – April 2019”
Come autumn, Mom couldn’t pass upa roadside farm stand.She had to stop, shop, buy.The bright array of produce– juicy apples– plump pumpkins– piquant chile peppers– green and yellow squashand more,much better than any store. Vibrant color,mixed aromas of melons,dirt from the field,sawn wood of… Continue Reading “Autumn’s Favor”
The Music of Life I hate to dance. Period. That’s it. Today is my sister’s wedding day. She’s three years younger than I, which means I’m the spinster sister, although I’m a mere twenty-six. What does one have to do with the other? Nothing… Continue Reading “Short Fiction”
Hope Springs Eternal (or) Opportunity Knocks Allie Edwards went to the mall. She didn’t know why. It’s not like she had money to spend. She couldn’t even pay her rent, much less buy something she didn’t need that would, in the end, make her… Continue Reading “Short Fiction”