Gift of the wild On Christmas, a coyote came to our fence and ever since my dog has been visited by dreams of running with the pack, almost able to catch up but never quite there, lagging, and so her back legs push off as she sleeps in her bed, her eyes squint as if to see between the pickets, beyond the slats shadowed on the ground. She wants to stalk the ducks in the creek, no leash tugging like a conscience, to tip over garbage cans or to rustle among the … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: Five apples
These beauties were in a holiday gift basket. Hope your Monday is as good as an apple. … [Read more...]
Submit locally . . .
If your holiday activities don't overrun your schedule, consider these local calls for submissions. C. J. Laity of ChicagoPoetry.com is doing another anthology: JOMP 19: Poetry of Protest. Here are the details. Deadline is 2/28/16. Measure, Cleave, Silver -- these are the three elements needed in your submissions to be considered for the Spring issue (#10) of 3Elements Review. Submission guidelines are here. Whitney Scott's Outrider Press in affiliation with … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for reading and making my wishes come true. Hope today you get the bigger piece of the wishbone. With GRATITUDE, peace, love, and solace … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: Snowscapes out my window
This weekend we had our first snowfall and it sure did paint a pretty picture. I took these photos out my window (you may notice the screens); it's the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River. Though there's a fence, the property, without any other houses in view, looks like it is out in the country. That's because this summer and fall, the homes across the way were torn down. This side of the creek gets erosion (we need bank stabilization) and that side got the … [Read more...]
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