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Celebrating Fat Tuesday, Observing Lent

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Hey there! Let the good times roll! It’s Fat Tuesday. I’m making gumbo and I bought a king cake so we’ll have a little Mardi Gras celebration tonight. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. I won’t get ashes. I’m not a practicing Catholic. I do like some of the rituals and practices though. So I plan on observing Lent by giving up Facebook and by limiting my use of plastic (I realize I cannot give it up totally). If you are a FB friend want to contact me before April 21, you can … [Read more...]

Crazy-making devil

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Hey there-- Long time no post. Did I tell you I have a small poem ("Rue") on The Remembered Arts site?  Here is the link to my little poem about wishes undone. The photograph by Tyler Shaddix is beautiful and perfectly suited to the text.  Thanks to The Remembered Arts for featuring my work. For various reasons, as far as writing goes, I have been in a funk. Today on Twitter I found this quote by Franz Kafka and it seemed to sum up my mood these days. "A non-writing … [Read more...]

“I Kid You Not” by Laura Rodley

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Hey there! Happy December! I haven’t posted in a while, but then I got this poem from Laura Rodley and I wanted to share it. Peace, love, and solace     I Kid You Not The bird whose name he does not know flew smack against his armpit- the beginning of the heart meridian- smack through the car window, bounced to the floor amidst papers and cookie wrappers as though dead, eyes closed, smacked him hard enough for it to hurt, leave a faint … [Read more...]

Take that hour and make it your present

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It’s my favorite weekend of the year because it is the end of Daylight Savings–that extra hour we get when we set our clocks back is the best present of all. I’m here to suggest you put it to productive use: Take a nap. Crawl under the covers and think of yourself for once. You deserve it! I know I’ll be celebrating that way. I don’t have too many worries in the napping department. On the contrary, I could write a book on “Women Who Nap Too Much,” except I don’t think … [Read more...]