I know I've told you before how much I love the writing prompt Tara does over at Thin Spiral Notebook, but I'm saying it again now. 100 words seems so simple, but it's a great exercise in thinking through each and every word you use to tell a story in a tiny space. And this… Continue reading A Child’s View
Category: Poetry
Gecko, Gecko
I loved the prompt from Tara over at Thin Spiral Notebook this week. The word lizard instantly brought to mind the ongoing chases and struggles my sister had with the geckos invading her apartment when she lived in Hawaii for a few years. She wasn't very fond of the geckos even though I thought they… Continue reading Gecko, Gecko
The Paperwork
I loved this week's 100-Word Challenge word--boxes. In the end, I climbed up on my soapbox a little to accomplish the challenge Tara set out for us in: The Paperwork So many little boxes sprouting on the forms like mushrooms popping up in dead and decaying wood sheltered in a damp and shady forest of… Continue reading The Paperwork
One Left Behind
It's an irony that I want to celebrate right now. This poem is one of the five I needed to draft today to make NaPoWriMo's goal of 30 poems in 30 days. That this poem is dark and sad adds a rather sadistic twist to my celebration for making my goal. But, when Tara's 100-Word… Continue reading One Left Behind
Apelpizomai
It's getting late here, but I thought I'd throw one more poem up from what I've been working on for NaPoWriMo this month. I'm still behind but gaining ground. Here's to hoping I'll make it. In the mean time, I give you-- Apelpizomai There is this thing living inside me. It moved in the day… Continue reading Apelpizomai
