The Twelve Days of Covid
I was inspired to write the following parody by a Tweet from Darrell Harrison, responding to the news that the definition of “fully vaccinated” was changing to THREE vaccine shots: And now with news...
Tagged: poetry
Tip for Writers: How to Practice Rejection while Honing Your Craft
First, a disclaimer (or acknowledgement, depending on whether or not you like what I say): I owe the fundamental premise behind this tip to Jeff Somers, author of WRITING WITHOUT RULES (a book every...
X is for Heather
This is my fifth April A-to-Z Challenge. The past couple of years, I’ve written 100-word flash fiction each day. This year I’m doing the same, only with a twist: each day’s story will be...
RTW: Outstanding Odes
This week’s Road Trip Wednesday/A-to-Z Blogging Challenge mash-up is sheer poetry. No, really–here’s the prompt: April is National Poetry Month! Share your favorite poem(s) or poet. I’ve never been much into poetry. Give me...
The First of Two Announcements Today!
I’ve mentioned on here before how I like to enter the contests Literary Agent Janet Reid periodically posts on her blog. Well, before Christmas she ran a poetry contest, inviting entrants to write a...
Book Title Poetry
Literary agent Janet Reid, is hosting a competition on her blog. Well, I should say was hosting, since the competition closed today. Inspired by Tahereh Mafi, she asked those entering to create a poem using titles...
