Posted in Writing Life, tagged Mary Oliver, Red Bird, review on July 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last night, I finished Red Bird, a book of poems by Mary Oliver. Loved it. Here’s a gem from p. 37, a bit of a poem called “Sometimes:”
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
Well. There it is then. That about sums it up.
This book is full of wonderful poems — and wonderful bird [...]
Posted in About me, Blogging, Family Life, Frugality, Spiritual Life, Writing Life on July 5, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The blog, people, the blog!…My one year blogaversary has come and gone. I started this blog one year ago on Father’s Day. I was looking for companionship, community, intellectual life (ha!), and a blog that would honor God. I have found many of those things, but I’m still not sure where this ole blog is [...]
Posted in About me, Writing Life, memes, tagged six word memoir on March 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
You’ll love this little writing exercise I found out about from Stephanie at Bad Mom. I had fun looking around her links to SMITH magazine’s Story Projects and NPR‘s slideshow version.
Without further ado, here are a few!
Momma, I [...]
Posted in Contests, Poems, Writing Life, tagged haiku, haiku buckaroo on February 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Yea! I won a prize, people. Ok, it was random, but it’s still a really great prize (a matted photo of Allison’s). And I got an honorable mention. And my honey is the haiku buckaroo! Go congratulate him and go check out the other winners. I thought everyone did a great job on this contest.
Posted in Contests, Poems, Writing Life on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Go enjoy the great haiku, and cast your vote for your faves.
Posted in Contests, Poems, Writing Life, haiku, tagged haiku, haiku buckaroo on February 12, 2008 | 7 Comments »
So…there’s an “erotic haiku” category in the Haiku Buckaroo contest. If this makes you close your eyes, cover your ears, and start screaming “lalalalagoawaybadman,” click away now.
Lips part, breath quickens
tongue searches for another
my love, kiss me now.
Legs jostle and rub
hurrying to the climax
savoring each step.
Posted in Contests, Fun, Poems, Writing Life, haiku, tagged haiku, haiku buckaroo on February 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Baby wipes his nose
on his shirt. Oh Lord, when will
February end?
try it
here’s a couple more…
Driveway slippery
snow forecast for tonight
d@*# shovel beckons
Bitter cold assaults
Nose hairs crystallize and stick
Lungs fill and empty
Posted in About me, Fun, Poems, Writing Life, memes, tagged writing exercise on February 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
If I were a shoe, I’d be a red silk flip flop.
If I were a city, I’d be Paris.
If I were a season, I’d be summer.
If I were a car, I’d be a Volkswagen bug.
If I were a vegetable, I’d be a pea.
If I were a fruit, I’d be a grape.
If I were a [...]
Posted in Fun, Writing Life, tagged sniglet on January 14, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Anyone remember Sniglets?
dinkle ~ n. A dimple that transforms into a wrinkle at middle age.
fleasco ~ n. A flea infestation that goes terribly awry (as if one could ever go well!). flea + fiasco = fleasco.
Posted in About me, Blogging, Family Life, Writing Life, tagged birth stories on October 29, 2007 | 8 Comments »
MamaLady is collecting birth stories for her new carnival on November 9. I had been working on mine since Toni posted hers.
I’m posting mine early to get you in the mood to read and inspired to work on one if you have never written yours. Maybe I’ll even have time to get my son’s done [...]
