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Cool Beans

Excuse me for not updating. I’ve been very, very busy.
But I was skimming through A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, one of my favorite works, and I wanted to share this poignant piece.
Death, like so many great movies, is sad.
The young fancy themselves immune to death. And why shouldn’t they? At times [...]

Goodbye April

The last day of Poetry Month and our prompt was to write a farewell poem. Hope you enjoy this one.
Lost
She wasn’t found
until days after her death.
The foul stench
was how we knew.
In life, she lived alone,
a good neighbor, never too loud.
She used to tell me stories
about her job as a counselor.
I hope she found her salvation
but [...]

With Just 3 Days Left

in National Poetry Month, I wonder how many people have touched any poems at all. If you take a look at my poems section, I’ve been actively writing a poem a day!
Of course you can also enjoy a good poem! Here’s one of my recent favorites by a great poet, who happens to be from [...]

I really am an April Fool

I’m really gungho about National Poetry Month. There are so many more sites doing poetry challenges and readings every day this month.
My favorite magazine, Poets & Writers, is having a challenge too!
http://www.pw.org/content/poetry_challenge

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Layout Issues Aside

So layout issues aside (I’m working on it, I swear), tomorrow is going to be the first day of National Poetry Month [NPM]. I figure I’d mention it today since tomorrow is also April Fool’s, which might lead some of you to think I’m joking. But I assure you that I don’t kid about poetry! [...]

ready and go

welcome to the new site! here you’ll find updates and the writings of my life. or just regular writings.

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