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17

Spark, ignition, flame
Consuming tinder, twigs, logs.
Beating back winter.

Added by Jami Ward on February 4, 2010 at 6:08pm — No Comments

15

Do I contribute?
Does it matter I am here?
Insecurity!

Added by Jami Ward on February 2, 2010 at 11:54pm — 4 Comments

The Essence of Humanity

I peruse my books of quotations each morning for something inspirational to post on Facebook. Today I came across a quotation that lingered in my splintered subconscious all day and demanded further consideration. The quote is by Norman Cousins. "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live." I suppose he could have been referring to desire, ideas, motivation, love, hope and compassion, just to name a few. But I have found that when one desire… Continue

Added by Diane Brown on February 1, 2010 at 11:14pm — 5 Comments

16

High heels, pantyhose,
Bra, blouse, skirt, jacket, makeup.
I'm battle-ready!

Added by Jami Ward on February 3, 2010 at 9:21pm — 1 Comment

9

Beneath winter night
Spring smiles in her sleep, dreaming
Of summer and sun.

Added by Jami Ward on January 27, 2010 at 11:56pm — No Comments

Sweetie Pie Baking Company

Cinnamon Rolls Pictures, Images and Photos

When I’m older, I might open a bakery. But for now cooking is just another one of those passions of mine. For all I know, it may be the only reason I have friends. I give them stuff, see. They want my lemon custard pies and raisin cookies and cinnamon rolls. I have a particular friend I call, Chick-a-pee, who is quite enamored with my skills. We don’t exchange birthday presents per se, but every year for her celebration, I make and deliver a… Continue

Added by Dorraine Darden on January 25, 2010 at 11:10am — 10 Comments

3

Giant stone rivers
Carrying currents of steel
Smother the landscape.

Added by Jami Ward on January 22, 2010 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

2

Why we celebrate
Birthdays for loves who have died:
Memories live on.

Added by Jami Ward on January 20, 2010 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

1

Speeding through darkness
A small bubble of brightness
Driving to get home

Added by Jami Ward on January 19, 2010 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

A year

I'm starting a project today. For the next year, I'm going to post one haiku for every day here on this blog. I will do my best to post it on the actual day, but there are times when I'm in places and/or situations where I have no internet access. When that happens, I will still write the haiku but it won't get posted until I can get back here. So, a year from now there will be 365 haiku here. The object of this project is to try and encapsulate the year like haiku condenses and encapsulates a… Continue

Added by Jami Ward on January 19, 2010 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

working on a song....

someone got a second verse idea?....


down this old road
I like to walk
along the tracks
to the waiting station
I step inside
go for a ride
down this old road
I like to walk.

Added by stephen dijoseph on January 19, 2010 at 12:53am — 4 Comments

Shoe Stories

red heels and rose petals Pictures, Images and Photos I am in love. With shoes. My closet is chock full of pumps, boots, and shiny flats. Every time I see a shoe store I get the urge to yank my car over and partake in the rapture of finding that new pair. Maybe I need a twelve STEP program. It’s about the only materialistic thing I have a problem with and I rationalize this because, by gosh, these shoes DO take me places. Obviously I’m not alone with this addiction. Go to any shoe store and you’ll…

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Added by Dorraine Darden on January 18, 2010 at 10:48am — 9 Comments

Airline Unescurity

'My New Year Airline Security Plan'



Okay so we end the new year with some guy lighting his underwear om fire on an airliner. Sure it could have been a catastrophe. But it wasn't, thanks to some alert passengers. The government had been warned about this man but no one thought enough about it to put this guy on the 'no fly' list. Thanks to alert passengers neither they nor the airliner were grievously injured.



I think the safeguards put into place at airports around the… Continue

Added by Rick Reiley on January 14, 2010 at 1:08pm — 1 Comment

Spring

'It's Above Freezing Can Spring Be Far Behind?'



Okay ladies and gentlemen the sun is up , the pipes have thawed, I'm in a better mood and Spring is just up ahead. Things are on the upswing. I'm lucky I had no burst pipes. And I'm also lucky to have had plenty of clothes to keep me warm. Some folks laugh because I dress in many, many layers this time of year. I figure if it gives them entertainment, let them laugh. I have yet to suffer much from cold weather even when I'm in it. I… Continue

Added by Rick Reiley on January 14, 2010 at 1:09pm — 2 Comments

The Unsinkable Molly Brown's

M Pictures, Images and Photos

Gutsy and kind-the world would have us believe this is a rare combination, that these people aren’t completely trustworthy. I ask you, who is? Show me a perfect person and I’ll kiss a gecko! I don’t expect I’ll ever have to do this. I’m terrified of them. And I’ve yet to see perfection, not in life, people or love. But despite this, we can accomplish more than we realize.



Case in point: Molly Brown. Born Margaret Tobin in Hannibal…

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Added by Dorraine Darden on January 11, 2010 at 9:44am — 7 Comments

The Future of Publishing

Not very long ago I had the pleasure of presenting at the Dahlonaga Book Festival. One of the panels featured myself, Catherine Coulter, and a bevy of other talented authors. We were asked to share our thoughts on the future of publishing. As none of us have crystal balls, we surmised to the very best of our abilities our thoughts on what the future of publishing might hold.



As I consider the advanced me of technologies in just the last few years, the hushed anticipation of the new… Continue

Added by River Jordan on January 10, 2010 at 12:19pm — 7 Comments

Curbside Yuletide...

Strewn about, like random shells after high tide lay the remnants of Christmas trees, dribbled with faded tinsel; hugging the curbs waiting for the onslaught of sanitation trucks to whisk them away to become the mulch of Christmas past. Cast out, with nary a thought were those evergreen boughs as they hung lazily over the curb. Clean it up, gifts away, wrapping paper be gone! Christmas is over! A chilly wind blew through the streets as I traversed the… Continue

Added by Suzanne Duncan Lees on January 9, 2010 at 6:58pm — 2 Comments

The Jazz Kitchen

Fortune Cookies Pictures, Images and Photos



Oil pop, pop, popping, mushrooms, carrots, snap peas, shrimp big as butterflies, spicy chicken, red chilies’ flung in a huge steel pan, dancing together like a hot cha, cha, cha. That symphony of image and scent, going down on a Saturday Texas night. Like jazz with maracas thrown in. No, not a concert, but sitting ringside at a Japanese eatery, savoring the show. We only got the seats because tables were full. Just what I wanted but…

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Added by Dorraine Darden on January 4, 2010 at 12:14pm — 10 Comments

Picking up Sticks (Poem)

Picking up sticks:

some too rough,

too long, not long enough,

too stout, or heavy, crooked;

some with cracks

to pinch the fingers' skin.

in all this forest

there must be one

that's useful, like a ski pole,

a broom, a rod, a javelin, or staff.



Dry as ancient chicken bones,

twisted, signed by beetles

in cryptic runic alphabet,

knobbed and gnarly

as an old man's warted face.



Somewhere in this wood

there… Continue

Added by Bettina Woolard on January 2, 2010 at 2:28pm — 5 Comments

Writing Exercise by Sherry/Biography in Phrases Only

Our fellow member Sherry went to a writing class and received the assignment to write your biography in short approx 3 word phrases separated by commas. No complete sentences. She shared hers with us, and I thought I'd give it a try. Who else wants to put their whole life in a paragraph of phrases with us? Here's what I came up with ...





yellow fuzzie blankie, elephants, house full, nursery school piano,the way is always in the music, magnus chord organ, uncle vit's pipe, hello… Continue

Added by wiffledust on November 11, 2009 at 9:46am — 7 Comments

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