Category: Folklore

National Poetry Month, April 16-18

Deadlines, always deadlines… So y’all get a Three-for Thursday. 🙂 I still wrote a poem for each day; I just didn’t get to post about them. 4/16 Actual deadline day, so we went for a kinda haiku. Definitely needs work, but the photo is from Kamakura, Japan. I was able to catch one of the… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 16-18

National Poetry Month, April 13

Still hanging out with the New England Speculative Writers at to the NESW Conference , but here’s an Ekphrastic pairing for you anyway! Photo was taken at the Glasgow Necropolis; I rather liked the view of the sun over this particular monument. The poem definitely needs work, but I am rather fond of the title… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 13

National Poetry Month, April 11

Sooo… super late and I’ve got a conference to drive to tomorrow. Raw picture to go with the raw poem. I know I’m going to crop the picture and see if I can sharpen it a little… not sure what else. Both currently titled “One Crow for Sorrow.” Picture was taken in Rockport, ME on… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 11

National Poetry Month, April 9

I managed another short poem! (Seriously, this is an achievement for me!) This pairing references the beautiful and heartbreaking story of HachikĹŤ, which if you don’t know, is worth looking up. But have plenty of tissues handy. Scott, Husband-of-Awesome, actually took the photo. I honestly don’t know if it’s from Taiwan or Osaka, Japan… so… Continue reading National Poetry Month, April 9

Boskone Schedule

I have been under a bunch of deadlines for editing and writing… and had a bunch of fresh new health issues pop up over the past couple of weeks…but despite being late posting this, I am SUPER EXCITED to be returning to Boskone this year! And DAMN, look at that great schedule! And if I’m… Continue reading Boskone Schedule

Halloween Blog Tour: Vonnie Winslow Crist

Welcome to the Wicked, Weird and Whimsical Words Halloween Blog Tour!! A few of my author friends from Broad Universe and I adore Halloween, so we’re trading blog posts every other day for this last week of October. I’m thrilled my first post is from Vonnie Winslow Crist, a woman after my own heart when… Continue reading Halloween Blog Tour: Vonnie Winslow Crist