The View Holds Hope a Wednesday Window In the early hours today, I submitted poems to a winter-themed anthology which I expect to be available in January. I’ll give updates. Update: It takes very little to shift things so that the view holds hope. Two poems were accepted and published, and there’s a link to
Tuesday Tells Notable Quotes “I had to fight hard against loneliness, abuse, and the knowledge that any mistake I made would be magnified because I was the only black man out there. Many people resented my impatience and my honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.” —Jackie Robinson
My Chance To See Wonders Once, while I lived in a mobile home park, I left a plastic measuring cup on the porch. I’d taken it out to water a pot of flowers. Some days after that, it rained overnight. When I went out onto the porch to empty the collected water, I saw something
The Last Doll I Named a Friday Fairings post This is the last doll I named. Meet Agba. He’s 7 1/4 inches tall, and made of a wood I can’t name. He can bow, but rarely does, and his arms are held in position by a rubber band that has managed to retain its tension
Thanks —It’s not just for Thursdays I’m going to try different themes each day on this blog, and this is Thursday. The combination of Thanks and Thursday might not seem all that inspired, but I’ve had experience that’s shown me thanks isn’t just for Thursdays. I opened my eyes this morning, and I can see. My
Beauty In Mid Air At Meijer Gardens I found beauty in mid-air at Meijer Gardens. There’s a sculpture park and garden in my home town that has a large greenhouse. Every winter, they have a tropical butterfly release, featuring multiple species. Usually guests jostle their way through almost elbow to elbow. Older adults seek a
Article Marketing: The Importance of Proof-Reading Your Article By Robert Reddin Article marketing shares a characteristic with top chefs and leading actors. The reputations of authors, cullinarians and thespians are built one article, meal or performance at a time. Hard earned reputations can be damaged or even destroyed by one bad piece of work. Poor