What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? Ok, so I could just go on and on and on about what I love about being Italian and Irish. That would be a totally appropriate blog post for this prompt. It would definitely hit the mark, but eh… I wanted […]

A Lil Bit of This & That

For today’s Poetics, we will try to make this Tuesday a happy Tuesday. I am sharing titles of some books. You can incorporate one or as many as you like in your poem. 1.The pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardener 2. Happy Accidents: A memoir by Jane Lynch 3. The ministry of utmost happiness by […]

Happiness is fleeting, joy stays on

I’m so proud my family history includes Native Americas from the Cherokee tribe. I don’t know who exactly married a Cherokee in the 1800’s, I think it was my granny’s grandfather. The best I can determine is I’m 1/16th Cherokee. I encourage you to read the brutal story of The Trail of Tears, it’s best […]

Daily Writing Prompt

Livin’ and Dyin’ in 3/4 Time

– Jimmy Buffett

The Creek Houses

Thank goodness when the spacecraft crashed none of the five crew members were injured. The craft however was a write-off. A meteor of some sort had hit the side of the craft and cracked the uncrackable coating. The craft plunged to the ground, but since they were in the process of landing they didn’t have […]

3340. Is salvation near at hand?

The area encompassed by Waterton National Park not only contains part of the Rocky Mountains but also some prairie grasslands. One of the interesting things about this meeting point is that there are no foothills. The mountains end abruptly and for the most part, the prairie grasslands start. In some areas the mountains end and […]

Where the Mountains Meet the Prairies

It all ends only two ways. Either you win Or you lose. So I’m gonna try. Either I fight to victory Or I go down fighting.

Only Two Ends

“There is a simplicity to life if we let ourselves see it…it’s beautiful…and perfect. We become aware of it when we don’t listen to the mental noise in our minds.”—Gail Brenner Right now, the only time there really is, I am flying high. I feel free, curious and eager to discover what the field of […]

Celebrating the sweet spot

I Love You i love youwith a quiet respect—not a chain of kindness,not a hostage of generosity. i won’t hijack your heartwith clinging handsor drown youin my constant presence. but i will riskevery safety net i’ve woven,and wander fartherthan i’ve ever dared—into the deepest end,for you. The Prompt Let’s play a game this week.Visit the […]

I Love You

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:4576ecb5-062d-4fa0-bd94-1094053272cc