Published Poems Reflecting Reality

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Published poems can be fanciful, ethereal, hard-hitting, profound, silly, and – sometimes – reflective how how we perceive “reality” in our lives or in the world….here are four poems, three of which were published in the 2024 Write by the Rails Anthology. The anthology theme was A Glint of Light. Continue Reading →

Poetry & Pictures

#aibynw - young love a man and woman facing each other and smiling romantically. Poetry & Pictures

Poetry & Pictures prompts promote propagation of peculiar posts for pleasure. In my case, they’re not well crafted, as I do them fast before moving on to “real work.” However, perhaps my sharing samples will inspire you to do some and to do them better! Below are some “Oldies” that are not necessarily “Goodies.” The images are ones that I photographed, created using AI, or got from Pixabay with rights to use them. Continue Reading →

Two Poems by The Occasional Poet

Two poems by The Occasional Poet because I’ve been too busy to do more! Sob! Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt 10/17 – 10/23 2021

Image of a keyboard and quote, "A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit." #vss365

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” ~ Zig Ziglar Continue Reading →

#vss365 #prompt August 15-21, 2021

Here we go! #vss365 #prompt August 15-21, 2021 Below, I’m sharing samples of #vss365 (very short stories 365 days a year) with the writers’ #prompts given on Twitter. You can Continue Reading →