Too-large slippers clomp
down the stairs.
Giggles and gasps
harmonize with crinkling
jelly bean bags and
foil-wrapped bunnies.
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
A Book by the Brook — A Different Pond
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If you’re related to or friends with someone who immigrated (moved to your country) or emigrated (left your country), you’ll love this powerful and resonate picture book about a Vietnamese immigrant. Despite working two jobs, he wakes his son long before dawn. They fish for the family’s food. The dark sky has “faint stars like freckles.” Continue reading
Heavy as Thought
silent snowfall
the weight of water,
heavy as thought
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Bittersweet Blues
bittersweet spring,
winter has overstayed
cold silence
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Announcing Publication!
I’m honored to announce that my true story, My Grandmother’s Candy Dish, was selected from thousands of submissions and published on March 20, 2018, by Chicken Soup for the Soul’s anthology, My Amazing Mom: 101 Stories of Love and Appreciation. Continue reading
Cyclone Rain
rain’s dragonish curves
stinging, quartz-like mask
cuts away winter
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Ribbon for #50PreciousWords
My little Ribbon won an Honorable Mention in the #50PreciousWords contest for unique point of view. Woo-hoo! Thanks for organizing such a fun event, Vivian!
Vivian Kirkfield’s 2018 Writing Challenge began in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. If you participate, you can potentially win prizes. Click on Vivian’s name to find the challenge. Here’s my story:
Ribbon’s Adventure (50 Words)
Ribbon’s home is a drawer.
Squashed, she imagines adventures:
parties, parades and presents.
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Spring Greening
tiny shoots
break the brown earth,
rabbits are glad
tiny shoots of gladness
tickle my wintery skin
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A BOOK BY THE BROOK – HIDDEN CITY
For those who like to be in on the newest news, you should check out the book trailer for a brand new poetry collection. Hidden parks and irrepressible dandelions put down tap roots and grow up wild in Sarah Grace Tuttle‘s Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2018. Continue reading
A Book by the Brook — Cinderella Around the World
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
For all my fairy tale lovers (and to beat the March doldrums), I’ve scooped together various flavors of International Cinderellas, an ice cream sundae of humor and romance, for kids of all ages:
In the style of radio’s heyday, there’s a wonderful theatrical version accompanied by Rossini opera music (produced by Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media). Continue reading
Tips for Great Stats
How do you improve your stats? Do you want more followers? Or hits? Continue reading
Celebrating Women
Here is a cheery sunflower MicroSonnet for International Women’s Day.
So much depends
on having good friends.
Unlike the sunflower,
we women need to build,
bubbling with superpower,
yet yearning to feel fulfilled. Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 