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  • PSA: A #Haikai Den upgrade!

    Contractors put new laminate flooring in our vacated office. They were done in a couple of hours. I began assembling a new corner desk after lunchtime. I finished fifteen minutes ago. Expect to see more haikai tomorrow, including the next #haikai challenge! Now, I’m going to relax. I’m looking forward to writing from the new…

  • Undomesticated: a #TankaProse #Quadrille

    Did you imagine, for even a moment, that I was anything else but wild? None domesticate me. I’m untamable. But don’t be afraid! I am for you. Always. fiery tongues an unceasing wind buffeting a house “illuminated by the grace of the Holy Spirit…” (The last line is from Gabriel Garcia Marquez, from his novel…

  • #SilentSaturday (1/25/20)

    A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!

  • An Unanticipated Argument: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    After a long meeting that followed a longer day, Susan P. and I approach Mr. J. He says that our program is “out of compliance.” He won’t say how he knows, just that I should know. I check my anger multiple times as he double-talks—and insults—me. After the meeting, I carry that checked anger home.…

  • #SilentSaturday/PSA (1/18/20)

    A rest from #haiku Frank and I are campout with his troop. Therefore, I’ll see you Monday!

  • Unannounced Departure: my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun

    There are fresh mouse turds near my workstation, beside piles of excess papers next to Jaimie’s former workstation. We found out that she took a position at Briarcliff schools last Friday. Jaimie had urged me to join Astor after she left Columbus. Now, she’s gone, and I remain. Just another of the many of whom…

  • A Marytr’s Opportunity: a #TankaProse

    “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-best-100-closing-lines-from-books/123681 A cobblestone square, bordered by the weather-worn granite walls of buildings with peeling facades. A scaffold made…

  • PSA: Mea Culpa II (1/12/20)

    Apologies! Today turned out to be far busier than I anticipated. Therefore, I needed to postpone the premier of this week’s #Haikai Challenge yet again. Fear not! I intend to deliver the next challenge soon! Stay tuned. Springtime warmth the tai chi I didn’t do in the backyard