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Posted on January 18, 2021January 15, 2021

Writer’s block

Were you
not enough or
was it all too much and
the emptiness meant you were just
tired?

Photo by William DeHoogh on Unsplash

Posted on January 14, 2021January 10, 2021

Pandemic, winter again

 Without agenda, another cold day slips by,
 in food and sleep and little chores, in tussling
 the boy to the floor. The house moves in sighs,
 a tiny capsule on a small planet in a strange time.
 The year moves in an endless round ring.

Photo by Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash

Posted on January 7, 2021January 10, 2021

A lifetime at the computer

It takes
one stretch to wrench
a new, more painful shape
to the day; years to relearn good
posture.

Photo by Daniel Lanner on Unsplash

Posted on December 26, 2020December 26, 2020

Merry Christmas, 2020!

And we’ll make it merry, whether it goes willingly or not. I hope you are having a lovely holiday season, as we journey toward the end of 2020.

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Posted on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020

In Which I’m Angry About the Virus in General and Childcare in Particular, or I Finally Got a COVID-19 Test

I don’t know when we are counting the pandemic as officially beginning here in the States, but whatever, I made it until December 2020 before getting a COVID-19 test.

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Posted on December 3, 2020November 28, 2020

Sharing Some Short Form Poetry

I’ve been experimenting with short form poetry. I’ve been sharing these pieces on the blog here, with some rare exceptions that I’ve sent out for potential publication.

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Posted on November 27, 2020November 28, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving, 2020!

What a great and terrible year. During these hard times, I have found that staying grateful is even more important than ever. Happily, I have some really big things to be thankful for.

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Posted on November 19, 2020November 23, 2020

The stepping reflex

Balance
on delicate
arched feet, and walk in joy,
held by whomever you choose
to love you.

Photo by Derek Thomson on Unsplash

Posted on November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Hand-me-down clothing

He grabs
the thick pink sleeve
of the terrycloth robe,
wanting the same comfort my mom
gave me.

Photo by Jordan Whitt on Unsplash

Posted on November 9, 2020November 28, 2020

You Should See This #3

The third in a brief collection of old stuff and new stuff you shouldn’t miss from around the Internet, according to me. And this is my website, after all, isn’t it?

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