A More Positive Perspective

Scala Decima Inversa

Dec 8, 2025 | Invented Forms, Poetry

It’s harder to go down the up staircase! Almost harder than writing a double-acrostic, and probably for similar reasons.

Peace, Fragile as a Seashell

Dec 2, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

A poem inspired by Vinitha Dileep’s Fiction Monday prompt for December 1, 2025.

Feelin’ Spicy

Nov 22, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Poets responding to other poems is an old tradition – using the original poem as a prompt, a springboard, an invitation to a conversation.

Rabbit Holes and the Incessant “Why?”

Nov 21, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Where will they lead us, this time?

Your Call is Important to Us So Thank You for Your (im)Patience

Nov 20, 2025 | Poetry, Technical & How-To, Writing

Life’s too short for bad hold music. An “explanation” poem NOT to be taken as serious technical support.

Reading Too Quickly for My Own Good

Nov 20, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Rebelliousness took a dark turn. I guess I should have read more closely and more slowly!

Even Futile Arguments Can Inspire Poetry

Nov 18, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Idealism can be a curse, but pessimism is probably worse. What can you do?

Jump Scare

Nov 17, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

How is it that we know the tropes – they are, by definition, cliché – and yet, they can still make us feel something like fear or anticipation?

Not doing NaNoWriMo these days, but maybe I can write 30 poems in a month. Or not. One of these is inspired by Robert Brewer’s 11/1/25 prompt for the PAD challenge; the other is a form I was challenged to try by Barbara Ehrentreu.

For Once

Nov 4, 2025 | Poetry, Technical & How-To, Writing

November, New Beginnings

Nov 3, 2025 | Poetry, Travel, Writing

Quintilla: Migrant

May 24, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

They are not here to harm us.

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A More Positive Perspective

Scala Decima Inversa

Peace, Fragile as a Seashell

Feelin’ Spicy

Rabbit Holes and the Incessant “Why?”

Your Call is Important to Us So Thank You for Your (im)Patience

Reading Too Quickly for My Own Good

Even Futile Arguments Can Inspire Poetry

Jump Scare

Naani Naani November’s Here!

For Once

November, New Beginnings

Quintilla: Migrant

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