Writing Articles

Villainous Villanelle: Day 22 of National Poetry Month

So, Holly, tell us how you really feel about the villanelle…

Unruly: Day 21 of National Poetry Month

Down the rabbit hole in search of the origins of a few old expressions and an unruly poem presents itself.

Tenacious: Day 20 of National Poetry Month

In honor of Vinitha Dileep’s 300th week of Fiction Mondays! Congratulations for her persistent, tenacious, resolve.

Secrets of the Terrarium: Day 19 of National Poetry Month

Is it cheating to combine days when I wrote two a day for other days? I say no. It’s not.

Grant Wood's painting, "Young Corn," showing the rolling green and yellow hills and farmland of Iowa.

Heralding the Feast

Apr 16, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

A Dorsimbra poem inspired by the rolling hills and farms of Iowa and Grant Wood’s painting, “Young Corn.”

Older woman helping young woman to knead dough for bread

Ghost Story

Apr 7, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Why shouldn’t they be just as we knew them?

Sinister clown performing on a small stage in a run-down motel

I asked my mother, once, why some of us found circus clowns disturbing or scary. Objectively, I know that they are there to make the audience laugh and to bring joy. But count me among those who see Pennywise in every clown.

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