Writing Articles

Pixellated People: Day 15 of National Poetry Month

Does technology bridge the divide between us? Does it inspire creativity or resist it? You be the judge.

Ode to Imagination: Day 14 of National Poetry Month

Perhaps conflict is a universal theme, not ony between humans but between the natural forces of the planet itself.

New Form – Quadrille Quaiku: Day 13 of National Poetry Month

Here’s a new form to try – and another of my poetry forms challenges met!

Many Definitions: Day 12 of National Poetry Month

It isn’t just words that carry many meanings.

Illustration (decorative) inspired by the poem "Dive" by Holly Jahangiri

Dive: Day 4 of National Poetry Month

Apr 4, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

What does it mean to say “I’m a fish”?

Illustration (decorative) a stack of user manuals being used as a doorstop

Technically, a Writer: Day 3 of National Poetry Month

Apr 3, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

How might you look at your job from a different, more positive perspective?

Illustration (decorative) fake products, vintage style illustration

Cacophony and CBD: Day 3 in Nonsense Verse and Found Poetry

Apr 3, 2026 | Poetry, Writing

Knowledge

May 1, 2025 | Op-Ed, Writing

Save me years of frustration – tell me WHY.

Humans imagined as a broad spectrum of flesh-colored crayons.

Just Another Crayon in the Box

Apr 28, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

How can you not want all the nuance and potential and variety in the world?

Imagine if words were flowers in a garden, or flowers were covered in words - that is what this image is trying to convey, a garden of wildwords.

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.

Two lovers embrace on the steps of a mausoleum. Memento mori.

Encomium to the Living

Apr 5, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

What would the dead write of us, if they could still pen a poem? What would they tell us, if they could offer advice after death?

A broom, a hefty bag, and a rake in front of a closet.

Detritus at Dawn

Apr 4, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Surreal image of a woman having a nightmare about searching for lost keys, severed heads, and dead hearts.

Cardio at Midnight

Apr 3, 2025 | Poetry, Writing

Just a little something that dripped from my pen. Better a poem than a nightmare, right?

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