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What Haunts You?
A year ago, I took a workshop entitled “Haunted Letters” facilitated by the talented writer Susan Nguyen. The workshop explored epistolary poems (poems that read like letters), as well as the ‘zine platform. The hands-on portion of the workshop focused on exercises to inspire participants to create a ‘zine featuring an epistolary poem based on…
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Harvest Moon 2021
Apologies dear readers. My last post was over a year ago during which I gave the appearance that I was ready to revive this site. Turns out, I was not. My attention was split in a few directions. Also, WordPress changed A LOT since I was last active and it’s taken me time to understand…
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So…it’s been awhile.
After a 7 year break, I decided to dust off the old laptop and jump back in. A lot has happened in the past 7 years. I started this blog back in June 2011 initially as a way to work on creative writing pieces. Once in the WordPress community, I discovered there were so many…
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Great Backyard Birdcount
Happy New Year Everyone! Hard to believe it is already February. It has been a very busy month. For many of you in the U.S., this is a holiday weekend due to President’s Day. If you have some extra time on your hands due to the holiday, consider signing up for the Great Backyard Bird…
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One Locomotive
This 2013 Weekly Photo Challenge from The Daily Post challenges us to post a photo where one thing is the focal point. Flipping through my library of photos, I found a picture where the focal point is hard to miss. While strolling through Heritage Park in Downtown Phoenix, I snapped a picture of this locomotive…
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Commuter Chronicles #12: Extra Lighting
A few months back, in the height of the summer, I spotted this light rail passenger sitting at the stop with presumably a new purchase. From my vantage point across the street, it looked like a lamp. I was so glad to be taking the express bus home instead of the light rail that…
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NFL Music Poll Results
Hello there NFL fans. At the beginning of preseason football, I posted a summary of NFL theme songs in CBS, Fox, NBC or the Mouse House: Who Has the Best NFL Theme Music? This article has continued to receive visitors each week as others search for information on NFL theme music. As the NFL regular season…
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Commuter Chronicles #11: Escape
This installment of Commuter Chronicles is an excerpt from a fiction piece I’ve been working on this summer. The scene below takes place primarily on a bus. I tried to use my observations from countless trips on buses to set the mood. The story itself is unfinished but I just felt like posting a piece…
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CBS, Fox, NBC or the Mouse House: Who Has the Best NFL Theme Music?
Not a fan of American Football? Keep reading, this post is equal parts football AND music.
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Commuter Chronicles #9: MetroBench
This installment of Commuter Chronicles is a little different in that it isn’t about an actual experience I’ve had using public transit. Rather, I wanted to share an interesting article I came across while reading my twitter feed over the weekend.
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Commuter Chronicles #8: License Plate Scrabble
Arizona and California both allow drivers, for a fee, to customize their license plate numbers. As a result, I can’t go more than 30 seconds without seeing a personalized license plate number on the road.
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