“Hurricane” Hazel Dickens She’s not an angel, so don’t look for her wingsShe’s a hurtin’ woman who lives the song she singsShe learned them all the hard way on the streets all aloneThat’s why it’s hard to tell the singer from the song–Hazel Dickens, from, “It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song” Hazel…
#FF — Stay Away from Green Street
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Stay Away from Green Street In secret sessions held in Mel’s banquet room, Operation Siphon (OS) is born. Road Commission Team pours concrete for “authorized personnel only” parking places on either end of the two-block long hedgerow. Although Green is a two-way street, strange directional signs are placed just north…
WMM 2026 Day 18 — Barbara Strozzi (1619-77)
“The Viola da Gamba Player,” portrait of composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)painted by Bernardo Strozzi. image link Barbara Strozzi (aka Barbara Valle) (b. 8/6/1619 – d. 11/11/1677) was a Venetian composer and singer of the middle Baroque Period. During her lifetime, she had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era and was achieved…
dVerse Tuesday Poetics — St. Patrick’s Day in Michigan 2026
Looking for pics, I came across this one that tickles me pink. Image link St. Patrick’s Day in Michigan 2026White waves whoosh along overcast scenemaking it a bit tricky trying to imagine greenswath of shamrock, dandelions, and crocus.I try to bound up and click heels in my head;only weary, opting to fetal curl up in…
WMM 2026 Day 17 — Nnenna Freelon
Nnenna Freelon For nearly four decades, I’ve shared my heart through song, standing on stages across the world, interpreting the jazz tradition with love, depth, and authenticity. But today, I’m inviting you into a new chapter—one that’s perhaps the most personal of all. My latest album, Beneath the Skin, is my first collection of all original…
dVerse Prosery Monday — Factory Farmed
image link It all belies / Our existence; we wait, and are still denied.–From “Winter-Lull” by D.H. Lawrence Factory Farmed I wake. Even with blindfold, it is bright. Around us, sound of metal clinking, squeak of rolling wheel, muffled voice over intercom echoes as if we’re in a large space. Climate-controlled air whooshes. Stench of…
WMM 2026 Day 16 — The Beths
The Beths I thought I was getting better but I’m back to where I started — Elizabeth Stokes, from, “Straight Line Was A Lie“ Jonathan Pearce talks about his Board to Death HERE Benjamin Sinclair has a blog about what he had for breakfast HERE Any final tips for beginners or anyone thinking about playing…
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