So let us pick up the stones over which we stumble, friends, and build altars. Let us listen to the sound of breath in our bodies. Let us listen to the sounds of our own voices, of our own names, of our own fears. Let us name the harsh light and the soft darkness that…
FFF 67 — pics and music
The family met up at fmg on Tuesday. With the bad weather, it had been what seemed like a long time since going there. They have the outside shut down. We played for awhile down in the lower level, where the children’s play area is. We went upstairs and listened to live music and sat…
dVerse MTB/Form — For Virginia
Virginia Giuffre For Virginiafather’s rape taught her rulessheltered acts via patriarchy;she, an object to be (ab)usedmouth used for unspeakableuntil, broken, obliteration’s silence child at play depends on caresafety, warmth, needs are metgross flipping of foundation’s scripttrauma-twisted her development father’s rape taught her rulesswapped with neighbor’s daughterwhile mothers drank to blindnesstwo men allies got their pervy…
#FF — Between 54 ½ and 71 ½
PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast Between 54 ½ and 71 ½ I tell each adventurer: You won’t find it on any paper map or gps. You can reach it when conditions are just-so. You must dress in a particular way to be acknowledged. You must step in the right place on the right step. You…
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — Rancid Spam (for mature audiences)
image link Rancid SpamMake-upped face like a hatchetponderous gait like a teletubby;not cute like snowpuff Moomin,more bloated like dying whaleflopping on a deserted beach.Long beyond expiration datelike grey-slimed celery in bin.Greasy like sauteed monkey brain, contaminating mad reign,causing pain like vice-crushedfinger with no money for treatment.A focal point of angry hatredlike a big boil on…
Take a Good Look
I have been noticing hate speech on Michigan in ads on YouTube when I watch one of the biggest independent news channels. Somebody is buying that time. I need to watch more closely on who it is. It shows pics of broken-windowed, vacant homes and other unpalatable things, while an aggressive male voice says (paraphrasing)…
#SLS — Rhiannon Giddens (2/21/77)
Rhiannon Giddens When I saw this week’s prompt and learned that Rhiannon Giddens’ birthday is in February (b. 2/21/77,) she was my choice. I originally wrote a post on her for 2022’s Women Music March, then used the post again for Glyn’s Mixed Music Bag. Looking again for any updates I see Rhiannon is a…
Tao Talk 