Sarah is the host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. For this week’s Lucky Dip, Sarah reached into her mystery bag and pulled out a Cascade form poem. Sarah says: Good luck with your ‘Lucky Dip Cascade’ – I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Don’t forget to tag ‘Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’, ‘Saturday Mix’,…
Month: June 2019
Coloring Club Plus — 6/15/19
Bonus pic: this is the last of the asparagus from my asparagus patch (not cooked yet.) Every year more grows. If you have a small patch of ground, it is worth it to buy a few asparagus roots. If you are patient, it may also be started from seed (which I did once, many moons…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #91 — The Relativity of Things
In philosophical daoism, one of Zhuangzi’s continuing themes is the relativity of things, which examines, “this and that.” He talks about the definition of terms and how they can limit. By categorizing every thing into a this or a that, and even more confounding, to assign a judgment on it as to whether it is…
50 Word Thursday
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay It isn’t as difficult to get out of bed this morning. Most of the day is spent talking with friends and attending awards ceremonies. Joey and a group of us ride down to the beach at lunch time. The water is still ice cold but the air is warm. We…
Tale Weaver #227 – Wedding – 13th June
Michael is the host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Tale Weaver. Micheal says: So this week consider the notion of a wedding to be the topic for you to write about. Wedding is a word that is so full of myriad emotions that range from extreme joy to extreme dread. For me, the word wedding is synonymous…
Old Dogs
image link Fifty-year-old Phil had never tried mind-altering drugs before. Being on the anxious side, Phil preferred to choose moderation in all things. The idea of letting his mind go free scared Phil. His new girlfriend, Sunflower, was determined to pull Phil out of his shell, which he euphemistically called his comfort zone. You might…
#MM Music Challenges — Eli’s Comin’ and Telephone Line
Jim Adams is the dedicated host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie’s Music Challenges. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on this song and use it for inspiration in any form of creative expression (including but not limited to short stories, poems, lyrics, artwork, photography, (etc.). Thank you, Jim, for the excellent essay and song that…
Tao Talk 