PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot Since so many wondered what happened in last week’s story, I decided to write another chapter in it. If you missed it, you can find it here. Steve’s parrot, Georgie’s, “Hello!” woke him from his La-z-boy dozing. Georgie greeted every visitor when she heard them at the door. Steve wondered…
Month: December 2020
dVerse — Poetics 432 — Curdled Rose
My heart was split, and a flower appeared… –King Solomon A mother’s love may be assumed unless she’s dickered with a beast.Foul vapid roach, her soul consigned,a mother’s hate may be assumed.A mother’s bile designs your tomb.Your curdled rose rise, barren, bleak.As mother’s clause ensures your doom,your tender heart split for her feast. I…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #62 – December 8, 2020
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! There are some real gems this week. The Queen’s Gambit (2020) netflix limited-series Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Marielle Heller, Marcin Dorocinski, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling, Isla Johnston, Dolores Carbonari, Janina Elkin, Matthew Dennis Lewis, Russell Dennis Lewis, Patrick Kennedy, and many more…
Our Vanishing Coasts, Pictured — THE DIRT
Alex MacLean Impact / Birkhäuser Impact: The Effect of Climate Change on Coastlines, aerial photographer Alex MacLean’s latest book, captures our Atlantic and Gulf coastal communities at their most vulnerable. Even in a media environment inundated with images of climate change, MacLean’s photos have the ability to shock. Trained as an architect, MacLean is well-known […]…
dVerse — Prosery 19 — Hidden Treasure
“Reading what I have just written, I now believe.”–Louise Gluck, from Faithful and Virtuous Night At the time it felt like a dream. One Spring afternoon geocache coordinates took us north an hour and then west for another. GPS dinged we’d reached our destination. Scant undergrowth made it easy to find the two-track. We walked…
Music That Strikes a Chord: R.E.M.’s, “World Leader Pretend”
image link Today’s post will be dual purpose. First purpose is a song that strikes a chord with me. It’s called, “World Leader Pretend” by R.E.M. This one has a caveat in that it is striking a chord with me at this moment. The week has been full of mostly downers, and it reflects my…
dVerse — MTB 228 — Preston’s Rainbow
Reds, greens, yellows dance pirouettes in orange sky over indigo Grace is today’s host for dVerse‘ Meet the Bar. Grace says: The writing challenge: Today we will incorporate music in our poem from the perspective of a synesthete. Create your own Symphony. Infuse your musical experience when listening to a band, artist or musical genre,…
Tao Talk 