PHOTO PROMPT © Rowena Curtin The narrow lane is just as I remember, with its rainbowed walls of eclectic shops and cafes. What were cobblestones are now slabs of concrete that detract from its character. The tidy appearance belies secrets that hover, invisibly, yet palpably for people like me. I look to the end of…
Month: March 2023
Women Music March 2023 – Day 15 – Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson image link Shirley Ann Manson is a Scottish musician and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and distinctive voice. For the majority of her career, Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh…
dVerse Poetics and Tanka Tuesday 311 — Variegated
‘OSTARA – Spring Equinox’ is a painting by Annie Louvaine Celebrating the Spring Equinox festival on the Pagan wheel of the Year. Represented by the Goddess Ostara her story goes that she found a frozen bird, she brought it back to life by transforming the dead bird into a Hare. each year the Hare lays…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 14 – Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin image ©Suzanne Cordeiro/REX/Shutterstock image link Patricia Jean Griffin (b. 3/16/64) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano. She is known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Her songs have been covered by numerous musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly…
dVerse Prosery — Immersed
cdnb.artstation.com In space in time I sit thousands of feet above the sea From May Sarton, “Meditation in Sunlight” We live under the waves. Flood and fire made us choose. Would we focus our last gasps to breaking free of the sky; or would we submerge and return to our mammalian predecessors’ domain? A few…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 13 – Yumi Zouma
Yumi Zouma (l.-r. Olivia Campion, Josh Burgess, Charlie Ryder, Christie Simpson) Photo Credit: Aaron Lee Our music references the places we’ve been to a lot as a group (recording on Southwark St, staying in Yoncalla, etc), but the sound is definitely inspired by New Zealand. Coming from such an isolated country at the bottom of…
random acts of kindness
Last week when out and about doing errands, I did the drive-thru at Little Caesar’s and got their lunch special which is 4 squares of pizza and a 20-oz pop. They are always friendly at this drive-thru. Getting home, sitting in front of the computer, and opening up the box, this is what I found….
Tao Talk 