PHOTO PROMPT © Brenda Cox It was just another Friday for Lu. Riding bus one-fourteen after work, he planned on getting off at Mandarin to pick up his bottle of vodka, a six-pack of ginger beer, and his favorite bento before walking two blocks to his apartment to binge-watch, “Lost.” They were stopped at the…
Month: August 2023
TankaTuesday 333 and dVerse MTB — Sunflower Faith
Terri Webster Schrandt Behold a shiny blossoming of faith, upright, steadfast; unfettered golden pearl that rests in earthly shell, from heaven’s lathe. Behold the shiny blossoming of faith in certainty, a place that lays no blame; its form is manifested grace conferred. Behold your shiny blossoming of faith, upright, steadfast, unfettered golden pearl. Triolet form….
Rain is pouring down (tanka)
I’ve waited for youall summer; pouring from sky,saturating all; not alone in my patience,today we celebrate, wet. top image: Blue Rain Downpour by Sandi O’Reilly
dVerse — Prosery — Crone Power
Traffic holding its breath, Sky a tense diaphragm –Seamus Heaney, from Twice Shy Madge returned to her cubicle after a carb-rich lunch with co-workers. She plopped into the ergonomic chair that often made things too comfortable – like today. The rhythmic movement of her head swiveling between hard copy and digital data on the twenty-inch…
Doodads — Meijer Garden Saturday with Family
Older son and I met up with younger son, his wife, and the grandbaby at Meijer Gardens. A perfect day to spend time with family at a place I never get tired of visiting. It is a jewel of the region. Thank you Meijer Family and all of the donors and members for making it…
Adventures in food/cooking/eating
I’ve got more zucchini than I can possibly use and have already given away some. I remembered a recipe I got from my cousin a few years ago and decided to try making Zucchini Bites. These things were easy to make and tasted so good dipped in marinara (i.e. spaghetti sauce from a jar.) Will…
The Unicorn Challenge 081223 — Recycled Trash
I lit out at sixteen. By thirty I realized getting out then was what saved me from repeating the dismal life path I’d witnessed with my grandparents, parents, and now siblings. The mixture of Irish blood from my mother’s side and German blood from my father’s side, which combo I shared with only one of…
Tao Talk 