Detours Album cover, by Sheryl Crow It took me a little bit to find a song I liked. I wanted a song about actual jewelry, and many of the songs are using “ring” and “watch” in other ways. When I heard Diamond Ring by Sheryl Crow, I liked the sound of her voice and also…
Month: November 2025
dVerse OLN 395 — Dearest Lake
taken on 110625 Dearest Lake, Upon your sugar shoulders I’ve toddled,chased minnows in your shallows, dugfor clams with growing, waterlogged feet.I’ve squealed, held on on you in ski-boat donuts. My friend had a keep-dry wrap;her hand healing from a barb wired fence.Never far from you, with innumerable rides,drives, innertubes, sailboats; your exhalescasting fishy seaweed stench…
FFF57 Release Radar Faves plus for week of 10/31-11/6/25
The past week of releases have had some decent tunes. Also included are two bands covered by blogmates: Big Wreck by Max and Stackridge by Clive. Links to the posts follow below. Staff Party by Big Wreck is a close knock off of Soundgarden. It’s not putting it down; it’s more admiration for carrying on…
#FF — Just One More!
PHOTO PROMPT ©Yvette Prior Just One More! A slamming door wakes me. I open my eyes to a mosaic of a thousand images. Was I having a stroke? I go to turn on my side to sit up and feel my leg tethered. I try to say “what the!?” but all I do is buzz….
dVerse Poetics — Crafts of Living
Crafts of LivingThe day she realized she couldn’t staybegan to craft a plan to get away meticulously carried out each stepby time he realized it she had lefthe cried a lot but then his rage beganhe crafted ways to punish her and thenit carried on for way too many yearsthe letting go, the cultivating fearsuntil…
POPO 2025 closing, photo of postcards received and cento poem
POetry POstcard (POPO) Festival 2025 was the best one yet, both on the creating and sending and the receiving. There were 31 people on my official list and 3 on my unofficial list. Each of these individuals received a collage postcard put together by me, with a poem that was spontaneously written in the mornings…
Doodads — Two good pieces of news
The first piece is that I will be able to access fiber optic internet and maybe phone soon. All summer, step by step, things have been being put into place for it. This morning when I heard trucks outside again, I looked out and saw workers doing something. After they left I walked out and…
Tao Talk 