image from a post that ranks Norah’s albums DecemberDecember, come to meI hope I can seeYou’re not just in dreamsI will let you beWhy can’t you believeHow much you really mean?December, won’t you comeBack with snow, even sun?Don’t say that it’s doneI will carry you homeTake you from the loneliest placeYou have knownI will…
Month: December 2025
#FF — Life Waves
PHOTO PROMPT © Peter Abbey Life Waves “Isn’t it funny how life’s waves wash over us with a certain rhythm?” Serena says to no one in particular as she reclines in her ergolounger, gazing at Lake Michigan. “It sure is,” says Pete. Serena looks behind her, where the bass voice is coming from. A tall,…
#FSS 226 — Ready or Not
image link The older she got, the less sure she was about anything. Ready or Not At Rosita’s, her favorite dive, nestled into a corner hidden in the shadows missed by candles, Jin sips Jim Beam and Coke and lets her eyes roam around the room. There’s old Bern, sitting at the bar with Matilda….
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — In the Year 2025
In the Year 2025JanuaryCalifornia wildfiresa fascist re-electedthings are heating upAmericaFebruaryChinese tariffsEagles beat Chiefsgames that we playwinning?MarchTrudeau resignswrongful deportations beginBurma earthquake kills thousandsunavoidables?April”Sinners” premiersNZ seismic threatsRussia bombs Sumy civiliansdestructionMayMidwest tornadoesNPR PBS axedfirst American Pope electedhope?JuneAstronauts returnNo Kings ProtestsNational Guard invades L.A.humansJulyUSAID shutteredTX flash floodsColbert announces 2026 cancellationdisintegrationAugustNewsome’s pushMaxwell prison transferNational Guard attacks AmericansmachinationsSeptemberKimmel (un)canceledPakistan flash floodsAmerica…
dVerse Q238 — Sleep Will Have to Wait
image by Daniel Sleep Will Have to Wait Oh, how I longto curl up,warm-cocooned,for crescent’s dreamlight’s long night. Alas, winter dreamsto hibernate must wait.Faithful frigid friendextends their visit. Awake, I step into wool socks,shove into gloves,layer paint to show snowdrifts some churning love. Mish is today’s host of dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. Mish wants us to…
“Oil is Not Energy,” by Jeffrey Insko (share from substack)
Please take a moment to follow the link and read Jeffrey’s essay. Clean water matters. From Bill Latka of Oil & Water Don’t Mix: This is exactly the kind of sharp analysis we need to cut through corporate messaging that puts our Great Lakes at risk. I’m genuinely grateful to Jeff for his clear, revealing…
#SLS “Amazona” by Roxy Music (1973)
Stranded Album Art When I saw this week’s Song Lyric Sunday’s prompt, my first thought was a place in my home State of Michigan, and I can think of a few songs that mention it: “America,” by Simon & Garfunkel, “Brass in Pocket,” by The Pretenders, “Dancin’ in the Street,” by Martha and the Vandellas,”…
Tao Talk 