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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….

Women Music March 2023 – Day 12 – The Linda Lindas

The Linda Lindas (l.-r. Lucia, Mila, Eloise, and Bela) The Linda Lindas are a rock band from Los Angeles. The all-girl group comprises Bela Salazar (guitarist/vocalist,) Eloise Wong (bassist/vocalist,) Lucia de la Garza (guitarist/vocalist,) and Mila de la Garza (drummer/vocalist.) In January 2018, Eloise Wong’s father Martin Wong was contacted by an acquaintance, asking if…

Live Music — Flexadecibal and Echoes of Pink Floyd on 031023

Last night a friend and I went to see Echoes of Pink Floyd that I think is touring to highlight the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s, “Dark Side of the Moon” album. Not only that one our local bands and one I’ve mentioned before, Flexadecibal, opened for them. We got to the…