PHOTO PROMPT © C.E. Ayr Oasis Each morning she slathered on a pharmaceutical witches brew and stepped into The Salton Sea. Most Bombay Beach RV dwellers scuttled to their metal pods in the heat. Attenuated to the stench and light as lithium, she floated with the gulls, cushioned by tilapia springs. She could see Salvation…
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dVerse — elemental — (Li) Lithium
Looking at the periodic table, Li (Lithium) jumped out at me, so here goes a poem about it. (Li) Lithium A metal of mettle, many extremes, Maybe why an egghead decided to feed me to those with extremes? Fifty years later, they’re at stage one of understanding the why or why not of my managing…
Visualizing The Beatles – Part 1
I read about “Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favorite Band” on another blog (sorry, can’t remember which one) and was blessed because the local district library had it. I’m about 50 pages in and have to say that I love the visual format of the book. For visually-oriented individuals like…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #19 – January 7, 2020
Rodents of Unusual Size (2018) (documentary) Starring: large “cast” of real people but main focus is on the family of Thomas Gonzales Directors: Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, Quinn Costello, who came to my attention as directors of “Plagues and Pleasures of The Salton Sea” which I saw at a local film festival then bought. Synopsis:…
Glossary for a New Political Age, by Janet Periat
photo of Janet Periat by Robert Barbutti Read in the January 2020 issue of Funny Times and too important to not share. Glossary for a New Political Age by Janet Periat WARNING: This glossary may be offensive to everyone. The definition and meaning of our modern vocabulary shifts on a moment-by-moment basis. For your information…
dVerse — haibun — Polar beginning
Our family has been talking about toning down the materialism of Christmas for awhile. This year we did it. We traditionally have used amazon wishlists to ensure the gifts are wanted/needed. Older son put a total of one item on his list, which solidified the beginning of the new way. The gifts I bought them…
#FFFC #48 — The Favorite
The Favorite Joe built Tommy in his 9th grade wood sculpture class. As Joe was an artist in his soul, he allowed the wood to shape itself into what it was meant to be – Tommy emerged. Made of cherry wood from a tree limb pruned from one in his back yard, Joe made the…
Tao-Talk 