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YPQ #5 Blogger vs. Real-World

image link “Is there a ‘blogging-you’ who is different from the real-world you? If so, how are the two ‘yous’ different? How has the ‘blogging-you’ evolved since you first started blogging?” The blogging-me (Li) is a disembodied self that has a framework of likes, dislikes, beliefs, ways of writing, who chooses topics to write about,…

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One Liner Weds — Anais Nin

image link   “I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” ― Anais Nin #1linerWeds    

dVerse and earthweal OLW — Florette to Incense

When weariness draws dreamland nigh Going through motions, relaxed sighs Tiny match light touches incense Thin snaking smoke of varied scents lazily rise Powdered sticks, olfactory joy of roses, lilacs, sweetly coy; some heavy sage or pink vervain, their tendrils rising just the same — heaven’s deploy. Nightly rituals, prayers said Aroma blanket cushions bed…

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Well of Feelings — A Blitz Poem

I went and volunteered a shift at the cat shelter with my son and his wife this afternoon.  The orientation was last week.  One training shift down and three more, then I’ll be an official regular volunteer.  The crew on Sunday evenings are so friendly and laid back.  It’s also very clear they are passionate…

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#SoCS Music(als) from 1970

I didn’t live far from one of the first big department stores in the area from the age of 10 to 16. My best friend and I would walk the couple of blocks to it at least once a day, sometimes multiple times. It had everything, a snack bar, shoe repair, ice cream shop, clothing,…

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Driver 8 (1985)

image link Fandango’s One-Word Challenge today is driver . R.E.M.’s song, “Driver 8”, came to mind. Maybe because of last night’s prompt at dverse where a repetitive form was called for. Usually I don’t like repetitive songs, but it works so well in, “Driver 8”. Maybe it is used as a reflection of the often-monotonous…

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