The above graphic of the Pythagorean Y was created by Geoffroy Tory born in Bourges around 1480 and died in Paris before 14 October 1533. He was a French humanist and an engraver, best known for adding accents on letters in French. His life’s work has heavily influenced French publishing to this day. The Pythagorean…
Coloring Club Plus — 4/28/19
Elvis Costello’s This Year’s Model is a 2-CD set, a total of 25 songs. That’s a lot of music. Pump It Up is one of those eminently danceable tunes that you can work up a sweat on. This Year’s Model is Elvis Costello’s second album and his first with the Attractions, released in 1978. This…
Sunday Writing Prompt “The Vampire Charles Baudelaire” — Helleborus
Today, 5/2/19, I’m linking this poem to dVerse for OLN. The Sunday Writing Prompt from Mindlovemisery Menagerie is to write poem, story, or create a work of art to the poem in the video. I wrote this one today and it’s a good fit for the prompt. I will also include a collage I…
#SLS — Don’t Go Back to Rockville — REM
Jim Adams is the welcoming and gracious host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: Today’s prompt is Boogie/Rock/Rolling Stone and there should be a plethora of songs for everyone to choose from. Pick your song, write your post and please be patient, and wait for me to approve your pingbacks, or you can just place…
Saturday Mix – Mad About Metaphor, 27 April 2019 — Batten Down the Hatches
Sarah is the host of Saturday Mix. Sarah says: Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Mad About Metaphor, 27 April 2019! This week we are dipping our toes into the pool of METAPHOR. Our challenge is all about the use of metaphor in our writing. You will need to use the metaphor provided in…
dVerse — Lai form — Truth or…
dVerse has us writing lai and lai nouveaux form poems for a month. This is my second lai, which is wordplay for lai=lie. When asked to write lais Inhale, then big sighs — For real? With truth, my heart lies, Its pathway is wise I feel. With poems words rise — Truth or lie, its…
Coloring Club Plus — 4/27/19
500 Miles to Memphis is an Americana punk band from Cincinnati, OH. Their music is a cross-genre blend of country, Americana, bluegrass, and punk rock. Ryan Malott formed the band in 2003. Since then they have released four studio albums, which have received international praise, won multiple awards, and been licensed to numerous movies, TV…
