St. Vincent album cover photo for “All Born Screaming”image from Atwood Magazine, which also has a spotify playlist of the album linked to it The first two groups I thought about for today’s prompt were Lucius and St. Vincent. Because I just saw St. Vincent on Colbert again, I went with the latter. I wrote…
FFF 62 — Enbridge Line 5 developments
click on link to take you to a page with various live cams trained on Mackinac Straits area Today I’ve learned about two big developments in the fight against Canada’s Enbridge building a tunnel around their decrepit oil pipelines running under the Straits of Mackinac, where 21% of the world’s fresh water resides. The first,…
#MMB — December, by Norah Jones
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…
#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…
Tao Talk 