Muse
On the day Blossom met Tom, they went wandering through midtown. They were both eager to talk, to share, to learn, yet scared too--nervous at any lull, quick to comment [...]
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Jul, 2026
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Feb, 2025
I Didn’t Know He Was the Devil
These prompts are from Two Sylvias Newsletter: “How Does Your Garden Grow?”-flower prompts!—bleeding heart, devil’s backbone, cupid’s dart, angels’ trumpet, fairy bells, lamb’s ear, hen and chicks, sneezeweed, ghost pipe, [...]
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Mar, 2023
Oisin and Patrick
For Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I would share a reprint of a favorite post, relating a bit of Irish history (sometimes called mythology). This poem tells the story of [...]
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Mar, 2023
The Roots of Rhythm
(with thanks to Paul Simon on Brigid’s midwinter feast day) The prompt was to write a poem inspired by a song, and so I did. Midway between the winter solstice [...]
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Oct, 2021
Memorie and the Coyote
This is a reprint of one of my most popular stories, a fun little mystery for October. Enjoy! Memorie is in a cozy pace, propped up with pillows and notebook, [...]
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Jun, 2021
A Boy With Wings
Another re-run this week, another of my favorite #FlashFictionFriday stories. Enjoy! The route was beautiful but scary, starting in the most crime-ridden and garbage-strewn streets of the financial district, a [...]