Oh the reading adventures I took during June, July, and August! Well we're about halfway through the summer months at the time I start this, but this is a much greater head start than the past couple posts in this series, so I'm counting it as a win. June kicked off the summer adventures with … Continue reading Summer 2023 Reads
Day 1 of the January 2021 round of the 30 Day Haiku Project
A nighttime poem, written in a moment, about that moment, trying to make a way back to creativity and words.
Day 22 "lessons from quarantine" here, today, right now the only moment we have i'm embracing it This one came to me while putting away today's second load of laundry. How do you wrap up an entire 157 days worth of lessons in 17 syllables? And let's be honest, I haven't been learning this entire … Continue reading Story Behind the Poem // day 22
Day 19 "around the house" the mattress is out in the living room. thanks heatwave. cats are everywhere. Moochy, the aesthetic cat Edward, the precious cat Alphonse, the photogenic cat Dear California, You've been in plus 100 degree weather for like a week now. I love you because I've grown up here, my people are … Continue reading Story Behind the Poem // day 19
A weekend of summer haikus.
Day 13 "summer sips" fruit juice with dinner / black coffee in a paper / cup, iced chais with friends We don't have a special summer drink, so this is what I came up with for today. The juice we have is a strawberry banana flavor and I first tried it at a women's day … Continue reading Story Behind the Poem // day 13
The one where Critical Role, reading, BBQing, writing, living local, and being home relate to healing.
All about Zoom (and other online platforms) we're using to stay connected to people.
Day 7 "in the shade" I wrote today's poem on my lunch break outside of the a client's new job site. A grocery store has been waiting been waiting many years for this new location and today was opening day. My client regularly works on Fridays and so I was there to support him on … Continue reading Story Behind the Poem // day 7
Mrs. Writer 