Haiku is a specific form of poetry. It is a lot harder to write than it first appears. Here are my first two attempts.
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National Poetry Month
For National Poetry month, I wrote this satire of a poem. Don’t take it serious. Laughing is allowed.
This is to document what I learned about Flash Fiction in the past few days. Depending on who you read, it is defined anywhere from Ernest Hemingway’s six word story: “For Sale, baby shores, never worn.” to stories containing 1000 to 1500 words. According to Wikipedia, there are 280-character stories (also known as “twitterature“); the “dribble” (also known […]
This month’s writing assignment is based on an idea that came to Jane Murphy from the book: “Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life” by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. I read about half the book. It did stimulate thought, but I felt disconnected reading just random writings placed under different letters in the alphabet. Jane’s idea was for us […]
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Writing group
I joined a writings group in Punxsutawney. They are called the Stained Glass Writers. I have gone to two meetings and feel somewhat funny Me, reading what I wrote in front of others. Why not? I ask. Click here to read my first piece. I offered to build a website for them. Don’t tell Rita. […]