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Yesterday, I danced samba for the first time ever. I don’t love dance classes. They tire me out more than a good ride or a skate or a hot yoga class do. Yet…I am drawn to samba. I’m sure I’ll do it again, actually. I tried not to think too hard about these prompts. MaybeContinue reading “2022 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Prompts (Days) 25 & 26”

I spent the weekend at my parents’ house in Dallas. Snuck in lots of skating, a bike ride to White Rock Lake, and a bunch of poetry writing. I finished Edge Case by Yz Chin, too. It was worth waiting 5 months for the hardback copy to come into my library! Prompt (Day) 23: WriteContinue reading “2022 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Prompts (Days) 23 & 24”

Huh. I guess my viewpoint has shifted since the beginning of this challenge. At the outset, I would have said I don’t want to share anything personal. Now, when I sit down to write, everything starts out personal. (I find I edit quite a bit now, too.) Not out of self-consciousness, but out of aContinue reading “2022 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Prompts (Days) 21 & 22”

I definitely planned to do a reorganization of my book’s Chapter One. Instead, I’m writing poetry and this blog post. WHOOPS. I’m technically in a writing Meetup right now. When the line dies down at the coffee shop I’m sitting in, I’ll go get a refill on my coffee. I had a gluten free chocolateContinue reading “2022 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Prompts (Days) 15 & 16”

I spent a ton of free time on Tuesday rewriting some old work. I hear that doing so is a good way to develop your style and writing practice. 😉 Anyway, these prompts were fun to compose for. (Except for that I dislike writing metaphors.) You probably won’t see a ton of ~deep~ thoughts fromContinue reading “Poem-A-Day, Prompts (Days) 7 & 8”