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By admin on April 05, 2011  |  Comments 0

Goofy Poem?


Today is our first “Two for Tuesday” prompt of the month. For those who are new to the challenge, I provide two prompts instead of one–usually polar opposites of each other–and poets can choose which one to use. Of course, quite a few poets write a poem for both prompts.

For today’s prompt, do one [...]

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By admin on April 04, 2011  |  Comments 0

Boo Wears a Tinfoil Hat


Here we go with Robert’s suggestion for today:
For today’s prompt, pick a type of person and write a poem about him or her. To help set the scene, you may want to title your poem as who the type of person is. For instance, you could write a poem titled “Firefighter,” “Cynic,” “Optimist,” “Teacher,” “2-year-old,” [...]

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By admin on April 03, 2011  |  Comments 2

Imagine the world without you


Robert’s prompt today is to imagine the world without you.
Here’s what he wrote:
Today’s prompt is to write a poem in which you imagine the world without you. Since my favorite movie (It’s a Wonderful Life) plays with this idea, I’m surprised I’ve never used this prompt before. The world could be a much worse place [...]

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By admin on April 02, 2011  |  Comments 0

A Postcard Poem


April is National Poetry Month and over on Robert Lee Brewer’s site Poetics Asides, he has a poem a day challenge going on. Well, I’m not sure I’ll get one out every day but I spit one out today.
Robert’s challenge reads:
For today’s prompt, write a postcard poem. Make it brief and communicate what it is [...]

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No Poems?


No poems. We just returned home from a speedy trip to Dallas. On the trip my cell phone took its last breath. So since we touched down at home I’ve been scrambling to research and buy a new phone. I’m now dependent on this technology to run my business. This means I have to research, [...]

The Volunteer’s Daughter:


One more for today…..
The volunteer’s daughter:
6 PM he is paged to dispatch at the station
Midnight to a smoke investigation
2AM it’s a medical emergency
someone’s child is choking
3AM I’m awakened
by my father’s arms around me -
I know another child has died.

From The Ground Up Thought


Poor whynotrachel.com. I continue to use and abandon it. Now I want to use it for snippets of thoughts and words I’m playing with. A home for my mental scrapbook, where an ideas does not have to be complete to be alive. A place to enjoy a raw word diet.
So welcome to my treehouse. You’re [...]

It’s a Writers Life for Me?


(Another post like the last one, but different…sort of)
I didn’t sleep through k-12 but I struggled. It would be years after public school that I would get my first pair of low vision reading glasses. I had a learning disability and was told I had ADD. So here I am at 46, a poor speller, [...]

Making Yourself Relevant, A Story


Up until a couple of years ago, the street I live on had its own Mayor. George, Major of Harwood St. The only major scandal during his tenure was the discovery that he had been feeding our dog an egg McMuffin, EVERY DAY.
My husband and I live on a Live Oak lined, brick paved street [...]

Consider the Facts, Carefully


My “limit free living” thought for today is, consider information with care.
So what do I mean by today’s thought? Let me give you an example to start this conversation out.
I remember hearing a statistic on NPR that 85% of people who are legally blind or blind are unemployed. I thought, of course, no one wants [...]

How Social Media can Change Lives


I first wrote this as a guest poster on Jeff Pulver’s Blog
It’s a good perspective check as more and more people are worrying about their futures. Those who can best learning to adapt and grow are our trail blazers right now. The life mantra for successful people who have a disability has really always been [...]

Teleconference: 7 Steps for Landing Butter Side Up!


Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:
November 22nd
3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
If you’re interested in participating, please fill out the form on the contact page. Once I get your email I’ll send you the phone number and access code you’ll need to join in the conversation. After you have done this [...]