We are bright moons reflected in other people’s skies
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My latest missives & musings
Sue Brickay’s gift
April 21, Napowrimo 2026. Three weeks in and our daily test is to play around with the theme of our or other’s nicknames. I very rarely went by a pseudonym and loathe it when anyone shortens my given name – I was given it for a reason and that reason is good enough for me.…
In Baku we trust
April 20, Napowrimo 2026. Today we are to try writing a poem that uses an animal that shows up in myths and legends as a metaphor for some aspect of a contemporary person’s life. We should include one spoken phrase. I looked up mythical beasts and discovered Japan’s ancient Baku, a creature made up of…
Bachelor’s buttonhole
April 19, Napowrimo 2026. Today we are charged with picking a flower or two (or a whole bouquet) from this online edition of Kate Greenaway’s Language of Flowers. We are then to write our own poem in which we muse on our selections’ names and meanings. If so inclined, we could even do some outside research…
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Missives & Musings 