Poetry

The Consent

I came across "The Consent" when I was exploring Howard Nemerov's life and work for some other posts. It seems…

3 years ago

Simple Pleasures and Stickybeaking

Stickybeak  NOUN: an intrusive, meddlesome, busybody, nosy parker who sticks their nose (beak) into other people's business. The act of…

3 years ago

Back-to-School: First Grade

First Grade by Ron Kortgee Until then, every forest had wolves in it, we thought it would be fun to…

3 years ago

One Day in Paris 1919

We're not likely to be flying anywhere anytime soon so here's the next best thing: A trip back in time…

3 years ago

On the Border: The Odd Uneven Time of August

“I love borders. August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know. Twilight…

3 years ago

Women Artists of WW1: Anna Coleman Ladd

In his series of WW1 epitaphs, Rudyard Kipling comments on the all too common fate of a new soldier at…

3 years ago

The Happiest Day

They say the day you get a boat is the happiest day of your life. That is, until the day…

3 years ago

Crime Past, Crime Present, and Crime Future

 Many people know that the poet T. S. Eliot was very fond of cats and indeed created some wonderful cat…

4 years ago

The Seduction of Sir Knack-a-Rib

OuLiPo meets Anapestic Tetrameter and the mad, bad and dangerous to know Bored Lyeron (If you feel you must read…

4 years ago

Daffodils Nodding in the Cheese

Daffodil:  good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy. - from the surrealist dictionary definition generator.  Windy today so lots of daffodils nodding…

4 years ago