Category: Writing Life

This week’s challenge is: I remember. Basically you have to start the poem with that and end it with the line: I really miss that. I thought it would be a great way to stir up some fun memories from childhood, and it did! I don’t know about my brothers, but I wrote down five…

So I met these two a LONG WHILE ago (February 1st!) and it was a really fun night hosted by Bookshop Santa Cruz. I hustled into their store and bought a copy of “Why we Broke Up” right when it came out to get a ticket, and when I bought it I asked the cashier,…

So I got a ridiculous package of things from my sister and her husband for my birthday, including: the amazing book, the 2,458 best things ever said Mad Libs Valentine’s day letters a card and poem from my dad and, last but not least, THE PICKLE CARD! So most of you probably don’t know what…

Ok, so this was a while ago (February 28th!), but I MET KEVIN HENKES! Man oh MAN was it really fun! First, I was kind of stressed out because I got out of work late (isn’t that always the case when you have somewhere to go?) but I did get there before everything started (whew!)

Thanks to everyone who read and voted! And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… Who wrote what? Day with Dad at the lake was….ME! SIS was Billy and I need a nap! was Dave. No interviews with the sibs this week…I’m kind of sick! But here’s the next challenge, and you can play…

Welcome to Manic Mondays #2. Today’s challenge is to write a poem using limited letters, from a phrase that is timely. And, for the record, I didn’t suggest it! The limited letter phrase is: “Happy Birthday, Kathy Ellen Davis” yes, my birthday was last week (April 5th) so my brother suggested it. The rules were…

First, thank you to everyone who voted! Last time I checked we were up to 12, and I know only five of those votes were mine 🙂 Totally kidding. I only voted three times. JUST JOKING. only once people. So who wrote what? Kathy Ellen wrote: Ode to a lost treasure. Dave wrote: Procrastination with…

Welcome to Manic Mondays, everyone! This idea came out of how much fun my brother and I had with the March Madness Poetry tournament. Writing poetry was really fun, and we both got really into it. I suggested we start something on my blog, and my brother agreed! So here’s how Manic Mondays work: We…

Hey everyone. If you’re reading this you probably know that “towering” won to move me on to round three, and my “churn” poem lost in the regional semi-finals of the March Madness Poetry tournament, leaving me just shy of the Elite Eight! But you know I’m a good sport, and it’s all about having fun!…

Here’s my letter to my home, part of the Letters to Home project: Well, I cut the top part out of the letter cuz I wanted to. This is just DYING for some poetry. Maybe I’ll work on some. My first one will be about a tire tree, for sure 🙂 Just wanted to share!…