We all come to a crossroads sooner or later - that place in the middle of nowhere, where we sink to our knees and wait for the devil to come offer us something for our immortal souls. Like bluesman Robert Johnson, whose talent led to the myth (?) that he sold his soul to the … Continue reading “I think I’m sinking down…”
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in my shoes/in your shoes
Here's the latest Project Create entry - a few lines inspired by an exhibit at the Museum of Culture and Environment at CWU. in my shoes/in your shoes: where i walk the red dirt outside his garage where the music is made the brick sidewalks i paced waiting for you the pavement under the tree … Continue reading in my shoes/in your shoes
Project create week 5…Sublime or ridiculous?
Here's a poem based on a prompt at my writing group in Seattle. The prompt was "from the sublime to the ridiculous." Many thanks, Nancy! 🙂 There's real Swiss dark chocolate. And then... there are M&M's. There's a pure white Lipizanner horse, dancing under a spotlight. And then... there's the farm mule hauling manure. There's … Continue reading Project create week 5…Sublime or ridiculous?
The Village in the snow
A little something inspired by the recent snow events... and this week's Project Create entry. The Village Grocery clerks keeping stores open Utility crews restoring power Snowplow drivers clearing streets, roads, highways Mail carriers delivering our messages Neighbors pushing cars out of snow and out of trouble Friends calling to see how we are after … Continue reading The Village in the snow
Project create week three: Never make your move too soon
Project Create Week Three: Another inspiration from my wonderful writing group. The challenge is to write as many haiku poems as you can in fifteen minutes. This is my favorite of the bunch, at least right now. If we'd left the train At any earlier stops We would have missed this. Tomorrow, my favorite … Continue reading Project create week three: Never make your move too soon
Project Create 2012 Week Two: It’s good to have tradition
And it's even better to have wonderful writers to inspire you. Click here to read this week's creation, with gratitude to the Seattle writing group of Treg, Heidi, and Nancy. Here's how it starts: It’s good to have tradition It’s good to have tradition She said to herself through gritted teeth As she pulled the … Continue reading Project Create 2012 Week Two: It’s good to have tradition
On Having No Voice
Here's a silly little poem inspired by my current lack of vocal capacity, brought on by either allergies, a cold, exposure to construction dust, or some infernal combination of them all. On Having No Voice How many times do we say We don’t know what to say The words simply don’t appear How many … Continue reading On Having No Voice
Endurance v. Art: And the winner is…
Update: If you were lucky enough to be at the Avolition show on the last Friday night of 2011, you already know. Mike H., Mike N., Andy, Dan, and Rob did themselves, the Demolition 2011 project, and those of us in the audience proud. They played the way we expected them to, with joy and … Continue reading Endurance v. Art: And the winner is…
Creation: It’s contagious (Project Create)
It is, as a friend of mine said, contagious. This idea of committing to doing something crazy and wonderful, like writing fifty-thousand words of a novel in thirty days, or publishing a new demo song each week for a whole year, or walking a labyrinth at least once a day, or getting a short story … Continue reading Creation: It’s contagious (Project Create)
A new place
There's something about a new place that is wonderful... and really freakin' annoying. Wonderful to set everything up from scratch, the way you want it to be. And really freakin' annoying to find out all the limitations it has - what, no recycling? Wonderful to break out of all your boring routines. And really freakin' … Continue reading A new place
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 