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marychristinedelea
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Capitalism by Elaine Fowler Palencia
Capitalism by Elaine Fowler Palencia published in Rattle, August 18, 2021 Along the two-lane blacktops of my childhood we stopped to buy...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 25, 20221 min read
Winter Wonderland: Writing Prompt
This week's prompt acknowledges that we all have different reactions to winter and its holidays. Write about winter. You can even use...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 25, 20221 min read
Christmas, 1970 by Sandra M. Castillo
Christmas, 1970 by Sandra M. Castillo published in her book, My Father Sings, to My Embarrassment, White Pine Press We assemble the...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 21, 20221 min read
Chanukah Lights Tonight by Steven Schneider
Chanukah Lights Tonight by Steven Schneider published in his 2000 book, Prairie Air Show, Talking River Publications Our annual prairie...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Parents in Winter: Writing Prompt
Read today's blog poem, "Cherries in Winter," by Claudette Mork Sigg. Then, if you do not know this poem by heart, go read/re-read Robert...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Cherries in Winter by Claudette Mork Sigg
Cherries in Winter by Claudette Mork Sigg When the fruit came in, my mother went on binges. She spent the night canning, naked, in the...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 14, 20221 min read
Evening Meal by Tiffany Midge
Evening Meal by Tiffany Midge Mushrooms are seekers. They sweat in a pan of garlic and butter, fuss, bicker and toss— toughing it out...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 11, 20221 min read
An Old Man Performs Alchemy on His Doorstep at Christmastime by Anna George Meek
An Old Man Performs Alchemy on His Doorstep at Christmastime by Anna George Meek published in her book, Acts of Contortion (2002) Cream...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 11, 20221 min read
Stamps: Poetry Prompt
This week's prompt asks that you consider postage stamps. Write a poem that focuses on stamps in some way, or at least mentions a...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Written on a Bathroom Wall in Rome by Gráinne Tobin
Written on a Bathroom Wall in Rome by Gráinne Tobin published in Banshee, Issue #3, Autumn/Winter 2016 This window is kept open: the...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 4, 20222 min read
Best Worst: Poetry Prompt
One of my favorite classroom activities in my Composition classes was to put the students into small groups, then ask them--as a...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Whir by Marjorie Power
Whir by Marjorie Power published in Peacock Journal, 2017 Preparing to market our last house we sort mugs, linens, boots, books, hooks in...
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