Yep! That's correct! From now on, you can get my fabulous prompts on my Substack, Peeled Citrus Prompts. I post them on Tuesdays and...

For an example of what today's prompt asks of you, look at today's blog poem, "Bird Nests Used to Look More Like Fortresses," by Martin...

Please read Ruth Stone's poem, "Curtains." Look at the curtains in the room you are currently in, or think about some past curtains....

One of Anthony Hecht's image in his poem, Despair, is winter mountain. Where I live, I can see Mount Hood when I drive around town. On...

Based on Carl Sandburg's poem, Window, which is posted on my blog today, you have a few choices for today's prompt. 1.) Create a piece in...

Please read today's poem on my blog: "Holding Vigil" by Alison Luterman (published on the Rattle website on November 3, 2024). Then go...

Think of fairly common names that are also words that are things other than names. I am thinking of--and these will show my age--Art,...

Although I am creating this post with photos of 3 pieces of art, this is not an ekphrastic exercise. Rather, I want you to consider how...

We all need to let go of something or someone. (Hey, "The Raven" speaker! Let go of Lenore!). It is easy to talk about, even plan, but...

First, you should really read today's poem on my blog. If you are not a "nana" person, you may be jealous of how those folks get through...

As a Capricorn, I am ambitious, loyal, responsible, honest, determined, pessimistic, sensitive, practical, and suspicious. Part of my...

Use today's wonderful poem posted here on my blog, During an Enchantment in the Life by Brenda Hillman, for your inspiration today. She...

Does anyone use the term "flophouse" anymore? If you aren't familiar, it is a synonym for a sleazy motel. These places are everywhere and...

I have had 16 cats throughout my life. Their back stories have been as different as their personalities. They were/are, of course, all...

"See You in September" by The Happenings is just one of the many great songs written about September. See also: September by The Shins...

Be inspired by Ruth Stone’s poem, posted on my blog today. Her portrait of Aunt Maud is detailed, fresh, and thorough. One of the major...

Today's poem on this very blog features some silence, as well as cows and birds making some noise. And although the speaker is out...

You should really read today's poem on this blog, in which the speaker is waaaaaay beyond feeling awkward--she feels as if her soul has...

Today's poem on my blog starts with destruction but ends in a very different place. From today's creative endeavor, start your...

Today I was in a group of 5 and the subject of what we believe happens after we die. (Other topics of conversation included pistachio ice...