I have a new page called Lilli’s Talk and Thoughts. Lilli is the point of view character in my young adult novel which is in it’s first draft. She was one of the antagonists in HADA’S FOG. To check her out, go up to the menu bar, not the side bar, and click on Lilli’s […]
Submit a poem to my New Contest
I’m looking forward to receiving poems for my poetry contest. Even if you aren’t a poet, the contest is for all skill levels of poem writing. I’m looking for interesting content about children. It’s back to school time but the poem doesn’t have to involve school. It doesn’t have to rhyme, but I’ll be looking […]
Writer’s Digest is Great! (Why I didn’t win 5th place)
I woke up this morning, still thrilled that I had won 5th place in the Mainstream/Literary Category of Writer’s Digest 82nd Annual Competition for my short story. But a memory that they had rules about simultaneous submissions sent me to their website. I checked and emailed the staff to tell them that the story […]
Do you agree with this Robert Frost Quote?
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.” Robert Frost
Poems on Scraps of Paper
Wrote a poem, lost the scrap of paper I wrote it on. Recalled the beginning, wrote more, it’s better.
Quote about Prose and Poetry
Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, “Prose = words in their best order; – poetry = the best words in their best order.”
Winners of the Group Poem Contest
Jennifer King, poetry instructor and director of the Downtown Oakland Senior Center, gave us the final vote for the winner of the group poem title contest. The title is ………… “Cadence” by Violet Carr Moore!! I asked for a second and third place designation too. Vi also won the third place for “Time”. Vi is […]