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August 11, 2014
Writing Process Blog Tour, the Supermoon, Auburn Days, and another shot postponement
Supermoon! (Perseid shower the next two nights as well!) And a little Anna’s hummingbird that guards the feeder in our back garden: Well, the reading and panel at Auburn Days was fun, got to chat with other local city and county Poet Laureates, which was fun, but I came home feeling a bit under the […]
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August 7, 2014
Why Bother Reviewing Poetry Books, and Auburn Days
Thanks to Robert Brewer, who put my post on reviewing poetry books up at Writer’s Digest today – check it out! http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-ne... I hope it encourages you to write about one of your favorite poetry books for one of your favorite journals. And since I didn’t get my weird shot today (see previous post), I […]
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Autoimmune Diaries: Xolair Shot Number One, Wish Me Luck!
Updated Note: Due to a fairly violent allergic reaction early this AM (to goodness knows what) the first shot has been postponed til Monday. Thanks for your good thoughts for that day, now! So, dear readers, it is with great trepidation that, because of the autoimmune issues that have plagued me since my teens, and […]
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August 3, 2014
Apocalypses, Blurbs, and Self-Portrait Poetry
First, thanks to Silver Birch Press for posting my self-portrait poem, “Self-Portrait at 39:” http://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com... Next, I have been starting to think about the realities of getting “The Robot Scientist’s Daughter” finished up and ready for putting together for early review copies, so I’m currently stressing out about blurbs. I have two really nice ones […]
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July 26, 2014
Enjoying Woodinville After a Rough Week and Productivity in the Rain
Well, after a tough week – two fillings with no novocaine (I’m allergic), a blood draw, my grandmother in the hospital, and a couple of cold rainy days – we decided to take an afternoon off to tour Woodinville – visit Willows Lodge, pet their Vietnamese potbellied pigs, check out their herb gardens, try […]
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July 20, 2014
Poets in the Park Recap, Concerts in Capitol Hill, and Outages
Concerts, Poets in the Park Recaps, and Tech Troubles Here are some pics from our Poets in the Park adventures – which was great except for a tiny bit of wind and I had a bit of an asthma attack in the middle of my reading, and didn’t have my inhaler with me – I […]
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July 18, 2014
Poets in the Park, Crazy Weeks, and Focusing on the Good
It’s been a crazy week – bad news all over the television, heat waves, giant layoffs at Microsoft (where I used to work and husband G. works now) and helping my brother move in down the street (a good thing, but still stressful). But one of my coping mechanisms for dealing with a lot of […]
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July 12, 2014
20th Anniversary (or, celebrating between other stuff)
So, what happens when you try to celebrate your 20th wedding anniversary during a really busy month in between classes and family visits and various other commitments and can’t get away for a “real” trip? You sneak away for a night in wine country, of course! That’s Mt. Rainier on our anniversary, Glenn harvesting u-pick […]
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July 4, 2014
Happy 4th! And Apocalypses, Prose Poems, and the Power of The Company of Others
It’s another fourth of July, and G. and I are celebrating by watching the fireworks tonight in Kirkland, making a gluten-free holiday feast-type thing, appropriately-colored red-white-and-blue potato salad, dairy-free corn chowder with fennel and potatoes, grilled watermelon and cherry salsa, fresh picked blueberries and peas from our backyard garden, and yes, maybe some traditional American […]
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July 1, 2014
Over 90 degree days…is it the dog days already?
It’s over 90 degrees today here in Seattle, announcing that yes, July (and summertime) are here! We made watermelon popsicles yesterday in preparation, as eating (cooking) anything seems impossible and unlikely. I’m trying to be responsible and positive and productive today. Yesterday I was a mess – just the bad news, lack of sleep, stress, […]
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