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Fin Pal asks Norman how to overcome Stage Fright

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Poetry Challenge #68-Cup of Kindness

Nanny, my grandmother (born July 6, 1906), and her girlfriends gave each other tea or coffee cups as gifts. None of them had pockets deep enough to buy a whole set of china at one time. Nor did their ilk register for wedding gifts.

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Poetry Challenge #67-Color Your World

Spring is coming to our village…finally! Colorful blossoms are popping up all around. An especially welcome site against the backdrop of winter’s leftover grey.

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Fin Pal asks Norman "Any Siter or Bruthers?”

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Poetry Challenge #370-Only Takes Two

Everybody’s doing it these days…

Poeming that is. It is April after all. And April is National Poetry Month. But…

But…even before April flowers reared their perky heads, grandboy Aiden’s 1st grade teacher at Osborn Hill Elementary, Mrs. Selter, has her students reading, sharing, and creating poetry. By the first of the month, each of them had published their own poetry collections.

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Poetry Challenge #66-Blank in a Box

Porches all across America are heaped with boxes. Such tempting boxes. (Too tempting for some…) Ever wonder what’s inside those boxes? Let’s find out!

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Spring Fling Writing Contest

Call me an April Fool, but I can’t resist a fun challenge!

So when I learned that agent Kaitlyn Leanne Sanchez and her critique bud Ciara O’Neal were hosting a writing c...

Poetry Challenge #65-I Yam What I Yam

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, 4 poems and 154 sonnets (that we know of). Of these, many of the plays and all 154 sonnets are written in iambic pentameter.

Popeye guzzled spinach from the can and sang one truly memorable song:

“I Yam what I Yam.” 

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Poetry Challenge #64-Just Ducky

Rubber Ducky you’re the one! Rubber Ducky so much fun….

Grandboy...

Poetry Challenge #62-Please Pass the Peas!

Remember this joke:

What did the customer respond when the Pub server asked what they wanted?

Answer: Whirled Peas

Get it? (You may not, but it is what we all want—world peace.) Alas, that’s not what this challenge is about, but it could be… You decide!

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