Barb Taub's Blog, page 154
August 5, 2013
Writing to Music: Senryu Trilogy
Reblogged from Bastet and Sekhmet's Library:
I've been requested to write a trilogy to the music of Eric Satie...Les Trois Gymnopédie...in Haiku (but I've chosen Senryu) by Barb Taub. How could I refuse a request like this, and from one of my first and most faithful blogging friend!
The difference between Haiku and Senryu, is basically focus. Here I'm focusing on a day in a couple's life (in first person point of view).
I asked for this poem, but wasn't prepared for ju...
August 1, 2013
Pussycat, pussycat where have you been?
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
―Mark Twain,A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
I’ve been to the Cotswolds to look at the (next) King!
A friend called to say she had something to show me. It turned out to be a large, gilt-covered square of cardboard inviting the two of us to a party at Highgrove, the home of His Royal Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales. Seems that in addition to being the grandfather of the most famous baby on earth, HRH is also pre...
July 23, 2013
Fifty Shades of Earl Grey
I accidentally committed a tea-party last week.
My last tea party
Of course, I’ve attended other tea parties. But the guests tended to have names like Mr. Bear and Miss Dolly. So when a friend suggested we do a proper afternoon tea in support of our annual village charity, I had to remind her that as an American, I’m tea-impaired. Although I’ve lived in England for a couple of years, all I really know about tea is the following:
Builders Tea: so called because anyone – but especially builders –...
July 13, 2013
The Big Reveal!
Book I of the Null City series,
coming September 1, 2013 from Taliesin Publishing.
What do you think?
Superpowers suck? If you just want to live a normal life, Null City is only a Metro ride away. After one day there, imps become baristas, and hellhounds become poodles. Demons settle down, become parents, join the PTA, and worry about their taxes.
Null City is the only sanctuary for Gaby Parker and Leila Rice, two young women confronting cataclysmic forces waging an...
July 9, 2013
Still Star-Crossed — released today!
Somedays it’s just so great to be the mom. Daughter Melinda’s fabulous book, Still Star-Crossed, is in bookstores today.
Melinda wants to take this picture in every bookstore in New York.
But don’t just take my word for it. In their review (starred!) Kirkussays,
Love and violence intertwine in this spectacular sequel to Shakespeare’sRomeo and Juliet.
The peace purchased with Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths lasts two weeks before the Capulets and Montagues renew their fight in the streets of Verona. T...
July 2, 2013
If Adam and Eve Sent Texts
Watching Die Hard, we noticed that if Bruce Willis had a cellphone, the movie would have been about ten minutes long. “Hello, 911-operator? I’m in the bathroom of the Nakatomi Plaza and Snape has my wife, well actually I’m not sure she’s still my wife because she’s gone back to using her maiden name and all, but I’m sure we can work on that and have a swell Christmas with our adorable children as soon as you have a few snipers pick off the terrorists who are conveniently sitting with their ba...
