poetry friday: on parting (a haiku)

In a matter of hours taxis will come and whisk away many of my fellow residency friends while the rest of us sleep.  Those who haven’t already left will wake up for a last somber breakfast in the cafeteria before a final packing in the room, a double-check to make sure we didn’t miss anything, [...]

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loser film treatment: yo, dawg, go!

I never do well at these things because (a) writing on command for contests really freezes me up and (b) I just don’t think I get the right vibe on the humor around this ol’ Vermont College.
The deal is, with every graduating class comes a party, and with each party a writing contest.  Last year… [...]

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poetry friday: clothesline

This is a raw piece of poetry that came from a workshop exercise today.  First we were asked to come up with a list of words of phrases from our earliest memories, then we were told to organize the phrases and flesh it out to make it a poem.
clothesline
from Manhattan Beach
toddling days
where i ate cool [...]

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in through the outpost

Here we are, future children’s book authors (and a few already published), gathered together in this insane double-H weather (only hot and humid, not hazy) for another retreat from the “real” world to recharge our batteries by staying up lae, getting up early, and doing a lot of sitting.
This second time around the residency already [...]

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poetry friday: postest lin

I’m being all self-indulgent and presenting one of my own this week. I’m no poet, so please go easy on me.
postEst lin
L(f
r
e
e
d
om?)
aid(f
ear
?
)of
f
It isn’t as bad as it seems. I was working my last Thursday shift ever and trying to sort through why it doesn’t bother me so much. I think every time one [...]

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laid off

Lay – to place, set, or locate; Off – so as to be away or on one’s way.
Laid off – the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment.
I have been sent on my way. Business in the bookstore is down enough that my part-time services have made me redundant. Further euphemisms include: downsize, [...]

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