Dew drops and rain drops /
And tears falling from my eyes /
Renewal and pain.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Haiku to you Thursday: “Drops”
Dew drops and rain drops /
And tears falling from my eyes /
Renewal and pain.
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Monday morning writing joke: “Writer of mystery”
The once was a writer of mystery /
Who had a sordid and checkered history. /
They say in another town /
She let her husband drown /
Because his reviews of her writing were blistery.
Monday morning writing joke: “Writer from Cancun”
There once a writer from Cancun
Who wrote about things way too soon.
It was all in future tense
And made very little sense.
Especially about the spaceman riding a bassoon.
Book Review: “Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, & Sharpen Your Creative Mind”
Manage your Dad-to-Day is divided into four main chapters:
1. Building a Solid Rock Routine
2. Finding Focus in a Distracted World
3. Taming Your Tools
4. Sharpening Your Creative Mind
Overall, this book tells writers, designers, artists, and other creative people how to better manage their time to give priority to creativity.
For each topic, guest writers are invited to share their thoughts on the specific topic. So, the style of writing can be different from article to article. And sometimes the pointing to outside sources can be a bit distracting. I guess that was done to help keep the book short. Each article is clearly written with most of its material tied together.
It’s concise and practical while still presenting its guiding principles. Not everything outlined in this book will work for every person, but I found it helpful, particularly about setting priorities. Though I have it at 3 stars, it is a solid 3.5 stars.
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Book review: “I am Disgusting”
I am Disgusting: Poetry for a Movement by Jeff McCarley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Often witty, almost always crass, sometimes hilarious — but not for those with a squeamish nature. I won this book in a Good Reads giveaway. If I could give half stars, this one would be 3.5 stars. My main criticism is that at times I felt it was a bit repetitive. Maybe that was intentional. The book contains poems that rhyme and haiku. It has an “Ode to Poop,” and a parody poem entitled “Craven,” taking its structure from the Poe poem, “The Raven.” Part of me was a bit surprised so much could be squeezed out of such an offal subject.
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