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The Pandemic Avoider’s Guide to Caution

Posted on March 21, 2020March 22, 2020 by Constance

I started out smug. Coronavirus can’t get me, I don’t associate with people all that much. My faithful muse smacked me on the back of the head. Fool, said she. I’m not as introverted as I think.  Being in the high risk group makes me very cautious. Even my other half worries about bringing something…

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Arguing sheep

Why I Don’t Write Political Poetry

Posted on February 23, 2020March 15, 2020 by Constance

Sometimes I think too much. That is my main excuse for not writing political poetry. I’m an after thinker. I’m non-confrontational. By the time I’ve absorbed the daily news cycle and thought about its background and implications, weeks have passed.  I’m not timely.   In today’s fast-moving poetic world some people can write a poem on…

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60's Batman and Robin

BAM! KAPOW! SPLATT! THWACK!

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by Constance

(Thank you, 60’s Batman, for the onomatopoeia.) Why does the answer to everything seem to be violence? Books, movies, real life. Blood, gore, guns. Maybe I’m too much a wuss for this. I don’t believe every problem needs to be solved by punching, shooting, blowing up, or some form of superhero power liberally applied.  It’s…

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The Kindle Dilemma

Posted on December 27, 2019January 10, 2021 by Constance

My bookshelves are crowded. Really crowded. They have been for years so when Kindle became a thing, I got one. It didn’t stop me from buying books. I just became more judicious about my paper choices. Most non-fiction is a hardcopy purchase. Almost all fiction is a Kindle purchase, unless I know I’m going to…

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Piccola Poesie A Nibble of 100 Short Form Poems
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