The world around me is greening — By now, most of the new leaves are out on the trees. There are a few stragglers, of course. The nearby paulownia tree always seems to take its time; the buds are still sprouting. Everything else seems to be flowering or fully green. I took this photo of a ladybug…

The complex mind of a cat — There are several semi-feral cats roaming our area. These cats are all TNRs. That means they’ve been trapped, neutered, and released. These cats come for meals, some even let you pet them (within reason), then disappear into the woods for their daily adventures. Each has its own food preference, and…

My final poem for National Poetry Month 2022 — During April of 2020, author Terri Deno posted daily prompts on the web using either text or images to inspire people to write for National Poetry Month. …

Authors need to review more than grammar — I know I don’t read as much as I should. I’ve heard many times how writers need to read to improve their writing. In order to correct this situation, I perused a number of titles by a few of the indie authors I follow on Twitter. I mean, I’m an…

Another haiku for National Poetry Month — I’m going to cheat a bit today. I dug up a haiku I wrote almost a decade ago, but has never seen the light of day — perhaps for good reason. A long time ago, I submitted a couple of haiku to Dreamscape Press. One was for a zombie-themed poetry…

Poem #3 for National Poetry Month — Inspired by a young woman I knew many (okay, many, many, many) years ago, I present Colors of Love for my third NPM poem. Perhaps it will arouse a memory of your own! She was a fleeting part of my life so long ago. …

Poem #2 for National Poetry Month — I’m going to start off my serious (well, for me) poetry for National Poetry Month with a haiku — making it easier on myself instead of attempting a long poem. Okay, I admit it. I’m lazy. I hope to do a poem per week during April, and I’ll try to…