• far from failed_haiku

    It has been a couple of months since the one of a kind haikai journal shut its doors. I have noticed it to be the fate of several journals these days, and wonder if it has to do with editor-burnout. One does get exhausted with taking care of life while at the same time running…

  • “If I didn’t care for fun and such,     I’d probably amount to much.     But I shall stay the way I am,     Because I do not give a damn.”   — Dorothy Parker A: She wound up her cursory scan of the newspaper headlines. Hunger and famine kills 29 thousand kids in three…

  • April Emotions

    I’ve decided I’m going to take it on. The A to Z April challenge that is. My theme is going to be: Emotions. Admittedly, there will be some days where I’d have to take some artistic liberty with the theme, seeing as I cannot, at this point, figure out what emotion starts with a Q…

  • On little milestones and what they mean

    I have had half a month on my hands to get over the euphoria, and I must admit I am far from reaching my state of equilibrium. NaNoWri month, the national novel writing month is over and I am a winner. Last year I had jumped on the bandwagon, and managed about ten thousand words…

  • The dances we dance

    Ever notice how people dance? Every day, every moment, every interaction, a dance. When two best friends meet after weeks apart. A nice salsa. The guy is visited by his girlfriend who lives a hundred miles away. A slow jazz dance. “So!” (smile) “Ya, so! how are things?” (broader smile) “Oh you know, same as…