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Amplify
What do i have to offer this incredible planet in reciprocity for what is shared with me? Sometimes, i think, nothing. And yet: i have...
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Jun 24, 20201 min read
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Lifting
The fruit bushes we planted here have begun to bring so many birds. A Wilson's warbler was new to me this spring. We feel so much...
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Jun 6, 20201 min read
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Generosity
The Wyoming Arts Council manages two writing awards for private supporters of the arts--people who make personal investments in public...
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Apr 25, 20201 min read
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Melt
Spring melt and social meltdown might seem in synchrony this year. Global pandemic, climate crisis, 6th great extinction...while up close...
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Mar 15, 20201 min read
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Poetics
To study the constituent parts of literary works and thereby understand not just the techniques of creative writers but also the ways...
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Feb 24, 20201 min read
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Low-impact Travel
Like good ole flying Dumbo the elephant, i imagine if i had these ears, my travels would entail no fossil fuels, no greenhouse gas...
sibodonkey
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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Bull
A short story called Bull was just awarded an Honorable Mention in Cutthroat: a journal of the arts (cutthroatmag.com). It will be...
sibodonkey
Dec 13, 20191 min read
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Resistance writing
https://thebeautifulstuff.blog/2019/10/24/verseday-10-24-19/ SE Reichert generously shares her public writing space at The Beautiful...
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Oct 25, 20191 min read
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N-rr-G
Remember spelling bees? When we were taught that knowing the CORRECT spelling of things was one of the world's great skills? The...
sibodonkey
Sep 28, 20191 min read
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Stars on Earth
Never a good idea to drive too long without stepping out and stretching, right? Recently i wandered through some red sandy trails...
sibodonkey
Jul 29, 20192 min read
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Listen
The Acoustic Burro is all ears--unless she has something to bray about. Take a walk with her this afternoon and your ears might prick up...
sibodonkey
Jul 8, 20191 min read
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Place/Setting
"Story places" show up on my home page because characters gotta be somewhere. My stories all start with place and the other characters...
sibodonkey
Jun 21, 20191 min read
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