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Book Talk 3/1/2020: Shea Ernshaw’s “Wicked Deep”
Book Talk 1/31/2020: Shea Ernshaw’s Wicked Deep Traci Kenworth Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw. Simon Pulse Mar. 8, 2016. Amazon’s blurb: “A wickedly chilling debut.” —School Library Journal“Complex and sweetly satisfying.” —Booklist“Prepare to be bewitched.” —Paula Stokes, author of Girl Against the Universe“A story about the redemptive power of love.” —Amber Smith, New York Times…
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Book Talk 2/28/2020: Rebecca McLaughlin’s Nameless Queen Traci Kenworth
Book Talk 2/28/2020: Rebecca McLaughlin’s Nameless Queen (Book 1) Traci Kenworth Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin. Crown Books. Jan 2020. Netgalley. Amazon’s blurb: One girl must make a name for herself–or die trying–in this royal fantasy where an unknown peasant becomes the ultimate ruler. But how long can she keep the crown if everyone wants…
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Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Poetry Challenge 2/28/2020
The theme for this challenge is “The Circle of Life.” What better description of such than the family hub and all the activities they go through each day from alarm clock to the sun going down. I did mine as a Haiku with a change in general featuring the first verses as 5/7/5, 3/5/3 and…
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Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 166, #ThemePrompt
Originally posted on willowdot21: WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Challenge Badge It’s the fourth week of the month! Ken Gierke selected this month’s theme prompt. On the Monday before the next challenge, Colleen will select someone to choose next month’s theme. Have fun! Today’s words are. “FINDING CLARITY” This week I have written a Gogyoka. ******…
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Muddy waters
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes: For Colleen’s challenge, “Finding clarity”. The irises are Monet’s. Cloudy the spring waters washing down from the fields mud-stalky turbulent swollen with rain only in the quiet of still pools edged with sun yellow we see new frogs swimming.
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Finding Clarity: A Reverse Cinquain
Originally posted on Padre's Ramblings: Image by Robin Higgins from Pixabay Confused Uncertain in chaotic world Seeking a mind-peaceful Assuredness No doubts Colleen’s syllabic poetry theme this week is “FINDING CLARITY.” I have approached it as an goal to which we can aspire. It is written in the reverse Cinquain form. Collen’s useful poetry form “cheatsheet” notes that…
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https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/02/25/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-166-themeprompt/FINDING CLARITY
Originally posted on kimbladeswriting: I walked alone stepping on a much-loved path, all joys remembered veld underfoot, sun above, my whole life’s meaning revealed. copyrightkimblades2020