This is my entry for the LJ Idol miniseason, Week 10. This week's topic is "Synesthesia," which is a phenomenon that causes sensory crossovers, such as tasting colors or feeling sounds.

While not a synesthete myself, I have long been fascinated by the phenomenon. In one of my earliest poems, "The Writer's Quest," I long ( Read more... )

I'm involved in a Sudden Death Write-Off in L.J. Idol. Please stop by and vote!

https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1159836.html

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The poll for Week 6 of LJ Idol ends tonight! The voting is so tight right now that one vote could make a huge difference for those at the bottom. Three people will be eliminated this week ( Read more... )

This is my entry for LJ Idol. The topic this week is "The Path is Made by Walking."

'The Path is Made by Walking'Ahead, because she must always ( Read more... )

This is my entry for LJ Idol. This week's topic is "Uncanny Valley.""So, what's going on here?" asked the tall, bland-faced being, whose main distinguishing features were a gray suit, a clipboard, and a black-and-white nametag reading "Wakefield ( Read more... )

This is my entry for Week 3 of LJ Idol. The topic this week is "Without You."

Graffiti Pier (Motherhood in a Nutshell)Today, in a gray ( Read more... )

This is a copy of a Dreamwidth entry: https://alycewilson.dreamwidth.org/14035.html

This is my LJ Idol entry on the topic
Someone who will love you in all your damaged gloryMy Crooked Smile ( Read more... )

The vote is tight this week at LJ Idol! A vote or two could make all the difference for these many fine entries. I swung for the fences and wrote a song. Hope you enjoy it. You can vote using a free Dreamwidth account or use the "Open ID" option to log in from another blogging platform, like LiveJournal. If you create a new DW account, make a note ( Read more... )

This is my entry for Week 4 of LJ Idol (therealljidol, Three Strikes season. This week's topic is "The axe forgets; the tree remembers."I was serving hash browns when a cheerful voice boomed, "Alice? Is it you?" I glanced up and couldn't place the nondescript person in front of me ( Read more... )

This is my LJ Idol entry for Week 3. The topic is "Morgenmuffel." I am posting from a bench beside the lake, one foot touching mud, another ice.


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