This is my entry this week in the mini-season of therealljidol, Exhibit B. Please read and vote for the many fine entries. This was an intersection week, and my patner is kajel. We got to choose from two topics: She chose the topic "I Wake Up Strange" (please read her entry, too). I chose "Oh, Lord, we're not talking _____ again, are we?"

( I could do without the photos. )

As part of National Poetry Writing Month, I will be writing 30 poems in 30 days. I will try to write one each day, but if I miss a day or two, I will catch up on later days. Sometimes I will be following prompts; while other days will come from my own ideas ( Read more... )

This is my entry this week for therealljidol. I invite you to read and vote for the many fine entries. This week we're writing about six topics. This addresses the topic "Current Events," where we had to do something based on a news story.

( Why can't all dogs get along? )

This is my entry this week for therealljidol. I invite you to read and vote for the many fine entries. This week's topic is "Polemic."

( Getting down and dirty about the art of punditry. )

I wrote three articles today for Yahoo! and one of them has already been published:

Obama Not First Official to Try for Late-Night Laughs

Throughout the month of April, in honor of National Poetry Writing Month, I am writing an average of one poem a day. Most of them will be based on prompts I have found on various sites ( Read more... )

This is my entry this week for therealljidol. I invite you to read and vote for the many fine entries. This week's topic is "Current Events." For it, we're supposed to write something inspired by a news story.

( Between the fall and the splash. )

I usually wait until I have a few of these to share, but I wrote five articles yesterday and don't want to forget to share the links. Here's the first one published:

SAG'S 'Big Family' To Grow with AFTRA Merge

While I get up-front payment for these pieces, I also get a bonus for hit count, so if you like it, please share it!

This is my entry this week for therealljidol. I invite you to read and vote for the many fine entries. This week's topic is "What does narcissism have to do with me?"

( An unhappy time for Happy Valley. )

I wrote this piece as response to a Yahoo! assignment. They wanted to know how people's lives were changed by 9/11.

How 9/11 Saved Me from a Bad Job