Dear Joss Whedon: regarding your issues with the word "feminism," I would like to refer you to some very intelligent High School Juniors. And I am very happy to report that the High School now has a Feminism Club.

So a while ago, we were experiencing a series of haunting-like events, collaborated by the late lamented Bogie (bane of bears, eater of everything).  We recently were claimed by a new (to us) corgi.  A few days ago, youngest spawn was alone in the house. I found her (and the dog) in the back room.

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Current inkscrawl acceptances include an ekphrastic poem by Karen Romanko, and poems by Bethany Powell, Adrienne Odasso, Kendall Evans, Larry Hammer and Sofia Samatar.  Follow the links to read some wonderful poems by these writers.

inkscrawl submissions will remain open through the end of May, so there’s some time to send your speculative poetry ( Read more... )

Suckage ( Read more... )

After last night, I’m pretty sure the house is haunted ( Read more... )

Gloria, by Jeliza.

Case Study: Beauty by Michelle Peñaloza (A River & Sound Review).

(My youngest left last night for her East Coast trip, after which I will be the mother of two high schoolers.  Today she is in Boston, and will go on the Duck tour. Tomorrow she will visit Lexington Concord, where two of her ancestors fought.)

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For Christmas Gennie got a book about drawing fantasy characters. This is her interpretation of me as a rather piratical wench.

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Every year Josie's youth group gets an opportunity to work on a Rose Parade float and this year's West Covina entry, a salute to the Tuskegee Airmen, won the Mayo's Trophy for best entry from a city.  I can't find a pic yet  so here's the sketch.


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