Upper Rubber Boot's 100 Untimed Books prompt 36 is "nails." I brought Donna Karan's new memoir home from the library today (along with a Pilates manual and a collection of Szymborska poems from the sale shelf for the grand total of $1), but this is the book that first came to mind:


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[photo challenge: Upper Rubber Boot's 100 Untimed Books] prompt 35: prescriptions for loneliness ( Read more... )

I'm repeating prompt 32, "breathing," because I'd forgotten about this chapbook:


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The challenge: Upper Rubber Boot's 100 untimed books.

Over at Vary the Line, my response to prompt 29: equality.

Prompt 30: paper


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So much happening in Nashville today. Assorted friends and colleagues were at either the Southern Festival of Books or Frist Center events, especially in relation to the Shinique Smith show. My Twitter timeline seemed to be checking in from either Oktoberfest or the Grace Potter concert. I was tempted to walk to the trunk show hosted by my yoga ( Read more... )

A thing I enjoy about prompts is that they get my brain out of its usual grooves. I did not know until just now, for instance, that there is a programming language named "Julia," which is the name that came to mind for Upper Rubber Boot's prompt 26 for #100UntimedBooks. "Julia" is also a name of the editor of 7x20, which will feature some pieces of ( Read more... )

Upper Rubber Boot's prompt 25 for 100 Untimed Books is "skyline."


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Upper Rubber Boot's prompt 24 for 100 Untimed Books is "sweets."

Which brings to mind a different cookbook:

From which I've made these:


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The day, it was mixed. On the less fun side of the ledger, there was the flat tire on my bike, a family member meltdown, feeling out of shape, and having to return to the supermarket because I'd left the yeast and mayo in the bagging area. On the upside, I was treated to a lovely breakfast, the new temp crown is behaving so far, I have a bowl of ( Read more... )

Upper Rubber Boot prompt 20: travel
21: black and white
22: can't wait to see

I have fond memories of a morning I spent in Jacksonville almost three years ago. There were beautifully bedecked lions...


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