Every Monday Night – Celebrating our 14th year! Hosted by David Elsasser and Su Polo Monday, November 9, 2009: Featured Poet Winslow Eliot 7:30 p.m to 10:30 p.m. Sign-up at 7 for Open Mic. Winslow reads at 8:30 p.m. At the Nightingale Lounge 213 East 13th Street, at 2nd Ave. $3.00 Donation $8 Minimum at Read more about Saturn Poetry Reading on Nov. 9[…]
a soft, gentle, low voice speaking antique opals the moment of truth
clearing away the cobwebs strength of purpose King Arthur’s knights of the round table
making apple cider a recording studio the thrill of the unexpected
the quiet of the middle of the night mediation spending a week in Copenhagen
climbing to the top of the mountain arnica Celastrus scandens – bittersweet vines
walking through Kensington Park in London at dusk James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti singing together jump-roping
* overcoming a setback * cashmere socks * The Alhambra
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers The wind blusters and dying leaves fly eerily through swirling mists and falling rain. Dusk envelopes the countryside early; the nights are damp, long, and chilly. Around here, the end of October is a yummy time to conjure up tales that are creepy, mysterious; tales of the dark, the Read more about WriteSpa #11 – The Ghost Story[…]
finding an oyster with a pearl inside anticipation before a party self-confidence
The Bright Face of Danger has been published in four separate French editions: as Fatale Vengeance (Harlequin) and as L’Innocence du Mal (Mira Books and Harlequin Bestsellers)! Here are some comments from my French readers: Boulimie livresque – Bienvenue sur mon blog “J’ai lu ce livre en à peine 2 jours. Et je dois dire Read more about MERCI BEAUCOUP![…]
a lingerie store granting a favor cobblestone streets
an old windmill in the Lowlands meeting a friendly stranger on an airplane butternut squash
a Greek blanket a change in plans a room full of impressionist paintings
A paper published recently in Psychological Science proposes that being disoriented makes the brain work harder and better. The two authors, Travis Proulx and Steven J. Heine, claim that our brains have evolved in a way that we are able to make predictions, and one way we do that is by identifying patterns. We don’t Read more about Nonsense Makes Us Smarter[…]
the fragrance of old mint in the garden an unexpected present from a friend a revelation
a car mechanic a small cafe by the beach good luck
the evening star painting a still life an old wishing well
WriteSpa – An Oasis for Writers A paper published recently in Psychological Science proposes that being disoriented makes the brain work harder and better. The two authors, Travis Proulx and Steven J. Heine, claim that our brains have evolved in a way that we are able to make predictions, and one way we do that Read more about WriteSpa #10 – Nonsense Makes Us Smarter[…]
the hum of a freighter boat’s engine catching up giant sea turtles
Night is the shipwreck
Your arms are the lifeboat
carrying me to safety
and shore
the night is purple with stars.
As we approach the shore
they cry out:
“Who is that?”
“My friend!” I shout.
“My friend, who saved me!”
“What a wonderful shipwreck!”
they shout back.
finding buried treasure in your backyard chuckling wooden toy trains