by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 30, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Windy Mary All three of my patio umbrellas blew over last night during the storm that raced through my neighborhood. I’m not surprised. But also, I find myself worrying about Mary Poppins using this as her primary mode of transportation. Umbrellas don’t...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 23, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Seedy Solution I’ll bet you’re wondering what I did with my moth-infested bird seed. You’ve probaby been worrying about it all week. No? Well, I poured it on the ground in the mulch along the side of my front yard, so the dogs wouldn’t eat it....
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 16, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Moth Meal My new bags of birdseed that I ordered online arrived today. When I went to put them in the garage cupboard, I first moved the last bag from the previous order, so that I could relocate it to the front. In the process, I noticed that the seed was infested...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 9, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Microprose, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Small Pleasures I’m watching the news about the fires in my home state of California, and in Oregon, where so many people I love live. I’m seeing friends and family post on Facebook and Instagram. It’s terrifying. [Ed’s note: The sky is very...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Sep 2, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Noodle This I do the NYT crossword (and other NYT puzzles) every day. Sometimes, they take liberty with certain clues or words. Today, for example, one clue was “the epitome of limpness.” I know. Get your mind out of the gutter! It was a two word answer...
by Stacie Dalrymple | Aug 26, 2020 | Challenge, Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Voting, YeahWrite
Arf Arf! Greetings from my dogs on National Dog Day! Actually, I doubt they even know. They are pretty much equally spoiled on any given day. Plus, they can’t read, and who am I to tell and give them a reason to act entitled today? You, on the other hand, can...
