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31 degrees just before midnight. Apparently they reneged on that 'promise' of 50 degrees this week. Fickle is all I can say, fickle. Fish-shiitake soup ... nice mix. Finished February contests in time but I gave up on 3 or 4. This month is 30dbc, 8 entries for JI, and as many contests as I can stomach. We'll see. I also need to put my focus elsewhere. 2:22 a.m. Too tired to think, but I check my email anyways. Nice way to begin March, 1st place.
Before 9 a.m. sunny and 22 degrees. So bright... I may have to stay vertical. In my inbox, 3rd place:
43 degrees and a tad too shiny at 3 p.m. I did not win or place in one of the contests I entered. Which is fine. That's why the "Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special" is so great. Round 20 opens March 15th. The clue to winning is choosing a strong poem/prose that did not place (honorable mention is okay; in fact, a great choice) or one that got rave reviews but didn't win, place, show. I won grand prize this past time and that's special imo. Hint: enter as many contests as you can; rejections should be expected; sometimes a writing isn't quite the judges cup of tea. But ... there are other contests. So far for February (some were due on the 14th) 2 1st place; 2 3rd place; 4 dnp (did not place). So ... 8 of 16 resolved. I walked to campus today and went into the UCC. Very few people there. Didn't see anyone I knew. The crown-of-thorns was blooming and the humungous fiddle leaf fig looked tip-top. On the way back I looked for signs of spring. Saw tips of crocus and daffodils so there's hope. 44 degrees at 4 p.m. Time to open a window. Later now, ate, window still open. I may be able to leave it open a crack tonight. Book unnerved me. I think the fight scene triggered anxiety. I may need to factor that in before my next choice. I'm on page 114 of 214. This week's agonizing goals: Finish one book, start another. Kung Fu Avengers done, reading The Midwife's Tale. Contact family. Clean, because I don't want to. Plan a trip. Found cheap flights: BKK,BOG 700, OSL 800, EZE 900, HND 1000. Focus on Journalistic Intentions entries in my travel-log. Set up in "On The Write Path" March contests: 2nd Banana pancakes "Invalid Item" Poem by mistake "Green pancakes [360]" , story "Sunday mornings, 1960 493 words [360b] " 2nd 40 free verse by Mar 14 for "Shadows and Light Poetry Contest" "I lean" Journalistic Intentions by March 15 in tlog. Pvt: "JI prompts for February by 3/2" 1 "Takk for alt (When We Dead Awaken) [JI#1]" DNP for "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest" in "Solo for moon and water" 2 "Bread of Life (The Gluten Lie) [JI#2]" 3 "Immigrant song [JI#3]" 4 "And Bobo makes three (Invention of love) [JI#4]" 5 "Shape of water [JI#5]" 6 "Invisible lines (Battlefield Earth) [JI#6]" 7 "Battle of Angels [JI#7]" 8 "On the beach [JI#8]" 3rd Trad by 20th for "Poetic Traditions Poetry Contest " "Plain cover jacket" Round 26 poem for ""Like a Song" Poetry Contest" SS pets for "The PET NEWS CONTEST" 2 Limericks for "Lucky Limerick Contest" SS 500 dialogue Ides of March for "The Dialogue 500" 4th Sharmelle's "Poetry Topic of the Month Contest~Closed" #1 "Rain and tornadoes by March 31" "Trailer Home in Teresita, 2004" DNP Sharmelle #2 "Shores of Lake Erie in Summer" Loot of the vamps "WEIRD TALES CONTEST " "Sally of the leeches 505 words" "Dr. Hirudo, Therapist" Oriental Tanh-bauk "Invalid Item" Pantoum by 30th "Invalid Item" DNP Taboo "The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" SHAPES IN THE CLOUDS: white,fluffy,floating,rain,sun "Opera at midnight" Fantasy "Invalid Item" snakes and leprecauns Bard's Hall "The Bard's Hall Contest" invisible conversation HM for Verdent sweetbriar "Verdant Poetry Contest - On Hiatus" "Rainbows after the storm [19]" "Rainbows after the storm " "Writing 4 Kids Contest " “Time’s fun when you’re eating flies.” – Kermit the Frog DNP "SENIOR CENTER FORUM" "On Naw Ruz " WDC Short Shots "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" "Strawberry [12]" "Strawberry" 3.891 |