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Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #1311011
A terminal for all blogs coming in or going out. A view into my life.
Started July 1st 2019 for contests, etc. as other blogs are filling up and have other purposes.

Ferry boat between Solvorn and Ornes across the Lustrafjord i Sogn og Fjordane.




I'm starting a new blog because
BOOK
L'aura del Campo  (13+)
Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation.
#982524 by Kåre Enga in Montana
had over 1,200 entries and that was getting close to full. I don't want to trim it by deletion. I did that once, much to my dismay. Will be used more for poetry.

BOOK
Hoarfrosts from Hell  (GC)
Anything I'm not happy about or that I don't want in my main blog!
#997339 by Kåre Enga in Montana
is still hidden from the public and will remain so. It's more personal and full of angst. Was used for 30DBC for May 2020 and now used for Blogville.

BOOK
Enga mellom fjella  (13+)
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
#1317094 by Kåre Enga in Montana
was full... until the number of entries was increased. A mixed blog, mostly stories.

I'll be linking to
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On The Write Path  (13+)
ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.
#2032403 by Kåre Enga in Montana
as I need to post there about my travels.

 
BOOK
O Pinions!  (XGC)
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
#1501776 by Kåre Enga in Montana
is for my opinions. *Laugh*

BOOK
Nurture your Nature  (13+)
Look around. Let Nature nurture your Soul. I record images I sense and share them here.
#1439094 by Kåre Enga in Montana
was set up for nature observations and musings.

 
BOOK
Watt's Gnus  (18+)
On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.
#1439092 by Kåre Enga in Montana
come out of a need to share interesting stuff I come across. When I was young I did a small newsletter named as such. (or was it column in the newsletter? Been 30 years... I think.)

 
FOLDER
Flash Fiction  (GC)
Short 300 word, more or less, "stories" .
#2190336 by Kåre Enga in Montana
is where I put my flash fictions. Maybe someday I'll figure it out and have enough good ones to publish. Ratings vary and some are hidden from view.

I've started an appendix (I no longer have one personally) to keep track of my Space Cadet journals for Space Blog. It's a work constantly under construction. Mind the mess.
STATIC
Space Cadet - the never ending journal  (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
#2226611 by Kåre Enga in Montana


I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
FOLDER
Conquest ... to keep track of contests  (18+)
A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
#2233119 by Kåre Enga in Montana
(also very messy!) *Shock2*

 
FORUM
Blogville   (XGC)
Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville.
#2253938 by Kåre Enga in Montana
is for posting personal blog entries in hope that folks will comment and post their blog entries there as well. I will be commenting on all blog entries posted. It's my effort to rebuild a blogging community.

BOOK
Bibimbap 비빔밥   (13+)
Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed.
#2296648 by Kåre Enga in Montana
an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

October 20, 2021 at 2:05pm
October 20, 2021 at 2:05pm
#1019722
To ruwth: "This illustrates some of the issues we writers face (and not just on WDC).

I need to downsize here as I'm very close to my item limit. I've deleted before... because I needed the space for my blog. I think I made copies... somewhere.

Which gets to the issue of decluttering and rearranging my port.

But as for a will... I spoke to a friend Saturday and he has agreed to be my lawyer. So "Call Nick" will simplify matters here and elsewhere.

Of course... that still means making decisions and lists. *Shock2*"

It's noon and I've made coffee, although I haven't drank it all.

There comes a puncture ...

...to false pride
when treasured words
once cast like pearls
land before the swine

as they squeal in sheer delight
then turn their snouts
to root out other garbage
hidden in the slime.

© Kåre Enga 2021 [178.252] (20.oktober.2021)

Also to ruwth: "Daily struggles remain one's own until you share them. Then you find out that you're not alone!

Not all life is an edited essay or an award winning movie. The mundane, by definition, is what we face every day. It's messy and oft-times frustrating."

There comes a tumbling...

...when autumn comes and roots break off
from dried out weeds,
now driven 'cross the prairie
by the wind

and to the wash
as water sloshes
cleaning coats and woollen sweaters
just in time for winter.

© Kåre Enga 2021 [178.253] (20.oktober.2021)

There come a hush...

...to the public square
as the bell tower tolls
while the full moon glares
behind a cloud of smoke;

but, from my secret place I watch
two goblins prance and joke,
a werewolf with its eyes aglow,
the vampires stalking both.

© Kåre Enga 2021 [178.254] (20.oktober.2021)

To concrete-angel

"Thank you ever-so-much for many reasons:

1. I counted 1... 2... 4... as a child. I never cared much for the number 3. This of course makes no sense. However, I was at 399 and now I'm 400. The 300s are history! *Laugh*
2. I entered these and mostly forgot about them, then time passed and I was busy doing other things.
3. I used one for Shadows&Light (S4) but I was disappointed in the results. But... the other poems were awesome. *Hearto*
4. I need to edit these and find the originals as well and add those written since then and recently.
5. I need to review, edit and basically delve into my portfolio to see what's hiding in there. Some I've quite forgot. Others I need to consolidate into a single entry. My unread or unloved flash fictions come to mind. I'm near my limit of allowed items. I need to do some house-cleaning. Items with lots of views or lots of reviews or high ratings will be kept. The others? Depends.

Thanks for the encouraging cattle prod. *Bigsmile*"

This was what she sent me:

For a breathtaking and evocative compilation of themed poems



There comes a fattening

...to the crab
before we free it from our traps
to boil then crack
its carapace,

and to our flesh
as fashioned shells
begin to grunt and groan
and outfits split.

© Kåre Enga 2021 [178.255] (20.oktober.2021)

To Kit re families: "It's helpful to read and watch depictions of family in other cultures. In Thai TV series the strangling, supportive and/or toxic roles of the parents can be in-your-face. Westerners might think parents are controlling, and even some Thais may agree; but, when I visit, their cultural concepts of respect given and received is not up to me."



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