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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.



My new new new blog is
 
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ในสวนของเลียม Open in new Window. (13+)
In Liam's Garden, a personal journal
#2338942 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
.

I'm starting a new blog because
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L'aura del Campo Open in new Window. (13+)
Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation.
#982524 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
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.

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Hoarfrosts from Hell Open in new Window. (GC)
Anything I'm not happy about or that I don't want in my main blog!
#997339 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
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.

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Enga mellom fjella Open in new Window. (13+)
Enga mellom fjella: where from across the meadow, poems sing from mountains and molehills.
#1317094 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
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 Open in new Window. (13+)
ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18.
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as I need to post there about my travels.

 
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O Pinions! Open in new Window. (XGC)
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
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is for my opinions. *Laugh*

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Nurture your Nature Open in new Window. (13+)
Look around. Let Nature nurture your Soul. I record images I sense and share them here.
#1439094 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
was set up for nature observations and musings.

 
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Watt's Gnus Open in new Window. (18+)
On topics and today's gnus. Definitely opinionated. Set to 18+ for a reason.
#1439092 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
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.)

 
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Flash Fiction Open in new Window. (GC)
Short 300 word, more or less, "stories" .
#2190336 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
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.
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Space Cadet - the never ending journal Open in new Window. (18+)
Journeys of an Alien Space crew.
#2226611 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon


I needed to start a folder for contests as there are so many deadlines and details to remember.
 
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Conquest ... to keep track of contests Open in new Window. (ASR)
A place to keep track of in progress works and up-coming deadlines as well as any awards.
#2233119 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
(also very messy!) *Shock2*

 
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Blogville  Open in new Window. (XGC)
Where bloggers meet and greet to read and share. No required prompt. Alias: blogville.
#2253938 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
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.

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Bibimbap 비빔밥  Open in new Window. (13+)
Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed.
#2296648 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

October 18, 2021 at 4:01pm
October 18, 2021 at 4:01pm
#1019615
Prompt from "Space Blog" Open in new Window..

The captain here, popping in with a prompt. I'm still typing one-handed, but...

Writing intentionally bad poetry is difficult as Brooke-er-rooni-doonie can tell you. Check out
 The Mermaid Went Crazy Open in new Window. (13+)
Intentionally bad poetry entry for Spam Hunters - Day Six
#2101379 by Brooke-er-rooni-doonie Author IconMail Icon

and write about intentionally bad poetry.

I responded to a posted response by Prosperous Snow celebrating: Why do it intentionally? Half of what folks consider poetry here is bad, real bad, as in 19th century uber uber baaaad.

The cure is learning how to use the poetic tools (and not just their names). Reading a wide range of old and new poetry can open the mind to more than "roses are red" or Shakespeare (most of his sonnets are dreary).

There is this notion that poetry is easy because it's 'short'. But finding the right word to fit the intonation, rhythm, rhyme, or 'heaven-forbid' evoke an emotion? Not so easy. Even free verse isn't easy.

Your 'bad poetry' entry by-the-way was far more poetic than much of what tries to pass as poetry here. *HeartO*

I look forward to locking antlers with fellow poets who can fashion diamonds out of crap. And yes, we all write crap.

If the contest includes entries by Beholden, 🌝 HuntersMoon, concrete_angel, Citizen Journalist I'm usually humbled. And that's good. If they don't enter any win by me may be a pyrrhic victory.

I'm hoping to see their terrifying (as in instilling terror in me!) entries this week for "Invalid Item" Open in new Window. or in some other contest.

I miss Tinker as she may be the best poet on site.

But... newer members like Adherennium are challenging us!

And this is great. I rather lose to poems worthy of Pushcart Awards than "roses bleed red" any day.

         Rose bleeds red.
         Violet bleeds blue.
         Are there aliens among us?
         Hey, get a clue! *Alien*

So this week I placed 3rd in Darleen's Dark Dreamscapes... which out of 20 entries is no small feat. Last year I won twice and bombed twice. But 'crap with a ribbon is still crap'. So... I was happy with this poem... not ecstatic... just happy (it's not crap; it's just that I know I can do better).

Firefly Open in new Window. (13+)
this gossamer weighing nothing / alighting upon my bones that hold spare flesh
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And 2nd the week before:

Harvesting the skulls Open in new Window. (13+)
Now worms and grubs were fattened and ready to eat; free verse in the graveyard garden.
#2259834 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon


I have high hopes for one poem entered in a contest that's not judged yet.

But that's up to judges. In the past I've flopped in one contest to resubmit and win 1st in another.

Those who want to write daily might try "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT " Open in new Window.. I love geology so the prompts this past weekend led to four (now edited) poems:

"Don't take me for granite [248]" Open in new Window.
"Scar tissue [249]" Open in new Window.
"Continental drift [250]" Open in new Window.
"Weather or not [251]" Open in new Window.


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