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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
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.

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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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" .
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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an E blog focusing on food and culture. Easily digestible for the Queasy and Questioning.

March 3, 2021 at 12:26am
March 3, 2021 at 12:26am
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35 degrees at 10 p.m. It's going to be a calm warming day.

I will probably go to the grocery store around noon. Sales start on Wednesday. There's no rush.

I've done a lot of blog reading and leaving comments. Maybe this group at 30dbc will finally embrace the concept of leaving comments. So far, so good.

-1c at 9 a.m. Glad I shut the window last night.

It's clear here but the mountain blocks the dawn. Sunshine finally streaming into my place. I need coffee.

"Blogging Circle of Friends Open in new Window. Day 3028: March 3, 2021 Prompt: Use these words in your blog post: forgive, fortune, nuts, cradle, night, write, happy.

How to use these words? Not up for anything creative.

Maybe I'll splurge and buy cashews today. I love them but will eat them all at once. So much for nuts. I do like hazelnuts.

Fortune? *Laugh* I've saved up money sitting at home. What good is fortune if it doesn't bring happiness. What good is money if you can't spend it. I'm fine but can't say I'm particularly happy. I know what that feels like. Not feeling it.

I remember seeing cradles in Peja, Kosovo. We don't use them here and I can't remember any from my childhood. Maybe after coffee.

Write? What else do I do every day? Sleep, eat, drink...

Do I forgive? Am I forgiven? Forgetfulness isn't the same as forgiveness but it does help.

The night... what's that? Idiot lights guarding, securing ... nothing means that it's never truly dark here. They intrude. When I travel I'm lucky if it's dark.

Sunny and 50. *Left* That's not a typo.

A bit overdressed but I survived. I bought sugar. That's what I went for. I spent less than $20.

The walk is good for me; the stairs are not.

I have to read poems and choose one ...

"Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. [] by A Guest Visitor A bit uneven and the poetics aren't very strong. The heartache though feels real. The original prompt words hold it back. Bromance/crush 3.8

         So now I stare into a photograph and pine,
         my heart suffering its own writing cramp.


"I Love You Father"  Open in new Window. [E] by ꧁GERVICious👻Ghoul꧂ Author Icon Rhyming, only a couple feel forced. Decent flow. Father/son theme is good. 4.2

         A hint of tiredness, a vision of dismay.
         His windows dimmed beneath his tousled gray.


"The Love We Have for Our Twins"  Open in new Window. [E] by Sharmelling Blessings Author Icon It doesn't flow right and the rhymes seem forced. The topic feels very personal but tells not shows and is a bit cliche. I get no sense of the twins themselves. Mother/children 3.0

         The Love We Have for Our Twins
         Was something very precious


"Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. [] by A Guest Visitor The rhyming doesn't work and then it's abandoned. It reads like a story poem that would fit better into free verse. A tad too sentimental. Family/dog 3.3

         When I rescued you, little did I know, it was truly you who had rescued me.
         I never tried to own you because I never had to.


"There We Are"  Open in new Window. [ASR] by Cubby Author Icon Delightfully short or a bit thin? I'd switch lines 15 and 16. Married couple 4.2 I really do like the these three lines.

         full of dreams
         empty pockets
         rich with love


"Looking Back"  Open in new Window. [ASR] by Wraiths Wheeling Widdershins Author Icon Rhyming with good flow, not perfect, but good. An understated humor and a dash or three of reality. Married couple. 4.4

         A couple's love can warm a house,
         it's warmer yet with three.


All that reading and I was looking at the wrong poems! Argh.

1. "The Well of Loneliness"
"The Well of Loneliness"  Open in new Window. [E] by Christopher Roy Denton Author Icon
Seems to work. 4.4

2. "You Knew Me Completely"
"Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. [] by A Guest Visitor
A bit too sentimental. Tells. 3.9

3. "Faith through Love!"
"Faith through Love!"  Open in new Window. [E] by Happy to write Author Icon
It starts as a prayer and then loses it. It's not very poetic and does not follow the form at all. 2.8

4."Dreams Do Come True"
"Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. [] by A Guest Visitor
Beseeching, cliche. We've heard this before. 3.0

5. "Whispers of Love"
"Invalid Item"  Open in new Window. [] by A Guest Visitor
Flows nicely as a love letter. 3.6

6. "The Clandestine Love"
"The Clandestine Love"  Open in new Window. [E] by ꧁GERVICious👻Ghoul꧂ Author Icon
It doesn't work for some reason. The word choice puzzles me. 'trenchant blade'? I know some of the story so I 'get it' but it's uneven poetically. 3.9

7. "Only Love is Needed"
"Only Love is Needed"  Open in new Window. [13+] by Lilli ☕ Author Icon
I like the volta between lines 8 and 9. 'blast' at the end unnerves me as it doesn't seem to fit. The theme is good though. 4.0

8. "Ascension of the Heart"
"Ascension of the Heart"  Open in new Window. [E] by Warped Sanity Author Icon
I loved the flow and alliteration. But that last word... 'bent'? It jars. 4.5

Well... at least I voted on time. I wasn't awed by any of the poems I read today. But it did clarify why I win sometimes. Apparently most folks aren't very poetic; others rely on tired words or images. Some can't read directions. And to emphasize: the entry is supposed to be a poem.



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