Not under. Not over. Just whelmed. Where what you get back is more than you expect – but you can deal with it. I wrote something approaching a poem last night – and had a message back from a friend in less then ten minutes. I was whelmed. Certainly not underwhelmed (comment is useful, when …
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Gaining perspective
I’ve tagged this post under Politics, which always feels a bit like I’m in someone else’s territory. Dan was the one who did Politics posts – and who is much more informed about what’s happening in the world. I used to have a little bit of a newspaper reading habit, back in the days of …
Off topic
Hello again. I finally caught up on finishing my posts for last month, turned round – and it was mid April! So I’d better get underway with ‘this’ month. It’s been a busy time, the last month – birthday party, school fair, actual birthday, family trip abroad…and in the meantime, building work, and the tail …
Free the words: before the power runs out
There are various writing prompts out there – I’ve even got a couple to try out before the month is up. One lesser known one is: write until the power runs out. By this I mean, before I get to 10 mins left of power on the laptop and I need to plug it in …
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Free the words: tanka
Stepping out Once upon a time – the story starts. Slow down the pace: Every now and then, Some words go out for a walk. I meet them, sometimes, off duty. ======== [Something new here – not haiku, but slightly longer. A tanka, another form of Japanese poetry. I’m enjoying the discipline of creating lines …