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"I drove seven hours
through rain. Ferrum pulsing
like a sore tooth,
to see if the house stood still
and it did but wrong now, wrong
painted green, not white,
a color like forgetting my father’s voice."

from "Ferrum is dangerous for returning dogs" by @chrissystegmanpoet.bsky.social
Ferrum is dangerous for returning dogs
Chrissy StegmanI drove seven hoursthrough rain. Ferrum pulsinglike a sore tooth,to see if the house stood stilland it did but wrong now, wrongpainted green, not white,a color like forgetting my fat…
prairiehomemag.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:23 AM
The standard writing advice is to write first without revising as you go. On the whole, I agree with that — in that combatting perfectionism is the only way to get writing done. One thing I don't see discussed enough is that editing as you go is a completely valid (sometimes needed) aspect of craft.
November 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I am going to write and not just play Disco Elysium all day. Gonna track my word count here for accountability. #writingcommunity
November 25, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Pasta aglio e olio.
November 24, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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My poem, "Ode to Cutting My Finger", is published this month in Prairie Home. Please show them some love! #BookSky #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

prairiehomemag.com/november-2024/
November 2024
self-actualization in old convertibles – Noralee Zwick Rust and Dust – Maudie Bryant  Ferrum is dangerous for returning dogs – Chrissy Stegman Appearing in Patches – Hi…
prairiehomemag.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Onion soup with black truffle gruyere crouton.
November 22, 2024 at 12:18 AM
My poem, "Ode to Cutting My Finger", is published this month in Prairie Home. Please show them some love! #BookSky #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

prairiehomemag.com/november-2024/
November 2024
self-actualization in old convertibles – Noralee Zwick Rust and Dust – Maudie Bryant  Ferrum is dangerous for returning dogs – Chrissy Stegman Appearing in Patches – Hi…
prairiehomemag.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Would love to go like a week without one beloved author turning out to be a horrific sex criminal.
wow, that Vanity Fair piece on a 47-year-old Cormac McCarthy grooming a traumatized 16-year-old girl for sex is *real bad.*. And I mean, both in what it describes and in how it tries to turn the whole thing into some great romantic love affair
November 20, 2024 at 9:32 PM
another platform on which to procrastinate!
November 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM