My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder).

The child stomps
doors slam
their body collapses
regulation slowly returns
the doors open

#gogyohka
#5linepoetry

I’m miffed the gift caused our rift.

#7syllablesentence #rift

Grove of graves
with corny epitaphs. Grave
but not serious

#DailyHaikuPrompt grove, corn

Moonlight glimmers
Across Caribbean beach -
Shimmering sand

#dailyhaikuprompt sand glimmer

The skunk skirls at girl squirrels.

#7syllablesentence skirl

As Anna Graham said:
The eyes…they see: Astronomers
are moon starers.

#haiku #anagrams

Eleven plus two
Letters rearranged equals
twelve plus one

Finger taps thrummed the desktop.

#7syllablesentence thrum

A horse is a horse.
Always on a steady course.
Of course of course.

#dailyhaikuprompt horse #MrEd

Sun set hours ago.
Cows have returned to their home.
It’s pasture bedtime.

#dailyhaikuprompt pasture

Barb barbecued Barbie dolls.

#7syllablesentence barb

Hoard your dandelion spore.

#7syllablesentence spore #micropoetry

Snow kept falling in bitter cold
Hot cocoa kept us warm
Nestled snug by the fireplace
with a paperback
and a dog.

A snowstorm survival recipe.

#poetry #constraints
#Jenny 8675309 #syllables

When SuperGrape wore a cape, everyone gaped.

#7syllablesentence gape

One lonely book
sits in the hotel room drawer
Unread.

#DailyHaikuPrompt lonely

Their May-December romance
lasted less than a week.
She desired flowers, beaches, and daiquiris.
He wanted to curl up by the fireplace with a book.

#poetryprompt

A touch of green —
A lizard in a blizzard —
in a sea of white.

#dailyhaikuprompt blizzard

Kid to parent:

“Don’t rib my sib in the crib.”

#7syllablesentence

My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder). Two fiction; two poetry.

It is now back in circulation.

Unfortunately one of the two I submitted 2 days ago was rejected this morning. So I’ll get it back in circulation today or tomorrow.

I’m using it and find it very helpful - not just in keeping track, but keeping track helps encourage me to submit more.

I like this idea.

My current submissions pending response (courtesy of the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder)

Four are short stories. Two are poems.

Haven’t marketed a novel (yet). Just poetry and short fiction. I will bookmark the site though.

I used Duotrope briefly back when they offered some features for free.

It’s for publishers. Fiction, Poetry and Non-Fiction. There are book length publishers in the database.

I am very thankful for the @diabolicalplots.com Submission Grinder. Not only is it a great tool for keeping track of my submissions, using it is encouraging me to submit more. #writing

We Regret to Inform You That Your Middle School Diary Has Lapsed into the Public Domain This letter is to inform you (the author) that your intellectual property (middle school diary) has officially entered the public domain due to you...

"The materials you authored from sixth through eighth grade are now free and available to the populace (everyone) for adaptation, publication, or general enjoyment."

For parents of middle schoolers who are interested in #numerology. (Students or Parents)

67+41 =108=5*18

#genalpha #sixseven #fortyone

Cup of coffee and coffee beans.

“There’s another.”

Frosty Limerick There are two ways the Earth may expire: Be it by ice or be it by fire. Compare hatred with ice – That end will suffice Equal to the flames of desire.

Converting a poem by Robert Frost into a #limerick … May I be forgiven