Poem: "The Light Inside"

This poem came out of the March 2016 crowdfunding Creative Jam. It was inspired by a prompt from alexseanchai. It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. This poem belongs to the Officer Pink thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Poem: "Out of This Dull World"

This poem came out of the April 5, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from alatefeline. It also fills the "fish out of water" square in my 4-1-16 card for the Archetypal Characters Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.

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Poem: "The Backbone of Society"

This poem came out of the April 5, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from alexseanchai, eseme, and LJ user Paantha. It also fills "The Igor" square in my 4-1-16 card for the Archetypal Characters Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by janetmiles. It belongs to the series Frankenstein's Family.

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Appointing a Judge

Here's an astute suggestion on how President Obama should handle the Senate's attempt to prevent him from doing his job by refusing to do theirs: He can give them notice that if they don't act, it constitutes a waiver of their right to participate in selecting a Supreme Court judge, and then he can simply appoint one.  It's a terrific way to ensure that they have a chance to exercise their right, while making sure they can't logjam the government.