Poem: "People Need Other People"

This poem came out of the November 2, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by ng_moonmoth. It also fills the "You're never alone." square in my 11-1-21 card for the NCIS Bingo fest. This poem belongs to the Blueshift Troupers series.

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Birdfeeding

Today is partly clear and cool.  It rained last night.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a small flock of house finches, a male cardinal, and a fox squirrel.

I pulled weeds around the patio and hauled a trolley full to the firepit. 

Poem: "A Very Clear Mind"

This poem is spillover from the August 17, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by an anonymous prompt. It also fills the "first aid" square in my 8-2-21 card for the August Intimacies: Time Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by edorfaus. It belongs to the Broken Angels thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It comes after "Who Puts Their Life on the Line," "Becomes the Saving Grace," and "One Act of Pure Love" so read those first or this won't make much sense.

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Notes for "A Very Clear Mind"

These are the notes for "A Very Clear Mind."

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Poem: "Falling Over Forward"

This poem is spillover from the October 6, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "Why are you helping me?" square in my 10-17-21 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by edorfaus. It belongs to the Broken Angels thread of the Polychrome Heroics series and follows "A Very Clear Mind."

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Notes for "Falling Over Forward"

These are the notes for "Falling Over Forward."

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Circumbinary Planet

It orbits two stars at once.  :D 

Poem: "The Hog Knows the Tree"

This poem is spillover from the October 6, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from librarygeek. It also fills the "Dude, I cannot deal with your weirdness right now." square in my 10-1-21 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. It belongs to the Broken Angels thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Character notes for "The Hog Knows the Tree"

Here are the character notes for "The Hog Knows the Tree."

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Content notes for "The Hog Knows the Tree"

These are the content notes for "The Hog Knows the Tree."

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Poem: "Daddy Tortoise Goes Slow"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "Well, that could've gone better." square in my 10-1-21 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. It has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. This poem belongs to the Broken Angels thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, and follows "The Hog Knows the Tree."

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Poem: "If You Can't Change the World"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It fills the "1 National Homemade Cookies Day" square in my 10-1-21 card for the Fall Festival Bingo. It has been sponsored by a pool with ng_moonmoth. This poem belongs to the Broken Angels thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Recipe: "Strawberry Banana Bread"

I made Strawberry Banana Bread using this recipe for banana bread plus 1/2 cup of dried strawberries.  It came out quite good.