Since writing “There’s a Blog in My Eye” posts for five months I haven’t missed any self-imposed weekend deadlines. But CSB chaos is churning for attention. So, this week’s blog is short: I have an appropriate busyness riddle for you that relative Jeanine Knowlton passed on. She works for a Massachusetts state legislator and knows the meaning of craziness. See…
My son and his family live 35 minutes from us. The hospital they had chosen for the birth of their third baby was also a half-hour away. It was five days to due date, and my daughter-in-law was dilated 3 cm. She was uncomfortable but had no regular contractions. Her husband had a 24-hour paramedic…
Although slam poetry has been around for over three decades, I didn’t know what this genre was until last week. Then I heard five talented poets of “Hear, Here!” Colorado Springs present their work before they competed in this week’s 2015 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, California. [A YouTube sample of slam poetry is at the bottom…