Haiku written in my co-op's back yard, 4/21/23
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Specific ActivityPub account for doing creative writing, which will hopefully act like a short flash prose companion to my longer journal at writing.exchange's sister blogging platform, Write.as. Indie-lit veteran and former owner of a small press, now a Chicago freelance editor for self-publishing and small-press authors. Main account (including not only this, but photos, snotty opinions, dank memes, etc.): @jasonpettus
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Today at my personal journal: Substack's been bugging me to do a paid newsletter, and I also just acquired a Kindle Scribe, their first-ever e-ink writing device; so I thought I'd try to combine both and do a blog but entirely handwritten, distributed as a PDF. Your feedback wanted! https://write.as/jasonpettus/a-sneak-preview-of-my-new-handwritten-blog-experiment
My current physical To Be Read pile. I have about 50 books on my Kindle currently in the top slot of the TBR list as well.
#literaryLife #reading #books #toBeRead #TBR #list #pile #current
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I vote this year across the street from my house
A delightful surprise I learned just today
But what's the point when I'm offset by a louse
Ballots canceling each other with dismay
I grow weary of our pre-civil war game
Wonder if bloodshed is the logical aim
Then among the rubble we can at least claim
Democracy back from the burned-out flame
November 8, 2022
From the collection
"Mastodon Rispettos"
Black blanket of clouds
Weighted quilt for humid day
The heat oppresses
August 24, 2021
From the collection
"Haikus Written in my Co-op's Backyard"
Small white butterflies
Make delicate, dancing love
Frail, floating lifemates
August 19, 2021
From the collection
"Haikus Written in My Co-Op's Backyard"
Sparrows in sprinkler
Dancing like gleeful children
Summer hits us all
July 9, 2021
From the collection
"Haikus Written in My Co-op's Backyard"