Baja Journey–March 2018
Baja Travels March 2018 Malice Point A shard of land Aimed carefully Ready to be flung Or sprung Or catapulted Or thrust into a bay Where bones of whaling vessels Molder Or vessels meant …...
View ArticleTalk March 29 2 P.M. Mason County Historical Society Museum….
In Shelton. Humanities Washington presentation by LLyn De Danaan. Topic: What Does it Mean to be Human?
View ArticleShe Hears What She Wants to Hear
Olive or Twist Oliver Twist Freeze Dried Potatoes Free Stride Potatoes Her mind is an open range chicken Off on its own Scrambling in the dirt for worms or kitchen scraps No leash, no fences Wearing...
View ArticleDream: April 3, 2018
I’m draped in cedar Woven cedar And a hat She leads me Because I cannot go without her It is for me to honor others, For me to walk with grace And, yet, still, I search for … Continue reading →
View ArticleA Personal Narrative: The Peace Corps’ First Two Years in Sarawak 1962-1964
This essay was first published in spring 2018 in the Borneo Research Bulletin. It was written after an invitation from the editor of the Bulletin, Clifford Sather, for an edition of the Bulletin meant...
View ArticleBorrego
Borrego A boney bunch they are, Toe-tipping, teetering, and wary, toddling over slender self-made paths. Horned-selves parading high above the dappled desert floor, above the stalagmitic honey-caves...
View ArticleGoing to Seed
Going to Seed I’ve let the dandelions grow, and there are plenty. No more than buttercups, nor more than peonies. The lavender has jumped untended borders. I do not care. I’ve given up on order....
View ArticleA Wall is not a Fence
A wall is not a fence A fence is not a wall. A wall keeps feared things hidden. It is tallAnd solidAnd allowsno lightTo pass A fence is a suggestion. Heed or not. A wire or two, Some … Continue...
View ArticleSyllabus for Spring 2020 Class in Short Fiction
Enjoying short fiction: study and writing practice LLyn De Danaan, facilitator Enjoy reading fiction? Like lively conversations? Love writing? We will read and discuss one or two short stories/or...
View ArticleAssignments for Week 1/Enjoying Short Fiction
.Watch YouTube lecture “Analysis of a Short Story.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uR3zW_6vx0 This is about 11 minutes long. You may want to take notes. This lecture will give you a framework for...
View ArticleBrain Pickings: suggestion for class
You will enjoy reading these newsletters. Go online and subscribe. Stimulating, beautifully curated thoughts, poems, short fiction for today.https://www.brainpickings.org/
View ArticleWoman in Green and Cristina Fernandez Cubas
Read about her in Wikipedia article and beyond. There is at least one collection of her stories available in English: Nona’s Room. If you are enchanted by Woman in Green, take a look.
View ArticleWashington Poet Laureate: Claudia Castro Luna
https://wapoetlaureate.org/ Become familiar with the work Claudia Castro Luna has been doing. Read her thoughts. See her Washington State map.
View ArticleFor Our Short Fiction Class: Creative Responses to the Stories
You have been given tools for analysis (the YouTube videos) and these will be useful to prepare for our brief Zoom discussions or responses you send to me or each other. But consider more creative...
View ArticleFifty Seconds to 104
Fifty Seconds Til 104: A Report “The person retains the illusion of having a body, but that perception is no longer derived from the senses. The perceived world may resemble the world he or she...
View ArticlePOWER
They are foxed and grimy, so much so that they stick to my hands. Their creases and bent corners make them nearly impossible to shuffle. I manage. With my eyes closed, I slip my fingers into the middle...
View ArticleBUNGLE
Without going into the details and ideology of the birth chart, you must know, in order to understand Janine’s life, a few basics. Those who read the stars, sometimes for a living, determine one’s...
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