Rarasaur

LATEST ARTICLES ( 912 )

• Fish Dinner

  I want to write a poem about the fish dinner nights of my childhood. They were different than every other night because they were silent. We were not allowed... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fish Dinner

  I want to write a poem about the fish dinner nights of my childhood. They were different than every other night because they were silent. We were not allowed... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a True Journal Entry : Puppet Normal

  Years and years ago, I saw a show with foul-mouthed puppets, improvising their way through comedy skits and adventures. I was charmed. Completely, utterly... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a True Journal Entry : Puppet Normal

  Years and years ago, I saw a show with foul-mouthed puppets, improvising their way through comedy skits and adventures. I was charmed. Completely, utterly... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Morning

  It's hard to say when the day starts if you never sleep through a night. A day can start at 2pm. A day can start at 8pm. Good morning. No matter what the sun... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good

  It's hard to say when the day starts if you never sleep through a night. A day can start at 2pm. A day can start at 8pm. Good morning. No matter what the sun... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grease Unspoken

  

  My family kept gallon cans of shortening in the kitchen. Mama would ask us to grease the pans, and we would- washing our hands only to dip them directly into th... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grease Unspoken

  

  My family kept gallon cans of shortening in the kitchen. Mama would ask us to grease the pans, and we would- washing our hands only to dip them directly into th... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• on Wednesdays, We Wear Blue

  

  No, no, please go on. I'm listening. I'm trying to listen. I'm just going to get some more coffee. The door is open. I had to make my Christmas wreath out of... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• on Wednesdays, We Wear Blue

  

  No, no, please go on. I'm listening. I'm trying to listen. I'm just going to get some more coffee. The door is open. I had to make my Christmas wreath out of... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lows and Highs

  I feel fat today. It seems a silly thing to say for anyone who has met me or seen pictures. I am not a small girl. My thighs are almost certainly wider than you... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unfinished Crossovers

  

  I hope to write a full post later today, but just in I'm trying to write some promised guest posts so I may not have time. So, just in case, here are some thing... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• on Newness

  

  In prison, the officers and girls would often tease others who didn't know what to do. "You ain't brand new," they'd chide. There's a rhythm to things there, ... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• and Yet and So and Still

  I never know the things I write before I write them, but it'd be a lie to say that I don't plan for them. I am a planner, through and through. Blog posts star... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Treat Doors

  

  Close the door gently when you do, It is, after all, how you made it through. Be soft with whatever happened to you, Close the door gently, when you do. Keep... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Peek and a Fib

  

  Beached nights fighting. The sun quits. The ocean blackens. The city lights the horizon so even in turmoil, lines stay drawn. [I learned about the Fib Poem... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• About Time

  I don't like change, least of all changes in time. Daylight Savings changes the color of my morning sun. It changes the smell of the evening air as it brushes... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Then What?

  

  I know what a free throw is, by context. It's not a paid-for throw. I know what a quarterback is, too, and that there's no three-quarters back, but there's... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• <3

  In November of 2010, I was living in a quiet town in Orange County with my husband, Dave, and our two cats. We owned a shop, where we showed off the work of... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Mine to Keep

  

  Sometimes I want to tell you about things, but I don't know why. And sometimes I want to tell you things, but I don't know how. It has something to do with... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION