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Gaze Into My Crystal Ball!
Simple sphere reflected Shadows cut around glass eye Fooled gazes sold ### ©2014 Stephanie Abbott. All rights reserved. ____________ Thursday, November 20, 2014. Yes, that is my crystal ball pictured here. I do not practice divination. It is simply a prop I used years ago for a magazine cover image. I wrote the haiku “Gaze…
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My Salad Days
When I hear someone reference their “salad days,” I envision a younger, successful version of that person. Or, in terms of lifetimes, I think of a bygone era of upright, suburban subdivisions filled with well-adjusted families, nice lawns, practical cars, and financial security. I might envision my own idyllic childhood. However, today I am thinking of a particular…
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Why the Alligator Crossed the Road
Monday, November 17 2014. It’s an oldie but a goodie. I doodled this image on my iPad using ArtRage. My doodle was inspired by a writing prompt from Writing.com: “Why did the alligator cross the river?”
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My Twelve Minute Brain
Each day, I follow a certain schedule. Change is infrequent, but I am flexible and only to a point. My patience has limits. In fact, there is a specific window of time before my patience has met its limit—twelve minutes. Twelve minutes is about as long as I can wait for just about anything: Waiting…
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Wait, Before You Go
Wait, before you go Savor friends and sip of stress Become family ### ©2014 Stephanie Abbott. All rights reserved. ____________ Saturday, November 15, 2014. I wrote the haiku “Wait, Before You Go” this morning. I followed a writing prompt from Daily Prompt, “Good Tidings”: “Present-day you meets 10-years-ago you for coffee. Share with your younger…
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Flower Pins to My Heart
Prickly posies Poked bunches painted—Ouch! To stick my heart ### ©2014 Stephanie Abbott. All rights reserved. ____________ Friday, November 14, 2014. I wrote the haiku“Flower Pins to My Heart” just this evening after a crazy-busy week filled with all those crazy-working-mommy tasks. I found myself gazing at this shadow box. Hand-made by a dear friend, it…
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Seven Blogging Tips for [Anyone]
Thursday, November 13, 2014. I created this image using Sketchbook Pro on my iPad. I found inspiration for my doodle from the NaBloPoMo prompt: “What is the one skill you see in other bloggers that you wish you had?”
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Ode to an Early Winter
Shhh! Here it comes Leaves rattling, timbers yawning Temperamental sentries Shrugged, ready to listen As whispers get louder Ooh! Did you feel that? Flakes landing here atop Hills braced for impact Bearded, ready for slumber As shoulders get shrouded Brrr! Are you ready? Grounds shivering, warmth waning Time waits but not really As winter arrives,…
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Early Winter
©2014 Stephanie Abbott. All rights reserved. Monday, November 10, 2014. I doodled this image on my iPad using #ArtRage while watching the HBO television show “The Newsroom.”
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Don’t you see it?
“See it? Over there! Yes, that’s it! What does it mean?! I think… well, you know…um. No, I don’t know.” Today’s post was inspired by oneword.com. I had sixty seconds to write about the word “viewpoint.” My brain and fingers raced. I think I nailed it. About an hour later, I decided to create an…
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