Monthly Archives: February 2022

BP: Stardust Haiku–Poetry With a Little Sparkle, Issue #62

Posted on February 26, 2022 by pedometergeek

The February edition of Valentina Ranaldi-Adams’ Stardust Haiku: Poetry with a Little Sparkle (Issue #62) has just been published.  The haiku are written by poets from the following countries: Canada, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, the UK, … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Ekphrasti-ku (In the Realms of the Unreal)

Posted on February 25, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue column was based on the art of Henry Darger, an Outsider artist. The piece is called “In the Realms of the Unreal,” and it depicts many young girls in a garden. It was chosen … Continue reading →

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BP: The Collection–Zippers (99-Word Flash Fiction)

Posted on February 24, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt over at Carrot Ranch ( http://www.carrotranch.com ) was to write a story in 99 words (no more, no less) that included the word zipper. The community of writers, who make up the Word Wranglers of Carrot Ranch, … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Ekphrasti-ku “Sunflower Seeds”

Posted on February 17, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s art prompt at the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, was Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds. Weiwei is a ceramicist; this art installation is made up of over 102 million ceramic sunflower seeds, but he didn’t make them. He … Continue reading →

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The Collection: Anxiety

Posted on February 16, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s 99-word (no more, no less) writing prompt over at Carrot Ranch http://www.carrotranch.com was to write a story about anxiety and how the subject might affect or move along the story. This pedometer geek writer wrote the following: The … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Happenings 2…

Posted on February 12, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at the Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue column was that of an art piece from an artist from Nunavut. The piece, Nunavut, Our Land, contained images of animals, birds, igloos, and more. The guest editor, Pippa Phillips, chose … Continue reading →

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The Collection: The 49ers

Posted on February 9, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s Carrot Ranch prompt was to write a 99 word story (no more, no less) about the 49ers, and to go where the prompt took the writer. Charli Mills just released the Collection of stories from the Word Wranglers … Continue reading →

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Boys and Their Toys: A 99-word Flash Fiction (BOTS)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by pedometergeek

Charli Mills’ Carrot Ranch wranglers had their first prompt of the year. It was to write a 99-word (no more, no less) story about wishes with the idea of I wish and to go where the prompt led the writer. … Continue reading →

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