sucked in
Editors at Mississippi Mills’ online newsletter The Millstone came up with a plausible (or not) explanation for a recent spate of AWOL emails from readers. Their theory inspired this…
what if…?
I sometimes get stuck in ruts. Thankfully, some of the ruts in which I get stuck are rather fun. Poetry in the style of nursery rhymes, rhyming couplets, and Dr….
grist for the mill
It’s March 18, 2018. Sometime between now and July 1, I’ll move from the beautiful village of North Hatley, Quebec, where I’ve lived for five years, to the equally…
pink picket fences
pink picket fences © 2018 punkie pink picket fences glue sticks and blue sticks pens and potatoes roses are red and so are tomatoes creating a…
how to wrap your cat in less than 2 minutes
It’s the priceless long-suffering look on the cat’s face that cracks me up. It’s like “Okay, what indignity must I suffer today to get my treats?” To be clear,…
you probably brought it on yourself
Brilliant. Want more? Subscribe. Email Address
which one should i insta?
Seems the same old questions keep coming up again and again… 😛 Want more? Subscribe. Email Address
clever commercial captures cats’ snacks’ christmas chaos
My little kitty cat Pia Roma, who used to be Mom’s little kitty cat, loves Temptations Treats. All I have to do is shake the bag and she comes…
note to self: do not argue with people whose purpose is to argue
I wrote this poem, and posted it on LinkedIn. Then a man who seems to enjoy responding to my posts with passive aggressive comments designed to provoke me did so, and I…
a poetic #EPIC answer to “how are you?”
“How are you?” seems such a simple question. We hear it, or variations of it, over and over again, and we answer without much thought. “Fine thanks,” or something like…