what if?
This poem was generated by a writing group prompt asking us to imagine improbable “what if?”s. This poem is about that. what if? © 2020 punkie what if?…
10 things i’m grateful for today 20/07/10
There’s a heat warning in Southern Ontario today, just as there was yesterday, the day before, and the day before that. The temperature outside is 36 C, with humidex…
14 bouquets of spring joy
I first created and shared this post on June 22, 2014. I’m republishing it again on June 4, 2020, because today I have felt joyful after what has seemed a…
we all hurt, we all lie, and nothing stays the same
Sometimes something drops into my life that so perfectly fits the space I’m in that it takes my breath away – like a blow to the chest from which it…
8 good reasons to go crazy
(Originally posted in 2014) “Perhaps being crazy is actually a good thing!” (Said I to myself, myself having been a square peg in a round hole pretty much from the…
the real thing is risky business
Being authentic is not without hazards. It often leads me to places I hadn’t planned on being — places I’d rather not be once I get there. But having been…
3 things i’m grateful for today 20/04/30
There was no one on the trail with me on this rainy morning. I propped my phone on a sign post and set the timer to capture me and…
love, carole
Inspired by a true story of love, loss and grief. love, carole love, carole as we danced all night in a dark corner alone i didn’t know evil…
19 things i’m grateful for today 20/04/19
This is another in my series of posts listing things I’m grateful for. More gratitude may be found here. I’m grateful for soaring, and for the fact that both…
one thing i’m grateful for today 20/04/16
The last few days have been really hard for me from a number of different perspectives. I needed something to lift my spirits. Usually, a haircut does the trick……