what i got at the *** shop
In February/March 2019, I needed to replace my vibrator (more about that here and here). It took me close to six months to report back on what I found…
can you say “vibrator?”
What do you when your vibrator has a loose connection (and cuts out at the most inopportune times!), and, because you have recently moved to a new town, you don’t…
a little piece of nice advice
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but I don’t want your advice. I really dislike unsolicited advice. I find it patronizing and offensive. I know, I know, people are…
three little kittens
three little kittens © 2018 punkie who could help but be smitten, by three little kittens, as they snuggle up in the hay? they’ve no interest in mittens, these…
my darling clementines: christmas reflections from morocco
Susan notes: Carolyn Thériault is a Canadian expatriate who lived in Turkey when she wrote this blog post; she now lives in Spain. Thériault is the author of Stealing Fatima’s Hand,…
not dead. yet.
I wrote this poem in 2018, long before COVID. At the time, I couldn’t come up with a title. I finally decided on “not dead. yet.” With a tip…
all things pumpkin #poetry 2018
What fun we had with the Friends of Mississippi Mills Facebook Page “All Things pumpkin” draw in which participants submitted pictures, poetry and other stuff, for the chance to win fabulous…
all things pumpkin #pics 2018
What fun we had with the Friends of Mississippi Mills Facebook Page “All Things pumpkin” draw in which participants submitted pictures, poetry and other stuff, for the chance to win fabulous…
laundry list of first annual fomm clothesline contest winners
What fun we had with the First Annual Friends of Mississippi Mills Facebook Page Clotheslines (pics) and Clothes’ Lines (poetry with & without pics) combined competition, the idea for which…
about better bee-haviour
Yet another poem inspired by online conversations featuring great divides, political and otherwise. I speak the poem as a narration on the video. The words may be read below….