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| I left the USA for 10 weeks of travel. I'm not sure what country I'm coming back to. Will my passport be enough or do I need all 4 grandparents' birth certificates? I realize that many here are either oblivious to anything outside of their personal fantasy (some by choice), are quite aware but would rather not talk about it, or feel that anything unpleasant is never appropriate on the Newsfeed. BUT I have difficulty focusing on writing when I don't know... kinda like those who went through the fires or hurricanes. The uncertainty is nerve-wracking. It triggers traumas left over from being homeless years ago. It's a pleasant day here in Thailand and I only have one week to go. I'll try to keep my angst in my blog "Hoarfrosts from Hell"  , this mentioned in my most recent entry "A Room Of My Own, Surprise! " as well as previous and future entries or in my Taboo forums "Taboo forum: human rights " "Taboo forum: Religion" "TABOO forum: politics" "TABOO forum: sex" or "Blogville " . |
| Just want to know what others think... 1. Have you ever listened to radio shows? The Ancient among us may remember... 2. Does horror work better in audio-only (radio) or audio-visual (television, movies). #2 is a specific question for S 🤦. Plus would like to hear from THANKFUL SONALI Love my family. Personal reaction after listening to some of "The Shadow Knows": they speak faster than I can listen and some have a harsh accent I find difficult to understand. |
Humble Poet PNG  - I'm HSP... highly sensitive. I easily fill in the blanks with whatever emotion I feel. I don't do well with hyper-realism, pranks or ... |
Kåre เลียม Enga  - For me, the great thing about that is the way my changing moods and thought patterns give me a whole new experience each time I read something. Age gives different perspectives too. |
| Humble Poet PNG - I can see that. My perception of pineapple was changed in Costa Rica when I could actually get it fresh out of the field. Brussel-sprouts? When my sister broiled/baked them as our mother didn't have a clue. My taste buds have also changed as I aged. Thailand... like peeling onions. I'm learning daily. I'm moody so that's also a factor. I'm learning to let go. |
Since it's now January... can I assume that this contest is now open?
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| It is very bad form to call anyone out on the newsfeed in a passive aggressive way. The correct way to find out if a member is opening a contest is to send another email and then wait for an answer. Running contests is work. Demanding free labor from others because you want something reflects very badly on YOU and not on the host. |
| First, I should thank StephBee for the pretty ribbon. Second, I agree with Steph that it's still pertinent today (created in 2006). Third, It wouldn't exist without the wonderful entry from Prosperous Snow celebrating that I used to create it. Fourth, I now know how to check answers! D'uh...
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I just wrote something for
Now I need to submit it and remember to edit tomorrow. I also need to right down two pieces I wrote today and choose my entry for
and
Both are due by midnight New Years Eve in NYC... or else... |
I must write today. Deadlines loom.  I have an idea and a working title "Futsu densha". (普通 futsū-densha... the slow train) Two themes come to mind: Spring and cherry blossoms (hanami) going north towards summer/adulthood; Autumn and leaves changing colors (momojigari) going south before winter/old-age. Or "Change" (変化 Henka). There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the money; the second that you have something to say that you think the world should know; the third is that you can't think what to do with the long winter evenings. Quentin Crisp  |
| I didn't grow up in Montana and I'm not an average American that can write about average Americans with their average issues. I also don't write Barbara Cartland romance novels. I can imagine myself as a tsunami or a hurricane or even a two year old child (but that's really stretching it...). I don't mind weird prompts if I can wrap my mind around it and write. But... I'd rather write about what I've observed, dreamt, or experienced. "All Life Is Fiction" And some fiction is closer to reality and some is more useful. Non-fiction writing can creep me out when it seems to be generated by AI. I will write about MY travels-and-tears in Thailand; but it's not to be confused with a tourist brochure. Easy to google all that mis-information. "I didn't grow up in Montana and I'm not... " |
| AP headline: "Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional." Good news... but... Do not assume that your rights to speech or thought are sacrosanct in the USA. As I told Jeremy: I want to write a gay YA or MG story with an ASR rating that'll be banned in Oklahoma. |
| So, if a librarian shoots me because I talk above a whisper, my murderer cannot be punished? I'm confused. |
| Humble Poet PNG - If you talk above a whisper no jury will find the keeper of books of knowledge guilty! *sarcasm* |
Ah, Enga! The poet, the traveler, the blogger, the lover of odd-vampire-jokes, and everything inbetween! (although I did read somewhere that you were concerned about your traveling future??  ) Let's hope that isn't something that will prevent you from doing what you love best. All the same, I wish for you to have a wonderful holiday season!  |
| Since I need to get back to my vampire stories... Dark Blood for Dark Thoughts: Vampires suck blood for Vitamin D coz they can't go out in the sun themselves. You ever think about that? No. You only think about yourself. Lynn Boyd: No one is stopping vampires from going to the damn drug store for some cod liver oil...they're open after dark..... They could stop just thinking of themselves 😱 Nicholas Hill: late night shopping hasn't always been a thing when was the last "vampire attack"?... well ... not since late night shopping and cod liver oil I think. coincidence maybe but do we need to continue this hate for no good reason? Andy Pesorda: They've make pills for years to fix that very problem. You can also buy them online and get them delivered and wait until the sun goes down to go out and get them. Stop making excuses for vampires - you're only enabling them. Julie Poisson: Actually we suck the oxygen in your blood because ours get "kill" by the venomous vampire blood, he destroy oxygen cell, so that's all, pretty easy you stupid and lucky oxygen carrier! Nick Senior: Haven't you read Stoker's fable!? 😉 Sunlight only weakened Dracula. It did not hurt him and he could walk in the daylight quite happily. Barbara Bercsényi: "Say you're vampira and needed plasma and I'm dying from chronic asthma.. I'd leave my deathbed to drop some blood for you... Just for you" A thank you to ForeverDreamer for sharing this on bookface. |
| My response to Brian K Compton "The Seasons I Did Have…" A new piece  in a blog old enough to vote! And born in America... ...and can't be deported. in waves ~ tidal ~ sand to your shore My emotions are tidal. Unfortunately, I seem to have lost sight of the shore. Someday my bloated body will be an enigma to [yet-to-be-born] voyeurs. I'm reading Malaysian poet Malachi Edwin Vethamani's book "Rambutan Kisses". I'm enjoying it and hoping it will inspire me to write. Update: Some good advice regarding on-going my dilemma. One solution may be vitamin 12. "I may need to stop traveling. " |
| This may be my last trip unless I can figure out a better way of traveling. Suggestions needed. "I may need to stop traveling. " I need to flesh out my options when I can think straight. |
| I would like to assure everyone that I'm okay. But. Every day a new problem. 14 days of stress. Almost every day. |
| Hang in there K,it seems every place has its up's and downs. Weather and whatever's life is a freaking rollercoaster 🎢. At least you have connections here 😉. |
| Kåre เลียม Enga I hope things get better for you! The winter & holiday season can be really hard for a lot of people. Just remember you have people here that care about you! |
| Calling all POETS! This is open NOW till January 3rd. After a 3+ year hiatus...
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Thailand and other nations have offered refuge to fleeing Russians, so there's always hope that someone will take pity on me. I want to spend the next 4 years in a place whose leader is a no-drama-Obama.
Basically, unless you are a convicted felon, Australia will take you in. In fact, most regular Australians are happy to have USians and UKites.
4 things to be aware of:
1) Australia is a police state
2) Australia's cost of living is insanely high
3) It takes a while for new arrivals to get the benefits of free health care and welfare payments
4) our rental prices, especially in the major cities, are insanely high
On the other hand:
1) our basic and lower income wages outstrip the USA
2) our petrol is around the same price
3) our chocolate tastes better (and we have Tim Tams)
4) gun violence rate here is around 2% per capita that of the USA
Your call!