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Spot Writers (poetry): All the Pretty Things by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s theme is “All the pretty things.” This week’s piece comes to us from Val Muller, who is challenging herself to write one poem today in celebration of NaPoWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, a convergence of novel writing month and poetry month ? …

Writer Wednesday: NaPoWriMo (Part 1)

April is national poetry month, and I’m challenging myself to complete one poem per day as part of NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month). I’ll post the week’s progress each Wednesday this month. Each poem was written within the day, and I’m trying out different forms. I hope you enjoy. The …

Poetry: 4 a.m. by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This week’s prompt is to write something using the words “light, new, blue, love, peace.” This week’s poem comes to us from Val Muller, who was so distracted by end-of-semester grading and a laptop malfunction that she forgot yesterday was Thursday. Please excuse the lateness. …

dandelion after the rain

Flash Fiction (poetry): Carpe Diem by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “never have/had I ever.” Today’s writing comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers kidlit mystery series. Find out more at www.corgicapers.com. The dandelion, pictured below, served as inspiration for this poem. Carpe Diem By Val Muller   …

Poetry: Kiss this Right by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story or poem using the following words or images: memory, mist, moonlight, mosaic, mask. This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes in two languages. She also has a …

Flash Fiction (Poetry): Echo by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story or poem using the following words or images: memory, mist, moonlight, mosaic, mask. This week’s poem comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series. Find out more at www.corgicapers.com. The poem was …