Wordgrove Post & Review

Quoted in the Grove:

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness. ~Nikos Kazantzakis

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches. ~Alice Roosevelt Longworth

I have no solutions, I can only offer chocolate. ~CM Pavelka

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Posted from the Grove:

Prewritten for Thurs (10/25) at 5 pm Pacific/8 Eastern is:
Catch and Release (suggested by: AidenScott)

GaryBob and noxy are hosting a Halloween Party on Sat, 10/27, and everyone is invited.* Their “Fear is Fun!” event starts at 6:00 pm PT, 9 ET. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it’s being held at an undisclosed location (easier to hide the bodies if something goes wrong). More worrisome still are the two miscreants hosting it. Wouldn’t miss it for worlds

*Instructions and a link will be provided on a There.doc placed on Writers Platform, or IM noxy or GB to be summoned. Proofs of insurance and an updated will are required

A couple of Bacio scooters have been set out near the Wordgrove sign for those visiting who’d like to check out the grove, but aren’t keen on walking it. Some nudging and shoving between the scooters may be seen. This is their jousting for your attention. Both want to be your ride. We suggest you observe their play before choosing. Some will prefer the less aggressive, runt-of-the-litter scooter for a leisurely tour, but we recommend the friskier model for more excitement. Not as fast but more agile than other rides in There, the Bacio is the only safe vehicle for racing flat out thru  trees in the grove … usually

No new video suggestions have crossed the transom, so one has been pulled from the newsletter’s early archives. As illustration of our desire for diverse, even surprising music, imagine break dancers doing their hip hop thing over Pachelbel’s Canon played by a small orchestra of kayagums (Korean zithers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oex4S3vPKR4

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@Writers Platform

The Glass Library Table:

~Piffin: Three Cigarettes (10/07/12) and, Word Games ~ Sept/Oct

~Jessalee: NANO! and razzmop ~ Jessa’s very brief conversation with hubby Juke, still befuddled from sleep; an example of how words and coined phrases become the inside jokes that become traditions, the long threads that weave families together

Prewritten: squirrel, helmet

~BarTalk: A Nutter Squirrel and the Helmet of Nuts

Impromptu: permanent injury

~AidenScott: Permanent Injury – With trust blighted and love benighted, the kiss of a Boy becomes the kiss of betrayal; our poet takes dead aim with a dictionary, and connects

~Jessalee: Speed Dating – In a world of movie meets-cute, the acid tang of two lemons meeting, dripping with tartness, make for a palate cleansing laugh-out-loud moment

~Piffin: Romance – A syncopated rhyme scheme coheres by section: surrenders to world-weariness in one part, refuses place on a pedestal in another, overlays the rhythm of I-want-you onto a beating heart, ends with a plea for the shuddering release of that …

~BarTalk: anatomy of a lesson

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Writers in Residence:

~Whitefeather @Firelight, and the Moonlight: Erica’s Haiku Poetry Whitefeather gives her young daughter a venue for her poetry, three haiku that capture three observations from nature. Erica shares a love of words with her mother and earns her place as  poet here

~Jessalee @Creative Intentions: Ten Coffees a Day – It began as any addiction, with reluctance, then slowly taking over. But this one keeps the breadwinner focused safely at work, gives an uplifting prod to mood, and energy for his progeny after

~Piffin @Cinderella Sneakers: Solomon’s Calliope (excerpt) – Imagine a future where sympathy in the human heart has been replaced by the need to survive, and greed for another meal plays trump in every decision. Imagine the woman who thrives here. Meet Savannah

~Greymane @Greyed Expectations 2: Scroll ~2~ of 6 – Greymane’s dream continues: Everywhere the children of Light and Darkness flee; bastard shadows hide for their lives behind every available object, fearful of the Promise and the Night that eat their young

From the east side Perimeter PAZs:

~GaryBob @Wordgrove Outpost (BABS): From the sands of time below to his frontier outpost overhead, the hunt for fun and meaning begins here, chasing thru the jungles of conversation. Home of MATO and Stargazing

~AdrianScott @nd the Case of the Vanishing Paz: Stay tuned for future developments

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