Wordgrove Post & Review

Quoted in the Grove:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. ~Miss Piggy

It upsets women to be, or not to be, stared at hungrily.  ~Mignon McLaughlin

Men who don’t like girls with brains don’t like girls.  ~Mignon McLaughlin

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Posted from the Grove:
Prewritten for Thurs (12/13) 5pm Pacific/8 Eastern is: The Inkblot – Write about what you see
http://wordgrove.com/inkblot.html

The Writer’s Almanac, by Garrison Keillor
Begins with a poem (some will leave you breathless), includes segment histories of writers born on, and events of interest occurring on that date. Famous writers become people, twists of history open up and quotes are given background
http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
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Apologies to OdileC and anyone reviewed in this newsletter who don’t recognize their work in what they read in the Post & Review. The confusion is understandable, however all this editor can do when reviewing is to find a theme, phrase or feeling that shines at the moment and riff on it. This is the normal conversation that takes place between a writer and her reader

This editor is often surprised by the meaning that readers take away from his writing, so it is hoped the reader accepts that these reviews bring their own history to the page. It would be poison to our conversation to limit the varieties of opinion accepted. Therefore: no corrections, no constraints, no new understanding turned away

The pledge is to not knowingly violate the author’s intent. It is also possible to append your work with the notice: Not for review. You will still have your readers, and you continue to level up

Note: To level up faster as Author, use new books and scrolls for your drops in Wordgrove, or circulate and exchange with other circles in There. Each book gets one vote per avie, and that’s it
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On the Platform floor in front of the library table is a book titled: … HOST AN EVENT! Hanging out in There with not much to do? Do you like surprises? Meeting new people? Got an hour? Host an event! You can talk about books and writing, or anything at all. Jessalee has compiled complete instructions for bringing out the event Flag. She makes it easy. These events also help the host level up in Social. Have fun while introducing Wordgrove to new writers!

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@Writers Platform

Library Table:

~Piffin: Carousels of Glass
Excerpt, Chapter Thirty-Five ~ La Hacienda
Abrupt, words like shots, both brutal, twice proving that life is cheap; blood as artwork spurting red Pollock on the wall

~Greenie: Broken Doll
Toy on a shelf, broken out of the box, abandoned, never held in love; there aren’t dreams enough to stem the flow of tears
Disappearing into You – Dreamy music video, previously reviewed
Echoes of Smiles, p.r

Prewritten: sensitive, obsession

~GaryBob: 12/6  Pre-Written
Revenge, the obsession of self-destruction

~Piffin: .Terra Australis Incognita.
Down under, between the legs of mystery on one side and magical creatures on the other, down south in the underworlds of curiosity and obsession, down south of south is where upside down feels right
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Impromptu: pillow, pandemonium

~Piffin: .Moment.
Years of inattention prove their point finally; a declaration of independence packed in the trunk, Nevada pinned on the map

~GaryBob/noxy: A Passable Prose
A collaborative effort, a kaleidoscope of images; yellow journalism where the reader is P’d on

~Jessalee: jessa impromptu
Personal prose and purple poetry; grateful for the choice of a new mom’s favorite pillow, or the platform in a banquet chat with friends

~Stejovis: two haiku and a tanka
The five syllables of pandemonium are turned to good use in these three poems; the first is recorded here as evidence of the match

upon my pillow
dreams in darkness fall into
pandemonium

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Writers in Residence:

~Greymane @Greyed Expectations:
~Hell~*
While pulling souls up from the well
I pulled too hard and pulled up Hell
She wrapped my mind up with her spell
How long I died, It’s hard to tell.

*Quoted, speaks for itself

~whitefeather @
Whitefeather introduces tanka poetry to Wordgrove, a form that Stejovis has taken interest in. The tanka poem is a breed seemingly sired by the tally poem (5 lines), in the womb of haiku. The structure in number of syllables: 5-7-5-7-7

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