cover art reveal for the forthcoming collab!💜

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for my next act i will do all of this with the intention of having the free PDF available on april 22nd. that is the “official” 8th anniversary of donated words poetry collabs🩷

you’ve got about 858 minutes left!

i’ll be attending! grateful for an event accessible to those who cannot attend in-person rallies. looking forward to hearing the incredible lineup of speakers they have, too!

hi again! tomorrow is the last day to submit a word for this project! the form will no longer be accessible after 11:59pm on sunday, march 29th! tinyurl.com/dwform2026

just a reminder that you can still contribute a word to the 8th anniversary project! the deadline is sunday, march 29th at 11:59pm. the form will no longer be accessible after that time. more details/submit your word: tinyurl.com/dwform2026 thanks to all who are taking part in this collab!

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update & there is still time to submit a word for this project!

not here much. a lot of frustrations led me to leave FB again. IG is where i interact, but it‘s been extremely frustrating & deeply unhealthy lately. am dealing with a lot of chronic illness + hanging on by a thread, but still trying to be mindful & aware. but not to the point of madness.

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the poem i read aloud that was featured on the show this morning was “Taking, Care.” it was published with @rfpress.bsky.social in May of 2022🩷 roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/...

i have a poem being featured tomorrow (Monday, March 23rd) on Damon Thomas's new radio show, There Is A Life After Life! it is at 6:30AM Eastern Time on WGOT 100.1FM (gainesville, FL) & online at wgot.org! lots of poets & writers to be featured! thanks so much to Damon for this opportunity!

one week remaining!

send a word if you wanna! april 22 marks the 8th bday of donated words poetry (& more!) projects! 8 FREE, online collections of writing & collab have resulted from these exciting projects (link in bio). we are nearing almost 400 participants and at least 1000 donated words (& more!) since 2018!

send a word if ya like! all details are in the form where you can submit your word! i can & cannot believe these projects have been going strong for 8 years now! 8 FREE online collab projects have resulted from these connections! a million billion thanks!

it’s that time again!🩷

thank you💚 this magazine has grown & changed so much through the years. i love seeing what they will do next! i have been following along since the early minison project/magazine days! check out @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social & all of the wonderful people on their Friday Follow list💚

FYI!

Episode 18 is live now. @midwesternskirt.bsky.social and I roll out some alternatives to music's sacred cows, offering "if you like this, maybe try this" suggestions for such classics as Paranoid, Dark Side of the Moon, Rumours and more. www.buzzsprout.com/2517355/epis...

episode 18 of They’re Just Records is here! i join Mark of @resignationrecs.bsky.social again to discuss LP recommendation alternatives if you like some big-name hit sellers. this is my 10th guest appearance! listen where you enjoy podcasts or go to: theyrejustrecords.buzzsprout.com/2517355/epis...

a poem for #smallpoemsunday. thanks to @tomsnarsky.bsky.social for hosting!

Such a nice post to wake up to! Thank you @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social 😍 I’m grateful for the donated words project by @midwesternskirt.bsky.social that inspired me to write this one! 💖

Writer spotlight (there's not one but TWO horror poets today!) @thebrettoreilly.bsky.social – Aftertaste @spookyspatters.bsky.social - Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body @fleapaw.bsky.social l - Skeleton in the Cellar (and many haikus!)

hanging out in the parking lot where we lingered a long while after we first met up at a coffee shop in august of 2020.🩷

me in 1993 or 1994🌻

if you followed me on facebook, i didn’t unfollow or block you. i just got the fuck out of there. IG is my primary profile instagram.com/midwesternskirt

happy 22nd bday to MIDWESTERN SKIRT! this was my 1st self-published chapbook of poems & only print book. released near the end of 2003 at a low point. some poems started in college circa 1997. most were new in 2002-2003. in 2018 i created a FREE online PDF version & audiobook! tinyurl.com/midwskirt

i am bringing back some of my magnetic poetry. surrender I am on leave an hour a year long as a green or blue moon wandering song - K Weber

If PayPal is easier here's that. paypal.me/theseGhosts?...

I'm flat broke, my wife is sick and bills are piling up. Help if you can. buymeacoffee.com/mountmourn

it’s that time of year… good luck out there!

happy 6th bday to THIS ASSEMBLY! this was the first collab poetry collection we did! 150+ participants. people donated words, lines, themes… some wrote poems… some helped edit… there were polls & music inspiration! original artwork by Greg Lawhun free PDF & audio: tinyurl.com/thisassembly...

the data center of my heart has watery eyes.

Today's the day! The 1-year anniversary issue of SHINE Quarterly is AVAILABLE here: tinyurl.com/36hehcme Watch the launch video here: youtu.be/ADqjbsKe1YM Join #shinepoetry in supporting the: #internationalcommunity #poetrycommunity #booklaunch #stockingstuffers for #poetrylovers / #booklovers

congrats @authorlindamcrate.bsky.social♥️ her publishing credits have skyrocketed this year! always great to see her words out in the world!😊

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! we are at the back cover! thanks for joining me in this walkthrough over the last few weeks! see original post for more details! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 31/SPECIAL NOTES/PROBABLY TMI some final info regarding this collection! see original post for more details! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 30/PRAISE FOR DONATED WORDS POEM PROJECTS & CONTACT DETAILS see original post for kind words about these projects, contact info & more! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 29/MORE DONATED WORDS PROJECT INFORMATION see original post for more about… MORE! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 28/THANK YOU see original post for all details! so many thanks! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGES 25-27/AUTHOR BIOS see original post for all details! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 24/“Twinkling” by @mishiepoet.bsky.social words donated by @gendeguzman.bsky.social Kashiana Singh @elderflowersour.bsky.social author took on a “flavor word” challenge 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 23/“desired outcome” by @bythiswillalone.bsky.social words donated by Meesh Montoya Patrick Dorsey @mishiepoet.bsky.social author took on a “palindrome word” challenge 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

thank you @norbaikin.bsky.social!!! norb has been in like every single collab project the last 7 years! that bowls me over & makes me so happy!🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 22/“A heartsick plea…” by @opwriter.bsky.social words donated by @midwesternskirt.bsky.social Melinda Farrar @norbaikin.bsky.social author took on a “heat word” challenge 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 21/“Song of the Seasons” by Millie H words donated by @karenmsteiger.bsky.social Julia Beach @midwesternskirt.bsky.social author took on an “animal word” challenge 🧡💛🧡💛🧡

Tune in to find out WTF this season on a Very Special Episode of “Oh Hell No! My Neighbor Has A Cybertruck Now: The K Weber Story”🤢 just looking at it hurts my feelings💔

continuing my walkthrough of DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES over at @donatedwords.bsky.social! PAGE 20/“Keep the Change” by @kileylee.bsky.social words donated by @karenmsteiger.bsky.social Patrick Dorsey Julia Beach @esfletcher.bsky.social author took on a “month word” challenge 🧡💛🧡💛🧡