Category Archives: Humor

A Reason For Poems, accompanied by cats

Posted on June 1, 2017 by dubrava

Thanks to Bob Jaeger and apologies to Ada Limón I’m talking to the cats because they’re alone all day and only have a brief distraction when I come over to feed them. “So how was your day?” I ask. “You … Continue reading →

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Writerly Routines

Posted on May 1, 2017 by dubrava

I’m staring into the fridge. It’s like staring into the paucity of life. There are three eggs, the makings of a green salad, half a broiled chicken thigh, and a slice of roast beef Phil brought home from a dinner … Continue reading →

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My Complaints (as of April)

Posted on April 3, 2017 by dubrava

Number One: Climate Change. March was named after the God of War for good reason. March is evil and cold. In Colorado March is the snowiest month. So it was wrong that I knelt in the yard, weeding around blooming … Continue reading →

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What I Did On My Birthday

Posted on March 16, 2017 by dubrava

If you’re an artist, you work all the time. If you’re a writer, it’s all material. We’re “retired” but seldom take a day off. I need to post my syllabus for a writer’s workshop I’m teaching. Phil has twenty orders … Continue reading →

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