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Sirens — Poem of the Week

The sirens of Greek myth were not fish-woman hybrid but bird-woman. They had wings and chicken or bird feet. Over time they became conflated with the idea of mermaids, but originally they were bird-women. In the Greek story of Odysseus’…

Go-Doggy On Summer Vacation — Poem of the Week

We drove from Ohio to South Dakota for vacation Big Girl had a Real Job this summer, so couldn’t go with us on vacation, which we were sad about. But that’s life–all that growing up stuff has to happen eventually.…

Icebreaker, 2019 — Poem of the Week

You know winter is coming when you get to see the opening of the college ice hockey season. We caught a game at the Icebreaker Hockey Tournament in Toledo this weekend, the championship face-off between the Rochester Institute of Technology…

Nothing Good on the News — Poem of the Week

News–there’s always some. Lately not much good. So let’s not talk about the tragedies in the recent news. Let’s talk about business trips and bars… I’ve been on a business trip to New Orleans. And what’s always interesting about business,…

Year of the Long Drive — Poem of the Week

Have you been on a long drive, maybe across part of the country? Or a driving vacation to someplace nearer? This year we’ve made a couple of driving trips.