On The Corner of HODGE and PODGE

#931843

April 1, 2018 at 11:59pm

Once in awhile, I've been wrong — and, when I am, I'm not too proud to admit it. As most people know, I haven't been favorably impressed with Donald Trump's performance as POTUS45, so I've declared, time and time again, that he HAS to be the WORST President we've ever had in the entire history of the USA. However, I've been having second thoughts about my opinion of this individual and would like to apologize for misjudgin... [Read more]

#931839

March 31, 2018 at 11:53pm

PROMPT "The Vermont bill raises the age for gun purchases to 21 and expands background checks for private gun sales. It also bans magazines of more than 10 rounds for long guns and 15 rounds for pistols as well as rapid-fire devices known as bump stocks." https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-gun-friendly-vermont-lawmakers-pass-firearm... (article no longer available) Do you agree or disagree with the bill? Do you think it will make a difference? ... [Read more]

#931488

March 26, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT “Art is amoral, whether we accept this or not; it does not take sides. The finest fictions are cold at heart.” John Banville What are your thoughts on this quote? The way I see it, this quote rarely, if ever, applies to a piece of fiction, because the writer has a certain view of his or her characters and where he or she wants to take them in order to elicit a certain response from the reader. Take these two writers and their novels: {x... [Read more]

#931487

March 25, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT At what point do we concede the generation coming after us may be right where we were not? There is no given point, as this is something that happens at different times — even happening in the very early stages of development. Take the well-known story by {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen}Hans Christian Andersen{/x-link} of {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_New_Clothes}The Emperor's New Clothes... [Read more]

#931282

March 22, 2018 at 11:52pm

PROMPT "There is something delicious about writing the first few words of a story. You never quite know where they will take you." What are your thoughts on this quote? At this time in my life, I've been writing a lot of things that have titles, opening words, or both that show what direction I anticipate taking a story, poem, blog-entry, etc. and even at what time I plan to finish it. You have, I'm sure, seen plenty of examples of this while I... [Read more]

#931034

March 20, 2018 at 11:39pm

PROMPT If you travel a lot, how does traveling affect your writing, and even if you don’t, in what ways do you think traveling experiences might help your writing? I am *SO* ready to get back behind the wheel of AJ's Groovy Igloo again !!!!!!!!!!!! As I wrote the above sentence, a poem I've loved since my grade school days came to mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S ea F ever I must go down to ... [Read more]

#931033

March 19, 2018 at 11:59pm

PROMPT The Polish poet Adam Zagajewski said that in his country, “poetry killed communism.” Do you think poets can be the forerunners of social change, and if so, how are they managing to bring such revolutions about? Here's an Adam Zagajewski poem: http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poem/item/11970/auto/0/NEW-HOTEL Poets have the gift of writing vivid descriptions that touch people deep inside and make them feel... I need to get this ... [Read more]

#930877

March 17, 2018 at 11:59pm

PROMPT Let a little bit of leprechaun mischief or magic slip into your blog today. Have fun... Happy St. Patrick's Day to you! First , click on this: Then , click on the Twitter link, in the blog-entry, and you'll find an adorable leprechaun. Happy (what's left of) St. Patrick's Day!!! Written By For: (Art by ) Welcome 2 my neighborhood in Blog City where I live On... [Read more]

#930611

March 14, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT "Life is a spell so exquisite that everything conspires to break it." Emily Dickinson Do you agree? Write anything you want about this. During Those Times When The Glass Seems Half-Empty instead of half-full, it might seem that way. There are times when you no sooner get one problem solved that another one comes along to replace it. However, by the same token, there are those times when one blessing after another comes up. We just need to... [Read more]

#930551

March 13, 2018 at 11:57pm

PROMPT Abraham Lincoln said, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” What do you think are the pros and cons of trying to get to know someone better of whom we have a negative first impression? Believe it or not, I was actually going to get this done during the wee hours of the morning, but I actually became sidetracked when going over to get a music video to go here -- but that's another story that you'll eventually find by goi... [Read more]

#930540

March 12, 2018 at 11:51pm

PROMPT “Gardening, like life, requires courage. We must be brave enough to cut back the old and sit with less branches, awaiting new growth. And we must trust that it will come.” From Waking up in Winter by Cheryl Richardson Can you think of any specific areas of living where this cutting back and waiting for new growth idea would apply? This is applying in my own life to how I'm having to think more about what I spend than I once did. Even when it com... [Read more]

#930390

March 11, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT What's your favorite way of responding to someone who considers their competence to be at least on some level knowledgeable in a category they've visibly proven they're less than capable of living up to? Where's the line when it comes to calling people out on their self-perceived superiority? In a sense, this is almost like a continuation of which talks about giving personal opinions of the ranting sort. As has been too typical... [Read more]

#930385

March 10, 2018 at 11:54pm

PROMPT Do you ever have days when you know if you say what's really on your mind, you'll scare people away? Here's your opportunity to vent without consequence What's really on your mind? Due to running short of time today, I lost the chance to do this now. Don't worry, however, because you'll find a growing number of times when I do just that in the following blog... Written By For: (Art by ) Welco... [Read more]

#930268

March 8, 2018 at 11:50pm

PROMPT "Saying nothing sometimes says the most." Emily Dickinson Do you agree? There's a song about this — one of my favorites — that I'm going to share using a male version, a female version, and a duet. {embed:https://youtu.be/MSRKPjYEYmg} {embed:https://youtu.be/1SCOimBo5tg} {embed:https://youtu.be/E3mptQi9k-A} This song seems to beautifully-agree with Emily Dickinson's words. Written By For: ... [Read more]

#930200

March 7, 2018 at 11:50pm

PROMPT You see green, blue and red flashing lights in your bathroom at night. What is happening and do you dare enter? What has been described in this prompt sounds to me as if it's Christmas and I've decorated my bathroom with some beautiful holiday lights, so I'd definitely enter, take a seat, and enjoy the go! Written By For: (Art by ) Welcome 2 my neighborhood in Blog City where I live On The Corne... [Read more]

#930056

March 5, 2018 at 11:49pm

PROMPT On this day, 1831 Edgar Allan Poe was.removed from West Point military academy. You're his only defense, he wants to stay. What's your argument going to be on his behalf. In preparation for writing this, I went {x-link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe}here{/x-link} to get the story so that I could plan how to plead his case. What I actually found out was that he had actually gotten himself ousted intentionally. Soooooooo ... ... [Read more]

#929827

March 2, 2018 at 11:42pm

PROMPT Pursue the Horizon has begun again and I'm feeling the need for new poets. Let's discuss your favorite poet and what style the author prefers At this time, pursuing the horizon has an entirely different meaning for me -- which is simply pursuing a dream of getting to the place where something I've been referring to as "THE BIG PROJECT" will finally be grand-opened. It seems as if the same thing keeps happening over and over to where... [Read more]

#929657

March 1, 2018 at 11:58pm

PROMPT "The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough." Rabindranath Tagore Write about butterflies and spring. As many of you reading this already know, I've been on a rather wacky schedule/non-schedule for quite some time with this being true {x-link:https://tinyurl.com/y8bkgr7u}for quite a number of reasons{/x-link} . Anyway, I missed out on several chances to write in my two prompt-inspired blogs using a number of in... [Read more]