Writing and books

Julie

Jan 21

I've been working on a poem all morning and I sent another one out, so I feel like I got something done. I sent a couple others out a week or so ago but haven't heard back yet. I think the one from this morning is done, but I need to let it sit for a few days. Sometimes what I think sounds good, loses its appeal when I've had time to come down from my writing high. 🙂 Do you do this too?

I have another one percolating but I'm not ready for that one yet. It's for a specific magazine and those are sometimes...feisty. Here's another question. Do you write to meet submission guidelines or do you try to match up things you've already written to submission calls? I do both but I think it flows best when I'm not writing for any particular audience, it's just something that needs to come out.

We got snow! Quite a bit of it too. The first storm gave us about 3-4", and the second about 5". It's been bitter cold but is warming this week. I saw the orthopedic surgeon, which was very discouraging but I got a few answers I suppose, and I'm trying to hold onto my sanity during the current political toxic dump.

I was scheduled to go meet some of the cats that have been in the shelter for quite a while. I injured myself so had to postpone, but I'm rescheduled for tomorrow. So I may soon have a new kitty to spoil. I just hope it works out and that it gets along with my two.

I got Hunter the first book in The Sandman. I fell in love with it in the 90s and we watched the netflix series together. He started reading it a few days ago and is really liking it. I finished my most recent book and decided to do a re-read. I have the individual issues so I'm having to dig them out of my comics cabinet. I'm currently up to The Doll's House, if you're familiar with it. It's fantastic, of course. In the 90s I was a bit obsessed with comics and collected way too many of them. I never got into superheroes, but I loved the indie comics. Some of my favs were Poison Elves, Starchild, Elric, Conan, Heavy Metal, The Invisibles and a ton of others. In the Sandman universe, I also collected Books of Magic, The Dreaming, and a few short spin offs. Dead Boy Detectives was one of those, and yesterday I saw that it's getting a netflix show as well. I always meant to read Hellblazer but it had already been going for a long time when I started. Now there's a new one coming out and I'd like to go to the comic book store and find a copy. I'd like to read the original run when I can buy the TPBs. I still have Preacher in there on the shelf waiting to be read. I recently read 'Baltimore: The Plague Ships' and enjoyed that one. Recent books I've enjoyed include "Episode Thirteen" and "Don't Fear The Reaper". In Episode Thirteen, a ghost hunter show stays at an building previously used for 70s experiments into the paranormal. It's told epistolary style, which I love, but may not be your cup of tea. "Don't Fear The Reaper" is the second in Stephen Graham Jone's series about a native American girl who was obsessed with horror movies and runs into real life horror.

This is it for now. I hope everyone is having a good 2024 so far.

Walking home at night Past scarecrows with gruesome grins The whispering corn	Abduction folklore Caught in a beam of bright light Probed, tagged and released
She lives in a cave Spinning origami prey Beware Shelob's kiss	Genetic hybrids Mingling with their human prey Toying with their food