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Instant Replay… Rhymes Abound

April 25, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 2 Comments

Plate of Crazy? Yes indeed. Murphy’s Law has sown its seed…

Filed Under: Language, Other Stuff Tagged With: Language, Murphy's Law, poetry therapy, real women real life, rhyme crime, Technology

Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?

March 28, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 7 Comments

When familiarity is just fine, despite conventional wisdom.

Filed Under: Language, Relationships Tagged With: curiosity, emotions, familiarity versus comfort zone, psychology, Relationships, routine

Ten Uphill Observations (for Jonathan Borofsky)

September 1, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 4 Comments

Impressions after an art exhibit on a long walk uphill.

Filed Under: Art Art Art, Language Tagged With: art, Art Art Art, Language, not prose, writing exercise

Domestic

April 3, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

Are you domestic? Domesticated? Not so simple a formula as you may think.

Filed Under: Family Dynamics, Language, Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: healthy eating, home, home is where the heart is, home life, life after divorce, shopping, soup, women's issues, writing from life

Tempus Fugit

March 7, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

Latin one-liners we love to live by. Time is fleeting, so let’s get to it…

Filed Under: Language, Lifestyle Tagged With: aging, boredom, busy schedules, France, Language, Lifestyle, midlife, Morning Musing, parenting college students, stress management, time management

In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

March 1, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 5 Comments

Declarations of belief, to conjure an early spring.

Filed Under: Language, Love Tagged With: aging, Language, passion, poetry, writing, writing exercise

Man Friends

January 8, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 28 Comments

Our labels. Our living arrangements. Our… POSSLQs.

Filed Under: Language, Love, Relationships Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, cohabitation, living together, Love, marital status, New York Times, Relationships, Sex and the City, terms of endearment

Holiday Rhyme (House Mouse Time)

December 24, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

‘Twas the day before Christmas and all through the house, Creatures were stirring though no, not a mouse. Wolfie was wishing she’d managed her timing (Of cleaning and cooking and writing and rhyming) To better be ready for holiday feting, Instead of last minute, all harried, regretting The still to be tended odd baking and […]

Filed Under: Language Tagged With: Christmas, family, fun, holidays, Language, rhyme crime, rhymes, silly verse

Frost, Lost… and Found

November 22, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 4 Comments

It’s American Thanksgiving! How are you spending your day? Are you with family and friends, or is it a day on your own? Of course, if you’re reading in Canada, Australia, France, or anywhere else across the globe, today is Thursday. And? How about some poetry, wherever you may be? As a single mother, I’ve […]

Filed Under: Language Tagged With: holidays, poetry, single mother, Single Parenting, Thanksgiving

On Meaningful and Memorable Words

November 20, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 9 Comments

On memorable stories, characters, and authors. Philip Roth, retiring at 80.

Filed Under: Language, Lifestyle Tagged With: favorite books, memories, New York Times, ramble, what are you reading, writing, writing from life

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