Denise E Lindquist
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I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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Challenge 2: Metaphors — Day #5
Song Writing Without Boundaries by Pat Pattison This is writing practice for me. I was going to write every assignment and I have written several however, it feels like I am not getting any better with metaphors, so I am moving on to the chapter on writing in rhythm and rhyme for next time.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Calumny
cal·um·ny [ˈkaləmnē] noun - the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation. i.e. slander: "a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation" a false and slanderous statement: "a change in the law would prevent the press from publishing calumnies" Dictionary Data from Oxford Languages
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
Why Would Anyone Want To Smell Like A Skunk
In other words, why does cannabis smell so much like skunk spray? It turns out, the stinky culprits in both substances belong to a family of prenylated volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), a subset of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), according to a 2021 study published in the journal ACS Omega.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
Three Of Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts
What will you contribute to future generations? Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts When my children were young and I was in recovery, I heard about the alcoholic family rules and decided to break those rules for my children. Rule 1: Do not talk or ask questions. Rule 2: Do not trust. Rule 3: Do not feel.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
Conversations With a Granddaughter
When our granddaughter gets to our house with her mother, I tell them that her grandpa may be sleeping. We all tiptoe into the living room where he went back to sleep earlier. As we approach the living room we can hear, softly, his head is covered up.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
Challenge Four — Metaphor
Day #4: Finding noun-verb collisions Pat Pattison, Song Writing without Boundaries Metaphors will continue to be a struggle for me! I enjoy them but struggle with writing them, and I am not finding these exercises easy to do in much the same way I have difficulty writing fiction.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
