Make Something: Leftovers
“Make a facial expression on your plate from the leftovers of a meal.” School starts the day after tomorrow. In these last few days of summer, the kids and I […]
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Make Something: Impossible
When Noah Scalin wrote today’s prompt—make something impossible—he clearly had in mind something visual: “Can you trick the eyes into believing they’re seeing something that they’re not?” I thought of […]
Make Something: Regress
Regress. Today, the make something instruction was to work as if I were a young child, using materials accessible to a little one, maybe even with the skills a youngster […]
Make Something: From a Past Era
The men of our household are out of town this week, so the little ladies and I have been enjoying time together—cooking, talking, watching movies, and creating. We all love […]
Teen Alarm
I call each morning so he gets up on time while mama snoozes on
Pardoned Poet
Yesterday I missed my date With a page of written words The kids were home The streets were flooding The whole day was a blur Poetry forgave me, though It’s […]
Zzzzzzzz
ass on couch feet propped up crackers in a dish wine in her cup children chatting in their beds two with each other one on the web mama doesn’t notice […]
Song Writer
(a haiku) clack smack thwack ching gurch daughter’s typing concerto music to my ears
No idea
a haiku mom’s thoughts vaporize against kids’ burning questions no wonder she’s fried
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his mother stands for hours tall poised steady not even leaning on the chair behind her held by impossible strands of strength and grace friends and strangers line the aisles […]
Good Sports
Day 366 prompt: Sports I can spend a day at Wrigley or Comiskey or whatever they want me to call a ballpark now. I can eat snacks and keep one eye […]
Mama’s Breakfast
Day 365 prompt: Empty the morning hurricane is finally o’er children dressed and fed and out the door mama’s been going full throttle since six and all she has eaten are […]
Reluctant Lullaby
Day 362 prompt: Sunshine Two busy little girls all kissed and tucked in. Their mommy is ready to sit once again. Just as Mom sinks to her bed with a sprawl, […]
Mom’s View
Day 339 prompt: Panning (motion) shot a haiku bent knees, stocking feet, sprouts of hair … weekend morning in our living room
Thriving
Day 324 prompt: Thriving tiny baby squirms and fusses does not latch on first-time mother pleads and stiffens will not give up gentle nurse shows and consoles does not walk away
Beth Nyland 