A Good Day

In case you missed it, the Yarn Harlot is sharing some spectacular news today: knitters worldwide have now raised $434,439.41 for Doctors Without Borders. It is a good day, indeed, when we can stand up and know we've made a difference in others' lives.

Pushcart

Ballard Street Poetry Journal has nominated my poem After Three Hours of Screening Dirt at Heshotauthla for the Pushcart Prize. I'm excited, honored, and walking on clouds.

Writing has been placed on temporary hold while I totally freak out about getting my Christmas knitting finished. Here's a peek at a few things in progress:

Oooh, sparkly! Hint: these are small and will fit in a stocking.


This one is actually a beautiful dark blue, but it's hard to tell in the photo.


I've also completed two Barbie outfits for a doll dress swap.
A houndstooth skirt with shell and cardigan. I was really pleased with the skirt, which was my own design. I'll be making more of these.


Evening gown glamour. I also made the little clutch. It was hard to mail this one off - I wanted to keep it for myself.

Poem

The Fall issue of Tipton Poetry Journal is now available, both online and in print. I'm pleased to have my poem Post-It Notes from Jesus included, along with work by the magical Michaela Gabriel and the inimitable Liz Gallagher.

Wordstock

I'm off to Wordstock this weekend. There will be readings, workshops, and plenty of books and lit mags. If you're in the Portland area, check it out!

Romance and Sock Yarn

Looky what I won during the Sock Yarnapalooza over at Romancing the Yarn! Gorgeous shades of purple (my favorite color!) and red. Yum. Many thanks to Barbara Bretton, who is apparently the fairy godmother of yarn as well as a fantastic writer!

Happy Halloween!

How did they know?!

You Are a Witch (or Warlock)

You are deviously brilliant and a perfect manipulator. You somehow always end up getting what you want - without anyone knowing you're working behind the scenes. Crafty and cunning, you can work your way out of any jam. And it's easy for you to get people to do what you want, whether you're working for good or evil. Your greatest power: Mind control Your greatest weakness: Making people your puppets You play well with: Ghosts

What Kind of Monster Are You?

Thirteen

Today is the last day of my 13th round of 30 poems in 30 days:

1. Fourteen Hours after the Telegram Comes
2. Postcard from Shambhala
3. Still Life with Marionette
4. Inviolate
5. On the War(d)
6. au revoir
7. Ripper
8. Lost Mementos
9. Another Night in Mortaritaville
10. An Eyewitness Account of Leaving the Womb
11. 3 Halloween haiku
12. Pink
13. Desert Roses, 1994
14. Running to Stand Still
15. Sleepless
16. Death Catches You on the Corner by the Shop N Go
17. By the Light of their Shining Teeth
18. I wasn’t taken by surprise when the bones began to speak (ghazal)
19. An Easier Way to Bliss
20. On the Third Floor of the Natural History Museum
21. Elegy for Summer
22. Sonnenizio on a line from Strobel
23. blessing the bed (after Clifton)
24. In Defense of the Unspoken Word
25. At the Powwow
26. Walking Through the House for the Last Time
27. I Have Seen the Velvet Thrush of Texture (cento)
28. Off the Map
29. The Girl Scouts Take a Nature Walk
30. black day, bright day