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Denise E Lindquist
Bio
I am married with 7 children, 27 grands, and 12 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 weekly.
Stories (683/0)
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 Lindquistabout 13 hours 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 Lindquista day 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 days 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 Lindquist4 days 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 Lindquist5 days ago in Writers
Gratitude For Life. Top Story - June 2024.
The last time I laughed so hard that my belly hurt was ___________ Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts When I was 24 and going to a women's support group we would laugh, I would go home with a sore face and sore sides. Why? I wasn't used to smiling or laughing. After a few months of doing that, I never have a sore face, sides, or belly from laughing as I laugh enough.
By Denise E Lindquist6 days ago in Writers
Gratitude
Write a love letter to the home you currently live in. Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts To our home: First I want to apologize for the lack of improvements I promised. When I moved into this house in 1997, it was in great shape as was the yard, back porch, and outbuilding. When we retired in 2012, we moved this house with the idea of building on the land we moved it to and selling this home.
By Denise E Lindquist10 days ago in Writers
A Pantoum
There are more formal interpretations of how to write a pantoum, but I’ve decided to try this one, mainly because it’s easier. Write 8 lines of poetry Then put them together using this basic structure: Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, Line 2, 5, 4, 6, Lines 5, 7, 6, 8, Lines 7, 3, 8, 1 Tree Langdon
By Denise E Lindquist11 days ago in Poets
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