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Free Write Friday – Temporary Blindness

It’s been a long time since I’ve responded to Kellie Elmore’s Free Write Friday, but the following prompt brought up vivid images. You find yourself in the lower level of an old ship. A calendar on the wall says  1682. There is a small window, and the view is nothing but open sea and a setting sun. […]

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Ultimate Wonder Haikus

Ultimate wonder we move toward with each breath yet fear its embrace You can hear more ultimate wonder haikus and seeing beautiful Alaska scenes, by clicking the link below. Enjoy. Ultimate Wonder Haikus

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Make Haiku Comic Book #33

Two hummingbirds fly To colorful prayer flags Dance happy away Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format to print […]

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A Visit from Bullwinkle

Moose nibbles on trees A surprising evening sight Careful he watches This evening we saw our first Alaskan Moose, munching on small trees across the street. Photos by Brian Payne

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My Journey to the Ultimate Wonder

(Click title below to see video) My Journey to the Ultimate Wonder Ultimate Wonder Journey over space and time Know life’s one great truth

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Make Haiku Comic Mini-Book #32

Birds flock to my garden Balance on leaves, eat pollen Breakfast with delight Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic  book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the […]

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Simplify

Life’s simple pleasures Sun, sea, silence soothe senses Time stops for wonder For the past month and a half, I was engaged in the uncertainty of unexpected unemployment. As a nurse, I knew I could quickly begin work as a travel nurse and signed up with five agencies. I was actually approved for two different […]

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African Dance in Alaska

                                        Drumbeats and colors pulsations from head to hands slap, tone, bass delight The warm, enlivening rhythms of Guinea, West Africa filled the Bunnell  Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska from the middle of February through […]

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Make Haiku Comic Book #31

White burst of brilliance Blinding sun swallows dawn’s light The sky awakens Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic  book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape […]

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Eagle Haiku Two

Eagle glides in view Royally rests on near pole White tail fans away

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