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The Best of It: The Year So Far Edition
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Soulard Haiku Hike on January 25th!
I’m excited to be hosting another Soulard Haiku Walk this Saturday, January 25th at 9:30 a.m. I know that many of the people who read this blog are not local to St. Louis, but if you know someone in the area who might be interested, feel free to forward them this post. The Soulard Haiku…
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The Best of It:Favorite Events of 2024
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Midwinter Day Renku: First Notes on a New Form
For the past two years, I’ve collaborated with haiku friends on what I call the Midwinter Day Renku. I created this renku variation in response to one of my all-time favorite works of literature, Bernadette Mayer’s epic poem Midwinter Day. The story behind Midwinter Day is that Mayer composed the entire thing on Friday, December…
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The Best of It: Favorite Restaurant Meals of 2024
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The Best of the Earl Grey Year
Although it was difficult for me to narrow down the best of all 100 Earl Grey blends I’ve tasted in 2024, I did want to highlight my favorites. My initial long list had 20 teas on it; I narrowed it down to 15 for the final best-of list. I tried to take it down to…
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The Best of It: Mid-December Edition
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Let’s Write 1,000 Haiku in 2025
On my birthday this year, I started what would become my first successful completion of the Buson Challenge, in which you write 10 haiku a day for 100 days. You can read more about my 2024 experience here: Buson Challenge Blog Post. I didn’t create the Buson Challenge; I learned about it in a talk…
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The Best of It: Thankful Edition
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The Earl Grey Year Part 25: Ending as I Began
Here we are at the end of the Earl Grey Year. I’ve tasted all 100 teas, and this is the final blog post of reviews. I end as I began, reviewing four classic blends. These were all enjoyable teas, and the final tea was especially unique. I feel like I need to say something profound,…