Category Archives: Miscellanea

Journaling: paper vs. digital

Posted on 2018-04-09 by Elizabeth

I find it interesting, how different the topics are for my online journal from the paper journal that I have returned to since the first of 2018. Things that I would only post, if at all, on my Patchwork Prose … Continue reading →

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Late night thoughts

Posted on 2017-12-28 by Elizabeth

Reading about the excess profit taking on generic drugs by companies centered on fast money rather than service to society, I find myself becoming convinced that for me to purchase and use such products would not be something I could … Continue reading →

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ecology (19 November 2017)

Posted on 2017-11-21 by Elizabeth

we didn’t expect oceans dead, oxygen gone cities down sink holes we thought…smog and air filters self-sufficient geo-domes Copyright © 2017-11-21, by Lizl Bennefeld. I believe that the 19th day was the one that I missed in the poem-a-day string. … Continue reading →

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Seeing Mother (16 November 2017)

Posted on 2017-11-18 by Elizabeth

Prompt: “When I see my mother” When I see her now she looks so much younger— filled with song vigorous and happy, radiant… sorrows past, still in love —Elizabeth Bennefeld, 2017-11-18 Note: My mother died on 15 November 2016 (age … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 20: Wrap It Up

Posted on 2017-09-09 by Elizabeth

  What I enjoyed (and did not) I enjoyed the prompts. They were not earthshaking, but they served their purpose. The subjects were predictable, but the techniques/methods for addressing the prompts were varied. I was able to bypass the techniques … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 19: Roundup of Great Reads

Posted on 2017-09-09 by Elizabeth

Perhaps not so much great “reads” in every case. I do enjoy looking at photographs of the out-of-doors and the creatures that live there. Belinda Grover Photography: Belinda Grover has a particularly nice photograph of a hoverfly on a plant … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 18: A series of anecdotes

Posted on 2017-09-08 by Elizabeth

Not likely…Instead, a few pictures with comments. These photos are from my personal album. My parents took a lot photographs throughout their lifetimes. As we left home for college, we each received a large photo album with a copy of … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 16: Mine Your Own Material

Posted on 2017-09-08 by Elizabeth

Favorite Recipes and a Short Story, from previous years of blogging Eggs and Orange Juice, September 2014 I like starting out the day with an omelette, a couple times a week. Sometimes they’re simple, and sometimes they’re more involved. This … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 15: Take a c(l)ue

Posted on 2017-09-07 by Elizabeth

Rather than poll my readers (hi, Mara!), I turned to the alternatives listed for Day 15 on the Resource Page and selected three related suggestions: Tell us about a book that opened your eyes when you were young. Describe a … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 13: Play with Word Count

Posted on 2017-09-05 by Elizabeth

  Mostly, I write short verse. What SFPA refers to as “Dwarf” poetry (10 lines or fewer). Writing a longer poem than usual would qualify, I think, as playing with the word count. On a whim, I also upended habit … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 12: Critique a Piece of Work

Posted on 2017-09-05 by Elizabeth

Today, express your opinion on a topic or a piece of artwork. This is your opportunity to comment on something you’re passionate about, or review a piece of entertainment that you love or despise. | You can approach this assignment … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 11: A Cup of Coffee

Posted on 2017-08-30 by Elizabeth

If we were having coffee together, today, I would share some fresh, cold-brew coffee with you. Hot, warm or cold, made with water or milk or some of each. There’s also a selection of black tea in the cupboard and … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 9: Writing and Not Writing

Posted on 2017-08-30 by Elizabeth

What do you do when you’re not writing? How do you reset and return to the dashboard, refreshed? What do you need in your day-to-day life to maintain balance: Running? Yoga? Gardening? Painting? Cooking? Today, tell us. A lot of … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 8: Reinvent the Letter Format (or not)

Posted on 2017-08-29 by Elizabeth

Some might say a post in the form of a letter is trite and overdone. But with the right approach and tone, a letter can tell a great story and get your message across (and it doesn’t have to be … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day Seven: Let Social Media Inspire You

Posted on 2017-08-26 by Elizabeth

One of the goals of this course is to help you tap into new and unexpected places for post ideas. Today, let’s look to Twitter for inspiration. Don’t worry — you don’t need an account. Even if Twitter isn’t for … Continue reading →

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Finding Everyday Inspiration, Day 4: In Transit

Posted on 2017-08-24 by Elizabeth

In Transit: Nth Dimension Travel the perfect place, filled with people going somewhere— step aside from them picture one unnumbered world where green, vibrant valleys wait cross over, mindful to watch your step–don’t look up and lose the pathway two … Continue reading →

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Everyday Inspiration, Day Two: Write a List

Posted on 2017-08-22 by Elizabeth

This is an interesting exercise for me, because I enjoy writing lists. My favorite, “O Hidden Drawer“, was written in February 2015 for Writing 201: Poetry (WordPress, Blogging U). More recently, on this blog, I wrote “Survival” for day 25 … Continue reading →

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Too short, mourning

Posted on 2017-08-18 by Elizabeth

  only photographs– still, silent in their stark frames– wait for tears to fall 12 months, too short for mourning … too soon, the memories fade   too short, mourning. Copyright 2017-08-18, by Lizl Bennefeld.

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Getting It Right

Posted on 2017-06-11 by Elizabeth

“Getting it Right” I write the story of my life one day at a time, taking care to leaf through previous pages, editing events, adjusting back stories, tidying errors and casual mistakes that I would not have made, had I … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – update

Posted on 2017-04-26 by Lizl Bennefeld

I’ve gotten a bit behind in putting my daily poems onto the net. As I may have mentioned, (maybe not here; maybe just elsewhere), my husband is building a workshop in the back yard (18’x24′ — lifelong ambition), and I … Continue reading →

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