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Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

TCS: ‘The Poem You Made of Me’ – Valentine’s Week

Posted on February 13, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! _____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. _____________________________ “I wonder … Continue reading →

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A Great Star Will Fall – Else Lasker-Schüler

Posted on February 11, 2023 by wordcloud9

Else Lasker-Schüler, born Elisabeth Schüler on February 11, 1869 in Elberfeld, Germany, was a German Jewish poet, short-story writer, playwright, and novelist affiliated with the avant-garde and German Expressionism. She was the author of several works, including Styx, Die Wupper and Mein blaues … Continue reading →

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The Martin Butterfly

Posted on February 9, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The Monarch butterfly considered to be the king of butterflies and the most beautiful of all butterflies in the world,” Panescu says. “They represent strength, endurance, spirituality, trust, sustaining what they believe, transformation, and evolution.” – Google … Continue reading →

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His Ninth Life – In Memoriam

Posted on February 6, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning _____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. _____________________________ “What we … Continue reading →

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Even Before Flowers, There Were Butterflies

Posted on February 5, 2023 by wordcloud9

February 5th was established in 2004 as California Western Monarch Day by the California state legislature, to celebrate these beautiful butterflies and their annual migration to spend winters on the central coast of California, and to highlight the rapid rate … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Homemade Soup Day

Posted on February 4, 2023 by wordcloud9

Daniel Nyikos was born in Germany into a U.S. military family. His mother is Hungarian and his father is an American of Hungarian descent. The family moved a lot during his early school years, mostly in America and the Netherlands. His … Continue reading →

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William & Harry: Blue Blood Bros

Posted on February 2, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor William Shakespeare:   “Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.” As You Like It   “Deep malice makes too deep incision: Forget, … Continue reading →

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TCS: To Hear the Flute of Your Whole Existence

Posted on January 30, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! _____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. _____________________________ A dead … Continue reading →

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Trump and the cursed golden stool – A Folktale

Posted on January 26, 2023 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor January 20, 2023 marked the second year anniversary of Joe Biden’s presidency. In the immediate aftermath of his electoral victory, I wrote a folktale/fable condemning Trump’s villainy and depravity. Folktales are stories originating in popular culture … Continue reading →

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Virginia Woolf: A Room of One’s Own

Posted on January 25, 2023 by wordcloud9

January 25, 1882 – Virginia Woolf born, leading English modernist author and feminist; best known for her novels To the Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway, and her essay A Room of One’s Own. “… a woman must have money and a … Continue reading →

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