Author Archives: wordcloud9

Unknown's avatar

About wordcloud9

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.

A Poem for Sunday

Posted on January 27, 2019 by wordcloud9

Indira Babbellapati is a Professor of English at Andhra University, in Pradesh, India. She has published several collections of poetry, including: Affaire de Coeur, Vignettes of the Sea, and From the Biography of an Unknown Woman. She has also translated … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on A Poem for Sunday

ON THIS DAY: January 27, 2019

Posted on January 27, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 27th is National Chocolate Cake Day National Geographic Day * Thomas Crapper Day * International Day in Memory of the Holocaust Victims * _______________________________________ MORE! Mozart, Neel Doff and Maeda Seison, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 27, 2019

ON THIS DAY: January 26, 2019

Posted on January 26, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 26th is Dental Drill Day * Peanut Brittle Day National Spouses Day International Customs Day * Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement * _______________________________________ MORE! Alda Facio, Gustavo Dudamel and Libby Lane, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 26, 2019

Mary Oliver (1935-2019)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Wikipedia tries to sum her up: Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American  poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In 2007 The New York Times described her as “far and away, this country’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Mary Oliver (1935-2019)

ON THIS DAY: January 25, 2019

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 25th is Irish Coffee Day * Opposite Day (Robert) Burns Night * A Room of One’s Own Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Claudius, Nellie Bly and Hakushū Kitahara, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 25, 2019

Word Cloud: JOCUND (Redux)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Survival sometimes hangs on unlikely skills. The Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) has been dubbed ‘The Jesus Christ Lizard’ because it can run short distances on the surface of water when escaping from predators. The Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) developed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Word Cloud: JOCUND (Redux)

ON THIS DAY: January 24, 2019

Posted on January 24, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 24th is Belly Laugh Day Cell Phone Recycling Day * Compliment Day Lobster Thermidor Day Peanut Butter Day _______________________________________ MORE! Hadrian, Signe Rink and Thurgood Marshall, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 24, 2019

ON THIS DAY: January 23, 2019

Posted on January 23, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 23rd is Handwriting Day Into the Deep Day * National Pie Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Edouard Manet, Florence Rush and Duke Ellington, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 23, 2019

ON THIS DAY: January 22, 2019

Posted on January 22, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 22nd is Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day Blonde Brownie Day National Hot Sauce Day * Southern Food Day Roe v Wade Day * __________________________________________ MORE! Beatrice Webb, Kenneth Kaunda and Madeleine Albright, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 22, 2019

ON THIS DAY: January 21, 2019

Posted on January 21, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 21st is Martin Luther King Jr. Day Granola Bar Day National Hugging Day * Squirrel Appreciation Day * New England Clam Chowder Day _______________________________________ MORE! Sophia Jex-Blake, Vhan Tekeyan and Itō Noe, click

Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: January 21, 2019