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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.

ON THIS DAY: April 5, 2018

Posted on April 5, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 5th is Caramel Day Go For Broke Day * Gold Star Spouses Day * Deep Dish Pizza Day * Read A Road Map Day Star Trek First Contact Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Thomas Hobbes, Bette Davis and Sadao Munemori, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 4, 2018

Posted on April 4, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 4th is Chicken Cordon Bleu Day School Librarian Day * Vitamin C Day * World Rat Day * International Carrot Day * International Day for Mine Awareness & Action * _________________________________________ MORE! Francis Drake, Dorothea Dix and Muddy Waters, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 3, 2018

Posted on April 3, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 3rd is Chocolate Mousse Day Film Score Day * Pony Express Day * National Tweed Day * Weed Out Hate Day World Party Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Oscar Wilde, Jane Goodall and Allen Ginsberg, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 2, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 2nd is World Autism Day National Ferret Day Peanut Butter & Jelly Day National Reconciliation Day International Children’s Book Day _________________________________________ MORE! Beethoven, Jeannette Rankin and Haile Selassie, click

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TCS: Shakespeare, April and The Firebird

Posted on April 2, 2018 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 … Continue reading →

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A Poem for the First Day of National Poetry Month

Posted on April 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

Some People Like Poetry by Wislawa Szymborska Some people— that means not everyone. Not even most of them, only a few. Not counting school, where you have to, and poets themselves, you might end up with something like two per … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 1, 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 1st is Atheists Day * April Fools/All Fools Day Reading is Funny Day US Air Force Academy Day * International Tatting Day (lace-making) National Poetry Month 22nd Anniversary * _________________________________________ MORE! Etta Palm, Anne McCaffrey and Rachel Maddow, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 31, 2018

Posted on March 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

March 31st is Bunsen Burner Day * Crayola Crayon Day * Eiffel Tower Day * World Backup Day International Hug A Medievalist Day * International Transgender Day of Visibility * _________________________________________ MORE! Abigail Adams, Muriel Wright and Marge Piercy, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 30, 2018

Posted on March 30, 2018 by wordcloud9

March 30th is National Doctor’s Day * ‘I Am in Control’ Day * National Pencil Day * Virtual Vacation Day Take a Walk in the Park Day _________________________________________ MORE! Anna Sewell, Janet Browne and Shahka Sherkat, click

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Word Cloud: UNCOMMONLY

Posted on March 30, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are poems that need to be seen on the page because the placement of each word, each punctuation mark, each space is part of the poem. There are other poems that ride on the tongue, … Continue reading →

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