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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.

Word Cloud: DRAGON

Posted on November 13, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Dragon – a mythical creature appearing in many cultures, used to symbolize many things: power, wisdom, menace, good fortune, destruction, greed, the bones of the earth, illusion, the longing of human beings to fly, etc. November … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WARCRY

Posted on November 6, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD This month marks the 99th Anniversary of the end of the Somme Offensive, also known as the Battle of the Somme. The Somme was one of the longest, bloodiest battles in human history: between July 1, and … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: THRALL

Posted on October 30, 2015 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Witches. In cultures around the world, stories are told of women who have some extraordinary power: the gift of foretelling the future; of casting spells to alter reality; of mysteriously healing the sick; of cursing their … Continue reading →

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Is a WOMAN a PERSON? The Answer You Get Depends on Who You Ask

Posted on October 27, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Is a Woman a Person?” The answer “Yes, of course,” may seem obvious, but it’s not so clear-cut in American law. When a sitting Supreme Court Justice says that the Equal Protection clause of the 14th … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: APPARITION

Posted on October 23, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Samhain or Samhuin (SAH-win or SOW-in – rhymes with cow) was the first day of the new year in the ancient Celtic calendar, the beginning of the “darker half” of the year. Samhain is Irish Gaelic. … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ELDRITCH

Posted on October 16, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. – Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 1 We’re midway through October, when black and orange decorations are popping up everywhere, and Americans add giant bags of … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: HARBINGER

Posted on October 9, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Last-Minute Message For a Time Capsule I have to tell you this, whoever you are: that on one summer morning here, the ocean pounded in on tumbledown breakers, a south wind, bustling along the shore, whipped … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SUNCROSSING

Posted on October 1, 2015 by wordcloud9

 by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I am by choice most thoroughly a creature of the West Coast convergence of sea and desert, which gives new meaning to “dry land.” Autumn, when the sun recrosses the equator heading south, might tempt me … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: OBSCURED

Posted on September 25, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Each poem comes in its own way. Finding the rhythm and shape of a poem can be as natural as breathing, or as difficult as giving birth. Some poems emerge full-grown like Athena from the head … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SOUNDINGS

Posted on September 18, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I usually don’t feel the need to explain my one-word titles, but this connection is personal. “Soundings” are what sailors take when they are in shallow water or where there are hidden rocks. Sounding is also … Continue reading →

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