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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: Across a Cultural Cosmos – Three Poets

Posted on September 6, 2021 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. ______________________________ “Looking … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Newspaper Carrier Day

Posted on September 4, 2021 by wordcloud9

September 4th is Newspaper Carrier Day.  In 1833, New York Sun editor Benjamin Day ran an ad for “steady men” to vend the paper. When 10-year-old Barney Flaherty applied for the job, he impressed Day, and was hired, becoming the … Continue reading →

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Summer Youth Camp With Denmark’s Princess Benedikte II

Posted on September 2, 2021 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Guest Blogger The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker Good morning everyone and welcome. As a Director of a private secondary school for girls, in Nigeria, … Continue reading →

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TCS: The Nigerian Connection and the Glory of Butterflies

Posted on August 30, 2021 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. ______________________________ When … Continue reading →

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Occasionally, a poem by artist Florine Stettheimer

Posted on August 29, 2021 by wordcloud9

Today is Florine Stettheimer’s day of birth. Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944), American modernist painter, designer and poet; credited as the artist who painted the first feminist nude self-portrait; in the 1930s, she hosted a salon with her sisters that attracted members of … Continue reading →

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Two Poems by Rita Dove on Her Birthday

Posted on August 28, 2021 by wordcloud9

Rita Dove was born August 28, 1952, in Akron, Ohio; American poet and essayist; winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her book Thomas and Beulah; U.S. Library of Congress Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, 1993-1995, the first African-American (after the … Continue reading →

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Banana Lovers Day

Posted on August 26, 2021 by wordcloud9

Tommorrow is Banana Lovers Day – spread the word. Banana messages – click:

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TCS: For All the Women of No Importance

Posted on August 23, 2021 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. ______________________________ We … Continue reading →

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A Poem for World Mosquito Day

Posted on August 20, 2021 by wordcloud9

World Mosquito Day: on August 20, 1897, Sir Ronald Ross, British physician, discovers that female mosquitoes transit malaria between humans. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has held annual celebrations of the day since the 1930s John Updike … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Serendipity Day

Posted on August 18, 2021 by wordcloud9

Serendipity Day was launched to celebrate life’s happy surprises. The word was coined by historian and politician Horace Walpole in 1754 as an allusion to Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka. Walpole was a prolific letter writer, and he explained to … Continue reading →

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