Sunday, January 10, 2021

Writers’ Pantry #52: Year’s Beginning

Hello, Word Artists and Admirers! Welcome to the first pantry of the new year. As much as I’d love to cleanly shake off all the dreck from 2020, I know that things don’t work that way. It’s like when you go to finally organize a drawer, closet, basement that got way out of hand. When you move stuff around, it all looks worse than when you first started. But clean-up is necessary and so are those first shaky steps. Hopefully the break gave us all a chance to catch our breath so we can go one with what needs doing.



This Wednesday, Rosemary will ask us to write something based on a line or phrase from the poem “Landscape” by Mary Oliver.

The pantry is now open for business. Share your words old and new, fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose. Just be sure to keep your prose to 369 words or fewer. I know we all get a bit busy from time to time and it's so easy to forget when there's a lot going on (*gestures at the mad state of the world*), but it really is a huge help to us when folks stick to the guidelines as much as possible (for instance, adding the link or the title of the prompt you are responding to somewhere in the post) . Thanks, and happy writing!

21 comments:

  1. Thank you, Rommy. I think the world is still in uncharted waters; may we navigate them safely!

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    1. Quite uncharted! And yes, may we all come out the other side safely, eventually.

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  2. HAPPY SUNDAY
    HAPPY NEW YEAR

    MUCH LOVE...

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  3. Good day, everyone!
    and a Happy New Year to all. (i guess it's still not too late to wish that) 😁

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  4. Good Sunday to everyone. I apologize for my 3 month exile (with a couple weeks off for good behavior.) My contribution for today explains a bit but I have a feeling that it would apply to everyone here as well.

    2020 ended with a bang (literally). If I may make one prediction, 2021 should be interesting.

    Cheers to all!

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    1. We're glad to have you back. And yep, so far it has been pretty interesting.

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    2. Dear Joel, you've been missed. Good to read you again.

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    3. Ha! With this warm welcome, I wonder why I stepped away until I look back and the reminders nudge back in.
      Wee Sprout and I had a short conversation today and says, "Hey!"

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    4. Delighted to know Wee Sprout is well and happy!

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  5. Happy New Year everyone...good to be back !

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  6. I really like the organizing drawer metaphor. It's true about the year, and very useful for those of us who have to go through a mess of paperwork without screaming.

    Happy Readings, everyone!

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    1. *cough* I've cleaned up enough messy drawers to feel I'm something of an authority on this matter. 😂

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  7. Happy Sunday, everyone! I am excited to be back.

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  8. Oh the childhood memories. Off to do some errands, but will be back at lunchtime to comment here and on my previous poetic entry of a while back- I'm a bit behind but will catch up!

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    1. Happens to us all! Whatever you can manage is very welcome.

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