Been caught stealing
Starting National Poetry Writing Month 13 days in with a found poem prompt.
Read More Been caught stealingAuthor: ptomsky
Be where you need to be
Whatever your reaction to this, please be kind to yourself.
Read More Be where you need to beCOVID-19 poem
82,404 The latest count of infected here on this land of plenty Times two—one hundred sixty-four, eight hundred and eight. This many lungs pulling fur in the sac instead of air, we pant for hours, we gulp in infected skies The rest of us hold our breath—the spores in the air in flown sputum from careless […]
Read More COVID-19 poemCoronavirus: Obsessive Hand Sanitizing and Other Observations
Fear and hand sanitizer and the coronavirus.
Read More Coronavirus: Obsessive Hand Sanitizing and Other ObservationsClimate Change: Poems for Gaia- Chapbook Launch
Join me March 6 in Manitou Springs Colorado for an art opening at Commonwheel –Responding to Climate Change
Read More Climate Change: Poems for Gaia- Chapbook Launch5 ways to keep to a writing schedule
5 ways from successful writers to keep a writing schedule going. The schedule includes sane plans for marketing; submitting; and spending time in community.
Read More 5 ways to keep to a writing scheduleMaking every Monday my B&^tch (Hound)
Today I sit at my desk with emails answered. I have incredible peace of mind. Why? I finally decided to eat a healthy breakfast! Up at five this morning, it was dark and 6 degrees Farenheit. I couldn’t see Pikes Peak out of my window. I first tackled the dishes from my marathon meal prep […]
Read More Making every Monday my B&^tch (Hound)The problem with Christmas
The problem with Christmas is: The two sides of my personality are arrayed against one another in hand-to-hand, bloody red and money-green-colored combat. On one hand, I revel in movies about sorority houses being invaded by murderous Santas– Krampus is my spirit animal of the season, not Rudolph. On the other hand, I am recording […]
Read More The problem with ChristmasNew flash fiction: inspired by beasts
When I use imagery, often I use the animal world as inspiration. I culturally appropriate their innocence; their victimhood; their beauty. Many of my horror writer idols use beasts and monsters as inchoate expressions of the darkest part of the mind of womyn. If you want to see what you can do with the two […]
Read More New flash fiction: inspired by beastsCute holiday refreshers for your home
Freshen up your home for the holidays with these up-and-coming décor ideas The end of the year holiday rush is upon us—but you may want to focus on refreshing your home for the guests that are inevitable during this time of the year. We’ve scoured the web and used our extensive HGTV viewing time to […]
Read More Cute holiday refreshers for your homeBillie Eilish: Ms. Magnificent Malaise
Billie Eilish is brilliantly broken–but it’s not her fault.
Read More Billie Eilish: Ms. Magnificent MalaiseArtPop 2019: October 19
Please join me on October 19 as costumed revelers in our very own, gritty, grimy rock n’ roll circus. Based on my chapbook of the same name, Rock and Roll Hootchy Koo follows a young artist as her lives intersect with the songs of rock-poets like Lorde, Jim Morrison, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen, PJ Harvey, Bjork, […]
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Patty Tomsky 