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Blog postPhoto by Alexey Demidov on Pexels.com “scavengers”
amid blackened skulls
crushed beneath metal monsters
the dirge of mankind howls
beneath the laser blasts
plastique blows apart
the enemies of man
while remnants harvest
buried treasures of the lost
metal can be reforged
machine parts repaired
military weapons
a much sought boon
but the sweetest find of all
hides beneath charred remains
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Blog postPhoto by lilartsy on Pexels.com “a shared cup” first we sit place coats on backs of chairs make ourselves comfortable as we ease into place talking of nothing we let the tea steep boiling water unfurls dried leaves full green tips unfold their agony within their porcelain prison unleashing hidden flavors they release the scent of Indian soil beneath brilliant burning suns the shared story of mankind sits between us bequeathed by queens and kings, smugglers and emperors, peasant m
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Blog postA-1 Bookstore of Canton, Ohio (photo taken by Cat Russell, 2021) While I’m rewriting my draft for my second novel, Hera Unbound, I’m altering my monthly content from poems to either writing prompts or short posts about current events.
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CURRENT EVENTS:
Last November I utilized the resources of National Novel Writing Month–aka NaNoWriMo–to create the first draft of my next novel, a retelling of the Olypian coup against Zeus by his wife, Hera, goddess of marriage -
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Blog postPhoto by Zichuan Han on Pexels.com “book-wrapt” The quintessential connection to books a private sanctuary programmed for escapism. delightful displayed in the home they work wonders en masse exuding breath of generations, nourish senses, slay boredom relieve distress. read a passage and be inspired all authors are alive where a jumble of books ends we hold possibility as if desperately waiting an unused book a library is never done # Next Friday, I’ll also post on my Patreo
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Blog postPhoto by Negative Space on Pexels.com “i wandered carefree as a weed” (a lyric in honor of my lawn--as well as Wordsworth’s I wandered lonely as a Cloud) I wandered carefree as a weed that floats through clouds and skies of blue, unlike the golden daffodils landlocked in groups of ten and two, narcissus bent faces downcast despite the sunny bright forecast. the daffodils herald spring days, the dandelions announce them too, but one lasts weeks, then petals shed must twelve months wait unti
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Blog postPhoto by Beckett on Pexels.com “watercolors” practice trains you to observe everyday details the exact blue of heaven isn’t blue it’s cobalt, azure, gold and scarlet, rose blooms into violet, silver marbles the horizon before blackest night awash in color Rorschachs blossom my mind’s edges cauliflower errors discover possibility fill each canvas with pauses lightening then brightening always saving the darkest for last nothing cannot be adapted to something new, sometimes better forgive
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Blog post“morning routine”
the kettle calls,
the song of steamed leaves,
sugarcane, and the warm cup
in my hands. over toast
i view the tea warmer's flame,
the hearth and heart of our happy home
Next Friday, I’ll also post on my Patreon. If you’d like to read about my progress and plans for this year, you can subscribe to my Patreon and support my work for just $1 a month! Until next time, stay safe and well, and read often!
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Blog post“paper journeys” Long lonely childhood days I lounged beneath the mulberry tree, just Thisbee and me, waiting for Pyramus to take us away, I'd play host to Hermes and Zeus, coast wine-dark seas devour siren song, draw Labyrinthian threads through Minotaur’s home, and soar cornflower sky beside Daedalus before my waxen wings would melt; lofty flight cut short by sun and seafoam, left alone in my room, immersed in biblichor, i buried myself beneath thin sheets, knowing only myt
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Blog postphoto inside of A1 Bookstore: 6067 Navarre Rd SW, Canton, OH 44706 Happy New Year!
It’s that special time of year again…you know what I’m talking about: January! The month to make and break resolutions, recover from holiday hangovers, and of course that most important event of all–reviewing the books I’ve read in the past year! You know you’ve been waiting for it.
Seriously though, several years ago I started keeping a list of the books I read as part of a local l -
Blog postPinholes book cover As a New Year’s gift to you all (which has absolutely nothing to do with book promotion), I’m making the first two chapters of my latest book, Pinholes: Traveling Through the Curtain of the Night, available as a free audio! Here is the link for its Internet Archive page below. Enjoy!
FREE AUDIO LINK: https://archive.org/details/pinholes-promo-podcast-2chapters-released-january-2022
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Blog postI know it’s a bit late, but the publication of Raging Aardvark‘s flash anthology is finally here! Please visit FaceBook for the Launch Party if you’d like to congratulate the authors, and I’m including some helpful links below for purchasing the book. I’m very happy to say my flash story, Mirror, appears in this anthology!
https://www.createspace.com/6652118
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0994525206
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Blog postAn eclectic selection of writings that reflect the diversity of Cat Russell’s work, including poetry, science fiction, horror, humor, and mythology.
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Tempting Fate
Clotho inhaled, enjoying the heady aroma of roasted beans and caffeine that permeated the small coffee shop. The temptation to step inside and grab a cup was irresistable. She didn’t know if mortals could actually smell caffeine, but it gave the goddess a deep sense of satisfaction–almost like the burnt offer
Titles By Cat Russell
