Backward Mutters

  • Giving Up On Myself

    Giving Up On Myself

    The Writer’s Digest is hosting its annual Poem a Day (PAD) Chapbook Challenge. Day Four’s prompt is “(blank) myself.” By that they prompt asks you to consider how one things about one’s self, what one does to one’s self, etc…. Here’s how I took it. You may listen to me read the poem…

  • Dream or Nightmare?

    Dream or Nightmare?

    The Writer’s Digest is hosting its annual Poem a Day (PAD) Chapbook Challenge. Day Three’s prompt is “a dream or nightmare poem.” I wonder if election day was the inspiration for this prompt? At any rate, I took it as such. You may listen to me read the poem via the player below.…

  • Unexpected

    Unexpected

    The Writer’s Digest is hosting its annual Poem a Day (PAD) Chapbook Challenge. Day Two’s prompt is “unexpected” which I did not expect to complete. This is harder than I thought. You may listen to me read the poem via the player below. I plan and make lists to protect my timeFrom unexpected…

  • Enter

    Enter

    The Writer’s Digest is hosting its annual Poem a Day (PAD) Chapbook Challenge. This challenge coincides with NaNoWriMo. Well, since this is 2020 and this the 13th Annual Challenge, I think I’m gonna try. The first prompt is “an enter poem.” You may listen to me read the poem via…

  • Just So

    Just So

    This month is Pastor Appreciation Month. This was written a couple of years ago after I heard someone talk about leaders and how they liked them ‘just so’. The line caught my attention and rolled around in my head for a few days. Oftentimes there is an attempt to position…