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Archived Tweets for 2010-03-11

Lester — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Q10 seems a helpful app for writers. It tracks word count, has a "stopwatch" to keep you writing, & more! http://ow.ly/1gNTF #
RT @UpWrite: When It Comes to Writing, Soldier Beats Knight http://ow.ly/1gEGI #bwt #

Archived Tweets for 2010-03-10

Lester — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

RT @copyblogger: The Power of Confident Writing – http://bit.ly/bx9ypW ^LS #
" Happy Birthday La Legion : Great History [Short & sweet post about the only female Legionnaire!]"( http://twitthis.com/kej6er ) #

Archived Tweets for 2010-03-09

Lester — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

RT @jrobertking: Ha! RT @Steve_Ince: I love it! RT @BubbleCow: Questions never to ask a writer – http://bit.ly/9cDbAI [Painfully funny!] #
RT @harrymarkov Angel of Death is brilliant @jrobertking #
New blog entry: Seven Deadly Spins: A 20th-Century Newsperson Misses the 21st-Century Mark http://bit.ly/cpHeql #

Seven Deadly Spins: A 20th-Century Newsperson Misses the 21st-Century Mark

Lester — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:05:17 +0000

I believe I’m done following David E. Henderson, despite his Emmy as a former CBS newsperson. While the man is clearly bright and obviously thinks deeply about our modern culture, the unrelenting negativity of his blog posts is just no fun. It’s like listening to George Carlin’s last performances, without the mellower humor of his early years for context.

Recently, for his birthday, Henderson posted seven observations about American society. I tried commenting on his blog, with no luck, so I’m posting those thoughts here, instead:

Yes, we live in a time of turmoil. But I believe the Tofflers correctly characterize it as another paradigm shift, like the transition from agriculture to manufacturing. To merely deride this age’s troubles is to miss the matching opportunities.

For example, Henderson’s characterization of social media as a “dull and vast online wasteland” is like calling the Pacific Ocean an unrelenting stretch of salt water. It misses the paradise of Hawaii, the pods of dolphins, the beaches of Southern California, and so much more. Similarly, amid the vapid chatter he points to in Twitter, there are rich communities of people not only sharing a new ambient awareness of one another, but also pointing to ongoing science news, or global politics, or just plain human-interest stories.

I’m 54 years old, and I learn something new every day from someone’s Twitter post. Add in Facebook, e-mail, and personal blogs, and the wasteland of needy people Henderson describes seems to me a 24/7 pool party of creatives, thinkers, and doers. Come on in, David; the water’s fine.

The tools are there for shutting out the noise and focusing on the signal. We just have to learn to use them. And that’s what distinguishes a 20th-century citizen from a 21st-century one.

Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chefranden/ / CC BY 2.0

Archived Tweets for 2010-03-06

Lester — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

from savage nature / build a fire, a fence, against / forests prime evil // #haiku #micropoetry (for an "evil" haiku contest) #
RT @storykim: It’s Haiku Friday! Today’s topic: Evil. Write your own haiku, maybe win a prize. http://tinyurl.com/co3tha #fb ^LS #
RT @jrobertking: Death's Disciples got it right for Chicago. @GreatDismal Test a nuclear weapon, anywhere. http://bit.ly/csqurg #

Archived Tweets for 2010-03-05

Lester — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Did I miss a memo re obsoleting 1024×768 screens? You kids with your Twitter feed overlapping your photo & horizontal scroll are killing me. #
The work day endeth satisfactorily. (Love my job.) Time to head home & finish the character-creation chapter I've been promising @Jamie1km. #
RT @baffled "antique charm bracelet ~ Nana wistfully clicks clasp ~ young girl’s excitement" – @4haiku http://tumblr.com/xfk71newe #

Archived Tweets for 2010-03-04

Lester — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

New blog entry: 404 Site Gag http://lestersmith.com/2010/03/04/404-site-gag/ #
RT @jrobertking: Finished work on 2 novels. About to start on 2 more. I'm in that free-floating malaise between projects–self-furloughed. #
RT @FrankJOswald: You should backup your tweets here: http://backupmytweets.com It's free! (please retweet) #
RT @UpWrite: When Proper Grammar Makes One Ignorant http://ow.ly/1dP67 #bwt #
Whether (or Not) – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/1dnCT A reasonably clear explanation of whether "or not" is needed. ^LS #
New blog entry: My Mid-Winter Game Break http://lestersmith.com/2010/03/02/mymid-winter-game-break/ #
RT @FrankJOswald: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss. Do we inherently like rhyming slogans because of youss? #
Walker in the Wastes, for Call of Cthulhu – closing on eBay in 5 hours, 47 minutes http://ow.ly/1bNwU #
"WhoseTube?" NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/1bM4l Video killed the radio star; are record companies killing video? #
Justa coupla hours till the Weekend of Gaming begins. Meeting an old college buddy in Schaumburg with 2 other friends for 3 days of fun! #
RT @UpWrite @GrammarGirl: Writing error or bathroom sign for space aliens? You decide. http://twitpic.com/150hsx (via @VegasHill) #
RT @jrobertking: Ha! 10 rules for writing fiction http://bit.ly/9F9HYo @Steve_Ince @UnlikelyWorlds M John Harrison [I'm an old fan of MJH!] #
Khaaaaan! I mean: HootSuiiiiite! You let me down this time, saying my post didn't go through, so I sent it three times. (Sorry, folks.) #
Guild Warriors, by Matt Forbeck & Jeff Grubb http://ow.ly/1beHX "The Canterbury Tales, with more explosions"? #
Guild Warriors, by Matt Forbeck & Jeff Grubb http://ow.ly/1bewO "The Canterbury Tales, with more explosions"? #
How Writers Can Learn From Documented Cases of Revision http://ow.ly/1aWq4 I once saw an early draft of Blake's "Tyger, Tyger." Eye-opening. #
Humming the Tune http://ow.ly/1aSIB #bwt A story of the history of punctuation. ^LS #
RT @JDProuty: We've exceeded Earth's ~ carrying capacity. ~ Please exit stage right. #haikuchallenge #capacity #senryu #fb #
RT @mforbeck: Great song & video, "Poetry of the Deed" http://bit.ly/dbMHOF Reminds me of @LesterSmith. [Wow. Thanks, man. Awesome lyrics!] #
I just wish the lyrics weren't in Russian, so I could understand them. http://ow.ly/1ayuE #
NSFW: David Blaine Street Magic: YouTube Edition! http://ow.ly/1aCl9 Almost wet myself! My wife called him a "demon" last Sunday. #
the taint of her touch / her putrescent pulchritude / love's dreary decay // #haikuchallenge (taint) #
RT @HollyWoodward: "A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in." Frederick the Great #
RT @dengary: IMHO, the idea that tanka must be "lovely" is misinformed. Tanka must be "true" – that is the heart of it. #tanka #micropoetry #
RT @DavesFandSFW I just finished @jrobertking's Angel of Death. Thank you, @angryrobotbooks, for giving the world this art. #
RT @ Upwrite: Seth's Blog: How to use clichés http://ow.ly/18sTH I had no idea of the word's history. Fascinating! ^LS #
http://twitpic.com/14wmel – Sebastian learning "Sit!" #
Dubious tea leaves . . . / a dark man in your future . . . ? / The charge is ten bucks. // #haikuchallenge (dubious) #
RT @Writepop: Yesterday was my birthday. The party was very fancy: The piñata was a real donkey! It was cute, but the candy tasted terrible. #
Stephen D. Sullivan » CATHE Youth Theater: Murder’s in the Heir http://ow.ly/19Xrz [An entertaining yet frank review. Bravo, Sully!] #
RT @DavesFandSFW: Entering the final stretch of @jrobertking's Angel of Death – am flabbergasted at the brilliance of this novel! #
RT @UpWrite Japan's latest literary craze – novels written by cell phone http://ow.ly/18sM6 Not unlike Dickens & the penny dreadfuls ^LS #
RT @harleymaywrites: http://twitpic.com/145ux9 – Does this look like an alligator? Please say yes. #
Recently exhumed at Hobby Hearse: Dark Designs – Victorian Call of Cthulhu Adventures http://ow.ly/188RP #
ValentineRejection.jpg 419×500 pixels http://ow.ly/19bqd #
News as the 21st-century pillory. And a proposal for "collateral journalism." Interesting reading. http://ow.ly/198D3 #
As my buddy Rob says: A shorter word for "zero-tolerance" is "intolerance." #
Recently exhumed at Hobby Hearse: Ye Booke of Monstres – for Call of Cthulhu http://ow.ly/188U8 #
US Jury Convicts Nigerian on Wire Fraud Charges http://shar.es/mashN via @sharethis #
Recently exhumed at Hobby Hearse: Minions, 15 Brief Encounters for Call of Cthulhu http://ow.ly/188Rb #
RT @jrobertking: Revising Death's Disciples–Item 8: Come up with a better way to steal a motorcycle from Hell's Angels. [LOL! -Les] #
The sign says, "For Rent." / The window glass is broken. / A board fills the hole. // #haikuchallenge (rent) #micropoetry #
Grammar is someone / sitting alone critiquing / while the neighbors dance. // #micropoetry #
Finished reading Longfellow's translation of Dante's Inferno. Longfellow plays his drums too loud. Next stop, Purgatory! #
RT @LeeAHarris: Just finished reading @jrobertking's wonderful new novel, Death's Disciples. I love this job! :-) #
bent into the wind / an old man greets each willow / bowed along his path // #haikuchallenge (bent) #
Grammar is a map / pointing out / where things used to be. #micropoetry #
RT @baffled: he had some small worth / but still felt a bit useless / like a bent penny #haiku #senryu #haikuchallenge #
Walker in the Wastes, for Call of Cthulhu – rare 224-page adventure & player aid kit on eBay http://ow.ly/188ia #
RT @expertwriter: 11 Little-Known Grammatical Errors – both funny and informative: http://bit.ly/bxkipv (via @brataloid) #
RT @fantomaster: Excessive hyperbole is literally the kiss of death. #writingtips #
RT @jrobertking: Whenever I start writing a novel, it is my new friend. Whenever I'm finishing a novel, it is my old enemy. #
My blog (http://ow.ly/17imC) has a new header layout, thanks to Mark Lalumondier's boss graphic skills. Thanks, Mark! #
Built Google search results into product pages at Hobby Cellar (http://ow.ly/17irN). Clicking Featured Product is like a game! #
RT @neilhimself: A small Valentine's Day poem, by me: http://bit.ly/93sCVt #
New blog entry: A Pretty Pair of Published Poems http://lestersmith.com/2010/02/12/a-pretty-pair-of-published-poems/ #
RT @jrobertking: Lightning Round for Ed Greenwood—Day 12 | J. Robert King http://ow.ly/16Ji2 #
RT @dhutson: Is the Web Killing Good Writing? http://bit.ly/94o47C #
RT @jrobertking: Angel of Death, Reviewed http://ow.ly/16JEm [Skip to the last heading, past the spoilers & read the praise. -Les] #
RT @UpWrite: How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off) | Editor's Desk | Fast Company http://ow.ly/16j3I #
Amazon, I've been supporting you since day 1. (Got the travel mugs to prove it.) So come on, Jeff Bezos–let me have Kindle for Linux. #
RT @jrobertking: Which of Ed Greenwood's novels/games is his favorite? Find out here. Day 11 of 12 | J. Robert King http://ow.ly/16iOj #
RT @jrobertking: Ed Greenwood's advice to aspiring writers—Day 10 of 12! | J. Robert King http://ow.ly/15S84 #
RT @UpWrite: Check out the social media toolkit by @IncMagazine http://ow.ly/15tVh Excellent articles and links ^CE #
"Who-Sunnit?" online at Big Pulp http://ow.ly/15rvN #
Congrats Elizabeth Barrette! "How the Aztecs Conquered Cortéz" from Vampyr Verse gets Rhysling nomination! http://ow.ly/15kFW #
The Arts: On Writing and Publishing – 100 Days (Or Less) Part Eight: Day Three http://ow.ly/15bMq When you get stuck, kill a character. #
RT @UpWrite @GrammarGirl Find out whether "e-book" needs that hyphen: http://j.mp/adL5Aj And yet her comment form asks for your "Email." ;-) #
RT @jrobertking: On the future of novels | Ed Greenwood—Day 8 of 12 http://ow.ly/151yX #
http://twitpic.com/123aro – #
Fragments of Fear: The Second Call of Cthulhu Companion – on eBay http://ow.ly/14VoI #
Newly exhumed at Hobby Hearse: Green and Pleasant Land http://ow.ly/14VIw & Arkham Unveiled http://ow.ly/14VKv Call of Cthulhu campaigns #
RT @jrobertking: Ed Greenwood tells how authors and editors should (and shouldn't) get along. Day 7 of 12. http://ow.ly/14Lg0 #amwriting #
RT @jrobertking: On the virtues of escapism–Ed Greenwood—Day 6 of 12. J. Robert King http://ow.ly/14Abx #
RT @jrobertking: Friday hilarity–Sex Scenes & Censorship from Ed Greenwood–Day 5. http://ow.ly/14dSy [Be sure to read yesterday's, too.] #
I vote for @HootSuite for a Shorty Award in #apps because…it makes Twitter & Facebook management easy! http://shortyawards.com/hootsuite #
RT @UpWrite: Pew Survey: Teens Love Facebook, Hate Blogging, Are Always Online, & Don't Use Twitter | Fast Company http://ow.ly/13NUM #
RT @Jamie1km: Check it out. A look at games as an integral part of human art and culture since the very beginning. http://is.gd/7GRgF #
Finished reading The Untouchables last night. Eliot Ness was 26 when assigned to start the group, and he lived with his parents throughout. #
RT @jrobertking: An illuminating glimpse into the life of a young writer: Ed Greenwood–Day 4 of 12 http://ow.ly/13OFH #amwriting #
My daughter Candy pointed me to Metric's "Monster Hospital" on Sunday. Now I'm hooked on the band. Any other Metric fans out there? #
RT @jrobertking: Ed Greenwood discusses world building and storytelling! Day 3 of 12 Days of Greenwood. http://ow.ly/13nT3 #
RT @jrobertking: Ed Greenwood discusses secrets for creating great characters: Day 2 of the 12 Days of Ed! http://ow.ly/12Y47 #amwriting #
RT @jrobertking: Ed Greenwood reveals the origins of the Forgotten Realms! http://ow.ly/12yA3 #
The Great Old Ones – Call of Cthulhu Adventure Book – eBay (item 180464046889 end time Feb-07-10 21:51:31 PST) http://ow.ly/12rM2 #
Newly exhumed at Hobby Hearse! Cthulhu Now, 1st ed. (http://ow.ly/12rYy) & Gaslight, 2nd ed. (http://ow.ly/12sbF) – both mint #
http://twitpic.com/10pyfg – Sebastian: Newest member of our home #
RT @AllenVarney: GoDaddy: BOWL2010 for $1.17 domains:… #
Really? Nobody RTed or commented on this? – "Alas, Poor Rudolph . . ." http://ow.ly/125GZ #
Alas, Poor Rudolph . . . | LesterSmith.com http://ow.ly/11zjg #
"You can be a little ungrammatical if you come from the right part of the country." –Robert Frost #
RT @AllenVarney: Cthulhu meets Fail Whale (Machine501): http://machine501.com/blog/2010/01/26/cthulhu-fail/ #
Three Tips to Get the Most Mileage from E-Mail http://ow.ly/1153y #bwt #
RT @jrobertking: Attention Forgotten Realms fans! The Twelve Days of Greenwood begin Monday, February 1, on my blog: http://ow.ly/10WKK #
RT @lauriewajda @johnsykes1035: "If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully." Kahlil Gibran #
RT @Writepop: Well, this is disappointing. Apparently "sleeping your way to the top" doesn't involve taking naps. #
RT @mforbeck: My dad is the pres. of the Roy Chapman Andrews society (http://bit.ly/6LcEjU). This year, Sylvia Earle comes to speak Feb. 5. #
Grammar is the graveyard of language. The living writer honors those stones, but doesn't dwell there. #
Could we learn the words of praise birds sing, we would stone them for their faulty dogma. #
Could we but understand the words birds sing, we would surely stone them for their faulty dogma. #
RT @monkeyking: Done with a major scene's first draft. Time for bed, and then some. [Too much info, Wolf --Les] #
RT @jrobertking: Just finished a interview w/ Ed Greenwood, creator of Forgotten Realms! Ooh, it's good stuff! It hits my blog next week! #
Recently Exhumed at Hobby Hearse: Dead Reckonings: 1920s Adventures for Call of Cthulhu http://ow.ly/102oG #
RT @jrobertking: A very insightful (e.g., not wholly positive) review of my novel, Angel of Death , from « Dazed Rambling http://ow.ly/Zlqs #
RT @jrobertking: Yay, stuff about Angel of Death! RT @angryrobotbooks: A few things to help your Friday along – http://tinyurl.com/yk8pohv #
RT @UpWrite Worth reading just for the green Volvo story: "Three Simple Tips for Better Writing" http://ow.ly/Yg3R #bwt #write4biz #business #
MrsP.com: 1st ""Be a Famous Writer" contest winners http://ow.ly/YfuO Awesome project (check those judges) with a sad title #
RT @VampyrVerse: Do vampires fear Santa? Despite the long nights, they vanish each Christmas & don't return till Jan. Why? http://ow.ly/XSvy #
RT @AllenVarney: Pat Robertson voodoo doll on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190365539998 #
From my garage to Hobby Hearse: Chaos Progenitus Trading Dice Game Starter Set http://ow.ly/XRhR & Booster 1 Plague Beasts http://ow.ly/XRhe #
Flash fiction: Scroll past the predictable "For Ever and Ever" & go straight to "On Schedule." http://ow.ly/Xods (Read "Monster Cold" too!) #
Re No turn signals as right-to-privacy @jrobertking @Tims2cents: Cars should have rudders, so we can track them like WWI biplane dogfights. #
Causes on Facebook | Lester's Birthday Wish http://ow.ly/XmUY #
Recently exhumed at Hobby Hearse: S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands http://ow.ly/Xedm #
The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep, for Call of Cthulhu – eBay (item 180457371798 end time Jan-26-10 14:24:34 PST) http://ow.ly/XdBL #
Then at my graveside, / with these words, / breathe me from your lungs. #micropoetry #haiku (actually a lune) #
RT @UpWrite "Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo" Clever headline, or just cute? http://ow.ly/VGJt (It made me read. How about you?) #
The new Hobby Cellar site is live. Discount games, miniatures, models, toys, hobby books, & crafts. http://ow.ly/V8HY #
RT @wbaustin: Can a Water Droplet Cause a Fire? http://bit.ly/7OujKp Hint: The piece says almost certainly not, despite Fox's photo caption. #
“Wednesday” | LesterSmith.com http://ow.ly/Utex (a 50-word story) #flashfiction #
Newly exhumed at Hobby Hearse (my online garage sale): S. Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters http://ow.ly/UBBe #
"Monster Cold" by friend and fellow poet F.J. Bergmann, on FLASHSHOT http://ow.ly/UAgi A mere 69 words! #flashfiction #
“Wednesday” | LesterSmith.com http://ow.ly/Utd7 (a 50-word story) #flashfiction #
RT @mforbeck: For my font-freak friends: Your personality as a typeface. http://bit.ly/8zZO8G Thanks! I'm thrilled with Cooper Black Italic. #
RT @UpWrite: Writing the telephone novel: How E-Books Will Change Reading & Writing http://ow.ly/ThZW Irritating article; I'll blog later. #
It strikes me that the central character in "District 9" undergoes two simultaneous transformations. #
Just watched "District 9." My wife stayed awake throughout, & I want to watch again. Doubly high praise from the two of us! #
RT @apex_advocate: Meet Apex Magazine's new editors
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/blog/2010/01/meet-our-new-editors #
RT @apex_advocate: Apex Magazine open to poetry submissions
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/news/2010/01/apex-magazine-open-to-poetry-submissions #
Of Grit | J. Robert King http://ow.ly/T2Ao Essays like this are why I admire this man. #
RT @yearning4d_sky: sideways the crabs danced/ sideways the lovers shyly glanced / sideways spun the earth #haiku #haikuchallenge #
RT @UpWrite @copyblogger: How the Internet Changed Writing in the 2000s – http://bit.ly/8245ox ^LS #
Heads up! Horror on the Orient Express, for the Call of Cthulhu RPG (eBay item 180451927018) http://ow.ly/S6CY #
Yup, @TNgirlinWA, Tropic Thunder snuck up & surprised me. Saw the posters in theaters & wasn't impressed, but watched the DVD & hoo-boy! in reply to TNgirlinWA #
Response to @mforbeck: Dawn sparkling on snow / dazzles eyes / attuned to moonlight. #
RT @mforbeck: Breaking dawn sparkling / on fresh snow / on the first fresh morn #
What One Revision Can Teach Us About the Elements of English http://ow.ly/R9ct Same 10 words, but order changes all. ^LS #
Neda – Person of the Year http://ow.ly/R8Eq #
RT @AllenVarney: 10 creeeepy, deeply disturbing Santas (Mental Floss): http://bit.ly/4KZmvM /via @TreyRatcliff Thanks, Allen (& Trey)! #
I'm off work to take my wife shopping for her birthday. (Why thank you. Yes, I *am* a good spouse. But she's even better.) #
Zombie in My Pocket now a free Flash game! Great for PDAs & cell phones. Print-&-play version here, too. http://ow.ly/Q4vB #
The boss cut us loose early; I stuck around to finish blog updates, but now headed home. w00t! #
The post title's dull, but the content is awesome! – "Use the Paragraph to Mortar Sentences into a Building Block" http://ow.ly/P02K #
RT @FakeAPStylebook: Typing in all capital letters is perceived to be shouting, so only do it when addressing foreigners or the elderly. #
RT @UpWrite: Sarah Palin offers grammar quiz in message on global warming. How many errors can you find? http://ow.ly/OIXS ^CE #
Awesome! RT @cyburdine: Computers as seen by fanboys => http://su.pr/5ZysLG [I use Mac at work, Windows at home, & now a Linux netbook.] #
RT @laughingsquid @tomscott A website showing a city's current weather conditions in the form of Star Wars locales http://bit.ly/8SGITh ^LS #
Hey, @jrobertking. Check out @lkblackburne, a neuroscientist who studies creative writing as brain function. #
Sad to read of the death of Dan O'Bannon, 63, who wrote top horror, sci-fi movies http://ow.ly/Oioe Here's a toast to Sgt. Pinback. #
Wow, @Profit501. "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world & loses his own soul?" is R. Fulghum? See Matthew 16:26 & Mark 8:36. #
RT @VampyrVerse: New comment http://ow.ly/O0y7 “What can you say about #vampires that hasn’t been said already?” See Sue Burke's reply. #
RT @UpWrite @word_czar Language Tip of the Day: Elves is the plural of Elvis.^CE [Also, elves garnish food with elvish parsley.] #
RT @DougPiranha: Gandalf would argue: "It takes nine to make a ring go right. It takes nine to throw it out of sight." ^LS #
RT @davidabrock: Writing is thinking – Is this why we avoid writing business plans, account strategies… http://ow.ly/LTgj Edgy but true! #
RT @WriteAdvantage @unmarketing I feel no attachment/emotion/reaction when I see a tweet from a logo picture. [*Sigh*] #
#ff @baffled, a cornucopia of oddities #
RT @ecowrites: Tired of the commercial aspects of Christmas? Read "For the Man Who Hated Christmas" http://bit.ly/4zN86P #
http://twitpic.com/syd41 – It's cold – but beautiful out my window! #
RT @UpWrite @CAREEREALISM: Now’s NOT the time to wear a Scarlet “E” – You could lose your job: http://bit.ly/VnnqC Well worth the reading. #
RT @UpWrite: Not Just One but Four Grammars (and Why That's Good) http://ow.ly/KjLi #write4biz #business #writing #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr Verse » Blood Bytes http://ow.ly/JIZu Discussion page for the Vampyr Verse collection. Come visit and chime in! #
Yes, my fee fie foe! / I can smell your English blood. / Jack's been stalking you! // #haikuchallenge (fee) #vampirehaiku #
Poor vampire Lucy, / dead, undead, then dead again, / like a mere aside. // #haikuchallenge (aside) #vampirehaiku #
seattlepi.com | Geek of the Week: Wolfgang Baur, Kobold-in-Chief, Open Design http://ow.ly/IglI Go, Wolf! (Fellow Alliterate, by the way.) #
Lucy Westenra / The Count smiled to hear her name / Delicous mouthful // #haikuchallenge (delicious) #vampire #
RT @Jamie1km: Oh. My. God. This is so freaking cool. We ARE living in the future! http://is.gd/5aalk Promised since 2001, now out of stock. #
Ranking Editing "Hang Ups" http://ow.ly/HTs9 Love comparing errors marked by college instructors & marks by business people. And that photo! #
RT @mforbeck: @jefftidball Limits force choices. And brevity. ;) [That's why I LOVE sonnets, haiku, lunes, and Twitter --Les.] #
Tho I despise Beck, @TNgirlinWA, this is a comedy bit, as evidenced by "I mean, you'd have to live up to the evil conservative stereotypes." in reply to TNgirlinWA #
"When I eat too much, my colon hurts!" http://ow.ly/Hg6E by *Wolverine Noir*'s Stuart Moore. (Or, "Punctuated Colon"?) #
Just voted Hootsuite for Best Twitter App http://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards #
"5 Star Wars Status Updates" by Brian Murphy on CollegeHumor http://ow.ly/FlQc (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! One of the funniest things I've ever seen!) #
RT @Dizzy727: RT @FunnyJoker Twilight. The story of a young woman's choice to practice either bestiality or necrophilia < ROFLMAO!!! #
RT @TNgirlinWA: Movie sign!!! RT @mattsinger: 21 years ago today, #MST3K debuted on KTMA television in the Twin Cities (via @MSampo) #
http://twitpic.com/qslh9 – My thoughts exactly. #
RT @baffled: Oh Yeah! http://tumblr.com/xle47gk79 #
RT @VampyrVerse: The *Vampyr Verse* collection is now available at Amazon.com http://ow.ly/EF0X #vampire #poetry (w00t!) #
Life is what I crave; / your blood is just the vessel. / (That's a vampire pun.) // #haikuchallenge (crave) #vampirehaiku #
RT @TheSmokingPoet: SMUG http://wnn8k.th8.us Because there are degrees to the inner circles. #
RT @VampyrVerse: Final proofs of *Vampyr Verse* are approved! Author copies & initial stock are ordered. Should be on Amazon this weekend. #
RT @kazza323: See no one, talk to no one, stay inside for days, order pizza. Result: An A story. This writing business is a breeze! #
Non-profit organization Nuru says end terrorism by ending extreme poverty. – http://shar.es/azRL0 #
RT @AllenVarney: Why 2M Bangladeshis have arsenic poisoning (MIT research): http://ow.ly/DauK (Not the doom-&-gloom you might expect. -Les) #
http://twitpic.com/pl6q8 – Think Floyd t-shirt back #
RT @VampyrVerse: Today is the last day to order Vampyr Verse at our celebratory 15% discount. Don't miss out! http://ow.ly/BTJu #vampire #
Thanks @MonteJCook @AllenVarney @danielBalard & @BrentNewhall. But Demon Bound! still needs work. The other 3 card games are much better. in reply to BrentNewhall #
http://twitpic.com/p6ocv – Pure white squirrel near Shelly Hall's. #
RT @FranciTexte: “The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean.” –Robert Louis Stevenson #
A salute to U.S. military personnel on this Veterans Day! Though I mistrust hawks, I've worn the uniform, as have many family members. #
"Give me a second," / the Master said, on waking. / So I brought him twins. // #haikuchallenge (second) #vampirehaiku #
RT @baffled: "My cousin can’t spell, / So he dropped school and joined up / With the Marine Core." @haikudiaries http://tumblr.com/xfk3z17ay #
Please RT: Caveat Emptor Woot.com: If they sell you something broken, you gotta pay to send it back! http://ow.ly/B5MM Is this standard? #
cover me in silk / cover me in brined kisses / cover me in soil // #haikuchallenge (cover) ^LS #
cover me in silk / cover me in brined kisses / cover me in soil // #haikucontest (cover) #
http://twitpic.com/owvxe – Marquee of Sod #
RT @VampyrVerse » Book ToC now posted on the Web site. http://ow.ly/AoU2 #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/3nh97A #
For Jenny, a Toast on 33 Years | LesterSmith.com http://ow.ly/zRfn Thank you for the congratulations, everyone! #
She will never find / another love so tender / nor so succulent! // #haikuchallenge (find) #vampirehaiku #
For Jenny, a Toast on 33 Years | LesterSmith.com http://ow.ly/zLPZ I'm celebrating today; feel free to join in! #
For Jenny, a Toast on 33 Years | LesterSmith.com http://ow.ly/zLRs Thank you for the congratulations, everyone! #
New blog entry: For Jenny, a Toast on 33 Years http://bit.ly/4BE5zL #
RT @dawnpugh @mlomb: "For you to insult me, I must first value your opinion." – Something I've been inculcating in my daughters for years. #
RT @Gopps @PowerYourMind: Two rules of success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know – Anonymous #
vampires never die / cold comfort considering / we perish daily // #haikuchallenge (perish) #vampirehaiku #
RT @N2MoRock @ProfessionalOne “Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.” Dale Carnegie (Well, that and the adrenal glands.) #
I pledged to support a primary challenge of any Dem who helps Repubs block a public option http://bit.ly/3dYBk7 @DFAaction @MoveOn RT #
Vampyr Verse pre-orders at 15% discount until Nov. 13! http://ow.ly/zn71 #
"Stand and deliver!" highwayman said to vampire — and lost his liver. // #haikuchallenge (deliver) #vampirehaiku #
She spurned him for death. / He contrived to win her back. / Or at least her flesh. // #haikuchallenge (spurn) #zombiehaiku #
RT @UpWrite: Business-Writing Contest Winners! Read about the biggest business-writing challenges. http://ow.ly/vJuG #writing #business #
RT @UpWrite: Business-Writing Contest Winners! Read about the biggest business-writing challenges. http://ow.ly/vJua #writing #business #
RT @UpWrite: Business-Writing Contest Winners! Read about the biggest business-writing challenges. http://ow.ly/vJsj #write4biz #
God's last name is Chance, / said the vampire to the priest, / And your chance is gone. // #haikuchallenge (chance) #vampirehaiku #
RT @VampyrVerse: Huddled in your sheets, while the vampire’s victim screams, may you rest in peace. // 31 of 31 contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/3PcJf1 #
RT @prmros @MecumHaiku: #VampireHaiku / All the gothic kids, / in black jeans, jackets and boots, / cry when I bite them. http://tr.im/AnnJ #
RT @VampyrVerse: Merely acts of will: / to cheat the grave, to take flight. / Or to face the sun. // 30 of 31 #vampire http://ow.ly/x0IX #
RT @UpWrite: Last day for our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKqM #write4biz #writing #business #
RT @senryunectar A #trick of the eyes ~ She imagined he was there ~ It had been so long #senryu #haiku #haikuchallenge Powerful! #
RT @UpWrite: Last day for our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKpO #write4biz #writing #business #
RT @UpWrite: Two days left in our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKw1 #writing #business #
He's window shopping. / The housewife sees him, freezes. / Yes! That's *just* the pose. // #haikuchallenge (pose) #vampire #
RT @UpWrite: Last day for our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKph #write4biz #writing #business #
RT @VampyrVerse: If they weren’t so fierce / I could live a month drinking / hippopotamus / 29 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
So what's the difference between Facebook's "Live Feed" & "News Feed" on user pages? Anybody seen an explanation from Facebook itself? #
Tear away the mask / Verify in blood and bone / Beauty is skin deep // #haikuchallenge (mask) #vampire #
RT @UpWrite: Two days left in our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKvt #writing #business #
RT @VampyrVerse @undeathmatch Just in time for Halloween: 25 best vampire films: http://bit.ly/2WmG4D (Love 2, 5, 6, 12, 21! Hate 11 & 17) #
New blog entry: Why didn't I get the memo about *Wanted*? http://bit.ly/2w4n95 #
RT @UpWrite: Three days left in our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKxu #writing #business #
I can't live without / your body, your blood, your life. / That's a trait we share. // #haikuchallenge (share) #vampire #
RT @UpWrite: Three days left in our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKwZ #writing #business #
RT @VampyrVerse: He carries grave dirt / in a bag around his neck / so to sleep indoors. 28 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
Woot : 10 Hot Rumors About Tomorrow's Ares Rocket Test Launch http://ow.ly/wQXI Re #8 it *is* about time for a "The Invaders" or "V" clone. #
http://twitpic.com/n60ea – From my office window, 11 days later. #
A former cowboy, / Randolph said, "Let's brand our prey." / One set him on fire. // #haikuchallenge (brand) #vampire #
RT @UpWrite: Contest Time: Share a writing challenge and you could win a $120 business-writing package! http://ow.ly/vKD8 #writing #business #
RT @VampyrVerse: Unholy spirit / animating my dead love: / Once more for old times? // 27 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @UpWrite: Win a $120 business-writing package by sharing a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/uTGZ #write4biz #writing #business #
http://twitpic.com/n1×25 – I miss summer, but this is pretty too. #
Bury me so deep / beneath oak, earth, stone, your heart, / I can never leave. // #haikuchallenge (bury) #vampire #
New blog entry: Lot Hog http://bit.ly/18Wese #
RT @VampyrVerse: A polka-dot cape / & a boutonniere that squirts blood / just aren’t funny. 26 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
no cause for alarm / just go back to sleep my love / I will watch your tomb // haikuchallenge# (alarm) #vampire #
RT @UpWrite: What writing challenge do you face? Tell us & you could win a sweet Business-Writing Suite! http://ow.ly/vKC3 #business #
RT @VampyrVerse: Holy water burns / till he bites someone using / antihistamines. // 25 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
Lean close; breathe to me / the wonder your eyes discern. / Yes! It is your death. // #haikuchallenge (wonder) #vampire Nearly missed today! #
RT @UpWrite: Win a sweet Business-Writing Suite! Tell UpWrite Press about a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vKBv #writing #business #
Twit-light sequel – New Moron #oneletteroffmovies (Confession: I'm a Stephenie Meyer fan. Love the series & *The Host.*) #
Twit-light #oneletteroffmovies #
RT @VampyrVerse: anthropomorphous, unphilanthropically anthropophagic // 24 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/W6rcY #
Finished packing a bunch of shipments of Empty Shoes. Winding down, looking for silliness to end the day. Where's AFP when you need her? #
41 minutes till Vampyr Verse submissions close. We've received some amazing poems. Can't wait to assemble the book. #
RT @UpWrite: One week left in our Business-Writing Contest: To enter, share a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vIVL #writing #business #
#FF @dengary: His Twitter poems are always deft and powerful. #
Ma, I’m home again. I heard your graveside goodbyes. Won’t you let me in? // #haikuchallenge (again) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Like a harpooned cat, the staked vampire hissed and spat, while we set a fire. // 23 of 31 contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
So, what's in a name? / A Rose by any other / will die just the same. // #haikuchallenge (name) #vampire #
RT @dengary: RT @monkeywillow: plucking a minnow / out of its reflection / kingfisher // #haiku #micropoetry #fraglit #
RT @UpWrite: Business-Writing Contest Update: Entries are rolling in. Share yours for a chance to win! http://ow.ly/vITB #writing #business #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampire poetry contest ends tomorrow. Free verse, limericks, flash fiction–anything poetical is welcome. http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @VampyrVerse: parasitical supernaturalistic depopulator // 22 of 31 #vampire poem contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @UpWrite: Win one of five personalized Business-Writing Suites from UpWrite! http://ow.ly/vIQH #write4biz #writing #business #
Vampyrc lovers / twined in a tangle of limbs / torn from their victims. // #haikuchallenge (tangle) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Just 2 days left to submit vampire poems for the Vampyr Verse book. http://ow.ly/t1zx Awesome submissions so far! #
RT @VampyrVerse: He must shun the road / and its endless Golgotha / of telephone poles. // 21 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @baffled: "You don’t have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body." – C.S. Lewis (via allineeded) We're software residing on fleshware. #
RT @JDProuty: Rain falls; no rebuke. ~ River flows; beyond reproach. ~ Heart wanders; guilty. #haiku #haikuchallenge #rebuke #senryu Awesome #
RT @wordsbybob: Funny bumper sticker: Okay – who's been messing with my anti-paranoia medications? http://wordsbybob.com #
For a life of death, I'm condemned to endless night: God's toothless rebuke. #haikuchallenge (rebuke) #vampire #
RT @PopcornPress: Today, Empty Shoes moves up to no. 4 on Amazon's Books Hot New Releases for Inspirational Poetry. http://ow.ly/vk9C #
RT @UpWrite: Win a $120 business-writing package by sharing a writing challenge. http://ow.ly/vhNg #write4biz #writing #business #
RT @VampyrVerse: abomination phantasmagorically exsanguinating // 20 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
New blog entry: Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes? http://bit.ly/dUWzI #
RT @jrobertking: Why Cats Love Writers http://ow.ly/vcvf I subscribe to Tanith Lee's theory–cats are snakes w/ fur & legs–but this is fun. #
RT @PopcornPress: Empty Shoes currently no. 6 on Amazon's Books Hot New Releases for Inspirational Poetry. http://ow.ly/vk9C #
In the end I left / her there withered & lifeless / But she knew love's risk // #haikuchallenge (risk) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: See! Above her grave, how the mist assumes her shape, a fool in its coils! 19 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
Just heard I've had two poems (non-vampire) accepted in Verse Wisconsin (http://ow.ly/v8LN). That's always a happy event! #
RT @rayk58: RT @jordanyerman: Zombie wedding cake- hilariously well-executed http://bit.ly/4gVXWF #zombietalk @tkells #
RT @VampyrVerse: She screams her throat raw / While he observes in silence / Then begins reel three // 18 of 31 #vampire http://ow.ly/t1zx #
youth’s ample hourglass / breeds daring; age, more caution; / undeath, vigilance #haikuchallenge (daring) #vampire #
RT @AllenVarney New "Days of High Adventure" column in The Escapist by @MonteJCook – "A Different Perspective": http://bit.ly/1wNG9u #
New blog entry: The GUP Method for Creative Writing http://bit.ly/DCskM #
she set out to win / endless life–endless thirst her / consolation prize // #haikuchallenge (prize) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Mists at your window / Ruby glints behind the glass / Best investigate // 17 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
New blog entry: #LOFNOTC on My Blog http://bit.ly/RrVzd #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/TWYeQ #
New blog entry: #LOFNOTC on My Blog http://bit.ly/2JdzLS #
I love this Internet thingy, and all you folks on it. #LOFNOTC has made a weary Friday night considerably better. G'night, all. #
APPARENTLY, I MISSED A SUBTLE POINT ABOUT CAPS LOCK EARLIER; CORRECTED HERE; WITH SOME !!!!!'S FOR GOOD MEASURE #LOFNOTC #
http://twitpic.com/lu1w3 – @amandapalmer's #LOFNOTC is to blame. But @zoecello sealed the deal. Thanks for the pointer, @gamerwriter. #
Oh, and @amandapalmer, you rock! #lofnotc #
Enough #LOFNOTC for this middle-aged vampire poem hunter. The remaining email and editing can wait. Enjoy the wee hours, you young'uns! #
http://twitpic.com/lseuc – Rob's office is more than that table… #
RT @dengary: RT @monkeywillow: beyond the moon / something like longing / is calling me // #haiku #senryu #micropoetry ^LS #
http://twitpic.com/lrfei – View from my office window (plus my car) #
I've 1 week left to find vampire poets who want to be published; 2 weeks for readers who want a free book. http://ow.ly/uR1o #
http://twitpic.com/lra0s – My buddy Rob working on his novel @ noon #
She'll crave attention. Let her lead till you can strike. Don't look in her eyes. #haikuchallenge (attention) #vampire #
#ff @dengary for some excellent short poetry; @baffled for the daily #haikuchallenge (& a great blog) #
RT @UpWrite: Sprained Funny Bones—badly written medical charts. What's your favorite? #write4biz #business #writing #funny http://ow.ly/uOFd #
RT @VampyrVerse: Teenage hitchhiker / hesitant and hungry-eyed / waits for your “Get in.” // 16 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @VampyrVerse: Only 8 days left to submit vampire poems for the Vampyr Verse book from Popcorn Press. "Stake" your claim to fame! #
RT @TNgirlinWA: RT @geekgirldiva: RT @io9: Is Science Fiction Feminized Or Is It Sexist? Both. http://io9.com/5381793 #rant #sexism #
summer blood drive / June's necessity is great / because nights are short // #haikuchallenge (drive) #vampire #
RT @baffled: I've started a tumblr blog to collect/display for #haikuchallenge You can submit haiku here: http://ow.ly/uiHV 9 #
RT @VampyrVerse: Luxury high rise / rooted in demolished tombs / of homeless vampires // 15 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @mforbeck: Brett Seymour gives The Marvel Encyclopedia high marks. http://bit.ly/3I1GYv (Deservedly so; it's beautiful as well as meaty.) #
What is my disgrace: / to scorn the sun that spurns me / or to yearn for it? #haikuchallenge (disgrace) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr beat poet / captures your hands in his own / to hear fingers snap. 14 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @VampyrVerse: When night passes, vampires must away. When October passes, so must our poetry contest & drawing. http://ow.ly/t1zx #
how could I not love / you who like these falling stars / abandon me to night // #haikuchallenge (abandon) #vampire #
RT: @VampyrVerse: She promised her heart, and after death had claimed him, he returned for it. 13 of 31 #vampire contest http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @MikeKriesel: psychic vampire / two cubicles over / this job’s killing me @VampyrVerse contest http://ow.ly/t5ix #vampire #
The baroness sate / astride the straining sailor / to sate at his throat. #haikuchallenge (sate) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr children laugh / at the chance to play outside / on gray, rainy days. 12 of 31 #vampire #haiku http://ow.ly/t1zx #
Watched /Let the Right One in/ on Netflix last night. Great mood to that film, and some awesome cat scenes! #
Win a book of vampire poems from Popcorn Press! Or submit your own deathless verse. Details at http://www.VampyrVerse.com. #
What creates a soul: tales of airy paradise, or thirst more vital? #haikuchallenge (vital) #vampire @VampyrVerse contest #
RT @MikeKriesel: new identity / every half century / vampire reincarnation @VampyrVerse contest http://ow.ly/t5ix #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampire poem contest & drawing at http://ow.ly/tfdf Submissions so far have been great! Why not join the fun? #
RT @copyblogger: In order to keep a true perspective, everyone should have a dog to worship him and a cat to ignore him. ~Dereke Bruce #
RT @VampyrVerse: "Consider your soul!" / the priest begged him, forgetting / vampyres can't reflect. / 11 of 31 http://ow.ly/t1zx #vampire #
She makes your skin crawl. Bloodless fingers on your flesh. You crawl back for more. #haikuchallenge (crawl) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampire poem contest & drawing at http://ow.ly/tfdf Submissions so far have been great! Why not join the fun? #
RT @MikeKriesel: I memorize lines / from a tongue I can’t speak like / Bela Lugosi @VampyrVerse contest http://ow.ly/t5ix #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: They could have survived / their collision with the hearse / but it woke the dead. 10 of 31 http://ow.ly/t1zx #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampire poem contest & drawing at http://ow.ly/tfdf Submissions so far have been great! Why not join the fun? #
New blog entry: Is this an improvement? http://bit.ly/CQq84 #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/g070e #
RT @MikeKriesel: Venetian blinds / vampyr prunes / a bonsai // @VampyrVerse contest http://ow.ly/t5ix #vampire #
RT @UpWrite: No Cause for Alarm: 10 Fail-Safe Alibis for the Sleepy Worker. Any more suggestions? ^TK http://ow.ly/tBZ9 #fridayfunny #
RT @UpWrite:Wow. This before & after example perfectly demonstrates the value of good #business #writing. http://ow.ly/tAcN #write4biz #
Red sun falls behind, as I flee the black castle. Church in the distance. #haikuchallenge (distance) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Q. Why "Vampyr Verse"? A(3) Because "Vampire Verse dot com" was already taken. http://ow.ly/ta8k #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Q. Why "Vampyr Verse"? A(3) Because "Vampire Verse" dot com was already taken. http://ow.ly/ta8k #vampire #
RT @Jamie1km: RT @BillCorbett: Take THAT, moon! Maybe you'll think twice next time before turning us into werewolves. #
RT @VampyrVerse: The Master told me, "If the hearse is a-rockin'…" Well, you know the rest. 9 of 31 #vampire #haiku http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @VampyrVerse: We're looking for vampire poems. Details at http://ow.ly/tfdf #vampire Help spread the word! #
RT @MikeKriesel: autumn smell / in spring / vampyres visiting // @VampyrVerse contest http://ow.ly/t5i7 #vampire #
RT @jrobertking: Mind-blowing street art by Edgar Mueller – Ice Age/The Crevasse http://ow.ly/trxx #
RT @UpWrite: Four Ways to Be More Interesting | Copyblogger http://ow.ly/taU9 #write4biz #business #writing #
Humble Dracula, weaker than Lestat et al., casts the long shadow. #haikuchallenge (humble) #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: Q. Why "Vampyr"? A(2) Because we weren't brave enough to go all the way to "Wampyr." http://ow.ly/ta6L #vampire #
RT @VampyrVerse: We're looking for vampire poems. Details at http://ow.ly/tfdf #vampire Help spread the word! #
RT @VampyrVerse: That lying vampyr / slathered himself in sunscreen / and some glitter glue. 8 of 31 #halloween #haiku http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @haikunut Widowed last winter ~ laugh lines trace a story she's ~ sure to tell again. #haikuchallenge http://bit.ly/10n5RZ Very nice! #
RT @VampyrVerse: We're looking for vampire poems. Details at http://ow.ly/tfdf #vampire Help spread the word! #
RT @MikeKriesel: white as a dead / girl's thigh / vampyr eyes // @VampyrVerse contest http://ow.ly/slNT #
RT @UpWrite: Gourmet Magazine, 1941-2009: A recipe for obsolescence – The Boston Globe http://ow.ly/tc5F Delicious metaphor! ^LS #
E-Books from the Robot: RT @jrobertking: Angel of Death, Moxyland, Slights, and Kell's Legend now available as ebooks! http://ow.ly/t92o #
Gone without a trace?
No, my love remains with me,
ashes in sunlight. #haikuchallenge (trace) #vampire @VampyrVerse http://ow.ly/tdHu #
RT @baffled: RT @Adamfyre Between our bodies ~ Only a trace of moisture ~ Nothing else, my love. #haikuchallenge (trace) Wow! #
Not debating with editors « Writing Your Way http://ow.ly/taHg #
RT @UpWrite: Dumb questions « Writing Your Way http://ow.ly/taNd #
RT @VampyrVerse: Q. Why "Vampyr"? A(1) Because "VampireVerse" (dot com) also reads as "VampiReverse." http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @jrobertking: @VampyrVerse: Dracula, bit by / mosquitoes, / turns to hungry bat. #halloween #haiku #
RT @VampyrVerse: Running from vampyres, Rice throws herself on church steps, seeking redemption. 7 of 31 #halloween #haiku #
New blog entry: McBillboard http://lestersmith.com/2009/10/06/mcbillboard/ #
RT @UpWrite @bizzonfire: Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.~Chinese Proverb #
RT @MonteJCook: Amazon offers Skeptic's Guide to Conspiracies with the new Muse album. http://tinyurl.com/yewquy8 How cool. #fb #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr poem contest & drawing. Free entry. You could win just by spreading the word! http://ow.ly/slNT #
Such a shallow wound. She never meant to kill him. Hemophiliac. #Haikuchallenge (shallow) @VampyrVerse http://ow.ly/t1zx #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr poem contest. Great entries so far! Bring your own deathless poetry to light. http://ow.ly/slNT #
RT @VampyrVerse: Victim of progress, buried at a dirt crossroads, wakes under asphalt. 6 of 31 #halloween #haiku #
RT @VampyrVerse: If I drain your blood / in the woods, where no one hears, / would you make a sound? 2 of 31 #halloween #haiku #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr poem contest. Free entry. Bring your deathless poetry to light! http://ow.ly/slNT #
T @UpWrite: Use the period. And other #writing lessons. http://ow.ly/sMob So clear; so succinct; so true! ^LS #write4biz #business #
RT @UpWrite: Statistics Show Social Media Is Bigger Than You Think http://ow.ly/sKDg #write4biz HUGE understatement! -Les #
RT @VampyrVerse: Vampyr poem contest. Free entry. Bring your deathless poetry to light! http://ow.ly/slNT #
RT @VampyrVerse: What to feed one's prey / How to stimulate its glands / Vampire recipes / 5 of 31 #halloween #haiku #
New blog entry: Vampyr Poetry Contest and Drawing http://bit.ly/tbXbc #
RT @VampyrVerse: The cross burns his flesh. He can't cross running water. So of course he's cross. #micropoetry #haiku #halloween 4 of 31 #
RT @VampyrVerse: That one old woman, / Why did she swallow a fly? / She's Renfield's mother. #micropoetry #haiku #halloween 3 of 31 #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/LJiKR #
New blog entry: Simply Writing http://bit.ly/oe1zy #
RT @UpWrite: RT: best title of a thread at problogger.com – 'write drunk; edit sober' (hemingway quote) (@problogger) #
RT @VampyrVerse: If I drain your blood / in the woods, where no one hears, / would you make a sound? #micropoetry #halloween #haiku 2 of 31 #
New blog entry: Modern "Coming of Age" Endangered? http://bit.ly/u1FcP #
This infernal thirst /
Eternally enslaving /
Whom you call Master / #micropoetry #haiku #halloween #
RT @IATV: PR version of Titanic story: 705 Delighted Passengers Arrive after Titanic’s Maiden Voyage (Cluetrain Manifesto) #
New blog entry: Sometimes I think we're gonna be okay . . . http://bit.ly/3IbM9B #
RT @UpWrite: 5 over-used words and phrases writers should avoid http://bit.ly/V2Cw4/ #writing (via @Stoli @joanna_haugen) #
AP Investigation Finds Schools Nationwide Have Contaminated Drinking Water http://ow.ly/rDO6 #
New blog entry: Empty Shoes on Amazon http://bit.ly/4xd6Rx #
New blog entry: Stiller, Seacrest Bromance Movie? http://bit.ly/y5VAO #
New blog entry: Two Scrapes, One Scorch, #
WFOP Secretary Bruce Dethlefsen has a fun poem featured today at Your Daily Poem – http://ow.ly/ri0g Check it out! #
RT @TheNextWeb Why a Mac is really the only option. Can your PC do this? – The Next Web http://tnw.to/11FS #
New blog entry: Pair of Poems in Protodimension Mag http://bit.ly/K6OLv #
Malware affiliate bounty: Infect a Mac, earn 43 cents | Zero Day | ZDNet.com http://ow.ly/r4bj #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/TpLgs #
RT @Robswebtips: Create Reader Personas to Inspire & Inform Your Blogging http://bit.ly/nubNB I often imagine a friend; this is better. #
Still wrapping my head around Jeff Grubb's comment months ago that Rock Band is basically today's Simon. #
Return To Red Hook http://ow.ly/qX6U This series is a great idea! (Gotta get me some.) #
RT @AdviceToWriters: I see no reason to spend your life writing poems unless your goal is to write great poems. DONALD HALL #poetry #writing #
Even I'm creeped out by this. "Video: Pentagon’s Cyborg Beetle Takes Flight" | Danger Room | Wired.com http://ow.ly/qV1T #
HowStuffWorks "10 Historically Inaccurate Movies" http://ow.ly/qGqy #
Blog entry from last night: Empty Shoes: Poems on the Hungry and the Homeless http://bit.ly/4j80a #
RT @copyblogger: "There's no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth." ~Al Oliver #
New blog entry: Empty Shoes: Poems on the Hungry and the Homeless http://bit.ly/4j80a #
I don't want to carry a Kindle. I just want to buy Kindle titles for my Win Mobile PDA. Let's go, Bezos! #
"Hey, Chewie. Thump that malfunctioning droid." All Things Before Having Business Writing Course Online http://ow.ly/qGFN #
RT @copyblogger: Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it ends up thinking it's stupid. ~Einstein #
Microsoft Reader, back from dead http://ow.ly/qzXx Not really. And not needed, IMO. #
The Dark Side of Authority | Copyblogger http://ow.ly/qkCp As a NIN fan, I wish Trent Reznor had read this & remained on Twitter. #
Editing away. Listening to "We May Never Pass This Way Again," which always chokes me up with joy. #
Polar Bears at Center of Climate Change Debate http://ow.ly/qkzQ #
RT @QuakerQuotes: True silence is the rest of the mind, & is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment & refreshment – W. Penn #
Who’s Smarter: Dane Cook or Newsweek? http://ow.ly/qkvc I'd add, anyone can tell jokes; comedy is about personality. #
RT @GuyKawasaki: 11 hidden secrets in Fight Club: http://om.ly/Ityr #
I hate strip malls. All those elderly people bumping and grinding and taking off their clothes. #
10 Things Parents Should Know About Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | GeekDad | Wired.com http://ow.ly/qmda #
If you don't know both Peanuts & Bukowski, don't bother with this. But if you do, OMG! http://ow.ly/qjnY #
RT @copyblogger: 9 Productivity Lessons from the First 2 Months of Parenthood – http://bit.ly/14BowM ^LS #
Cat, white w/ gray, lying dead at a crossroads on my way to work this a.m. I feel for the unknown family when they find it. #
Twitter Competition Results :: Angry Robot Books http://ow.ly/qklc Some wonderful microfiction in these. #
"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service" by Sheryl Nantus http://ow.ly/qfSB Fun zombie poem! #
"Mystery Writer Brunch" by Stephen D. Rogers http://ow.ly/qfHS Another fun bit of #poetry in the mystery genre #
My employer's Web site (www.upwritepress.com) has a spiffy new header bar. Amazing the collective difference a few details can make. #
I usually eschew all caps, but HootSuite is AMAZING! #
"The Last Dance Floor" by Peter Diseth http://ow.ly/qfHq Entertaining #poetry in the mystery genre #
New blog entry: Radioactive Monsters from My Childhood http://bit.ly/2qv89d #
I usually eschew all caps, but HootSuite is AMAZING! #
Recommend two more great WordPress plugins: "After The Deadline" spelling/grammar checker & "WordPress Mobile Edition"! #wordpress #
RT @Jan_Marshall: The Science of Creativity: 4 Habits of Creative People http://ow.ly/q9Ks #
Rationed care, right now: Treatable brain tumor, but "out of network." http://ow.ly/q8if Cigna refuses to pay. #
I changed the titles of a couple of blog pages & my Twitter automator decided to Tweet about each. Not intended, but it did draw attention. #
Just entered to win a Kindle from @chadrogerstv of Million Dollar Listing, enter at http://bit.ly/2pb09c #
RT @Twitter_Tips: r/t The Best Guide Ever to Twitter Backgrounds: http://j.mp/4mL2ZE –Share: http://bit.ly/ElAje #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/45GPF #
New blog entry: Pubs/Awards http://bit.ly/KN9wH #
New blog entry: Namesakes http://lestersmith.com/namesakes/ #
I now own a torque wrench! (This nerdy guy does have some tools.) #
RT @UpWrite via @joe_roy: Twice as silly: a quadruple mixed metaphor. Rare. New post on Mr. Clarity. http://bit.ly/4dtzF #amwriting #writing #
RT @verycosmic: A magic carpet, // my bed floats through elusive, // dark quantum kingdoms. #haiku #micropoetry #
Another Reason to Switch to Chrome: Good Old NES Games http://ow.ly/pSzU #
I'm now using Twitbin to manage my Twitter account. Any tips or tricks you can recommend? #
New blog entry: Weasel Attack http://bit.ly/bfgq0 #
Go on a Date with Life – Stepcase Lifehack http://ow.ly/pI3b #
B&N stores display my fellow Alliterate Monte Cook's new book beside /The Lost Symbol/! http://tinyurl.com/rcmoga #
Hahahahaha! RT @rogerdooley The Dan Brown Sequel Generator http://j.mp/mF5yI via @demib, @voss #
New blog entry: "UNSUBSCRIBE ME!!!!" http://bit.ly/FYkIR #
RT @politico GOP paved way for Wilson reprimand http://bit.ly/XMSEL #
Study: Your Brain Thinks Money Is A Drug http://tinyurl.com/krrpcu #
Woot.com is in rare form today. One of their best posts ever, and it's a Two for Tuesday to boot! #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/gZatX #
RT @UpWrite: "From Telegraph to Twitter: The Language of the Short Form" http://bit.ly/1HYhy9 #write4biz #business #writing Excellent! #
"In Search of the Mongolian Death Worm" http://tinyurl.com/63zlwy #
RT @UpWrite: When They Misspell Your Name http://bit.ly/31kXyG #write4biz #Business #Writing (Call me anything but late for dinner.) #
RT @UpWrite: Friday Funnies: Come vote for the funniest failed ad campaign. http://bit.ly/eAlps #write4biz #business #writing #
RT @UpWrite: The Four Types of Sentences http://bit.ly/kOKtv Give your #business #writing some style! #write4biz #
Who's the best (or worst) Star Trek film director? Here's one line-up: http://tinyurl.com/mszw5e #
New blog entry: 09-09-09: Beatles Rock Band! http://bit.ly/2Bazdg #
New blog entry: Teaching to the Template http://bit.ly/1Fiumb #
New blog entry: Equal Is as Equal Does http://bit.ly/fqfC8 #
New blog entry: Plagiarism, Copyright, and the Information Age http://bit.ly/3RbZo7 #
New blog entry: Why We Pick on the Weak http://bit.ly/4QCak #
New blog entry: Get Down in the Muck http://bit.ly/5DyzL #
New blog entry: 15 Seconds of Fame http://bit.ly/lxLda #
New blog entry: Cacophony and Reticence http://bit.ly/YWHsE #
New blog entry: What is the purpose of school? http://bit.ly/6m9yQ #
New blog entry: Another Gift of the Magi http://bit.ly/2f3l44 #
New blog entry: If It Ain’t Baroque… http://bit.ly/2XRa9i #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/2xTrZ #
Two great answers so far to my "Son of a . . . ?" post If you know more, please comment at http://bit.ly/H3pGz. #
RT @LesterSmith New blog entry: Son of a . . . ? http://bit.ly/H3pGz #
New blog entry: Son of a . . . ? http://bit.ly/H3pGz #
RT @twiprodigy003: #amazing How to knock in a nail! http://bit.ly/2CUXiq @UpWrite @AmberAusten @AlineLii @margheritakrug #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/3k8UI8 #
RT @UpWrite Modifier Mayhem: Read some funny misplaced modifiers. http://bit.ly/2Lwidc #write4biz #business #writing #
New blog entry: Southern Benedict http://bit.ly/266mjN #
Way cool perspective art! http://tinyurl.com/nyzhm2 (Remember, it's just paint.) #
New blog entry: Poetryst at Wasteland Poets\' Food Pantry Reading http://bit.ly/GQoYy #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/2mwvv1 #
Yes, I've been silent here for nearly two weeks. Been in a reflective mood, and lots of family visiting. #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/CspTk #
New blog entry: Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes http://bit.ly/1tTyH #
RT @blognerd: #writing 15 minutes at a time http://bit.ly/FTl2n #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/KbJwX #
Not really a #followfriday but if you have any interest in learning German, http://www.mygermanclass.com/ is a hoot! #
RT @wired: Behold! Our new camera-weilding robot overlords! http://tinyurl.com/m4vzdl #
My daughter Candace has converted me to peeling bananas monkey style. All those wasted years fighting stems. http://bit.ly/NhPi1 #
New blog entry: Teaching to the Template http://bit.ly/18n6ID #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/uZyjZ #
#ff @upwritepress (writing tips) @10connects (Florida news) @webcowgirl (clever gal) @astronautics (NASA news) @aclu (freedom) #
New blog entry: "Why I read Stephen King . . . " http://tinyurl.com/nvyw9l #writing #
I'm goobing. @wilw Wil Wheaton's 37 today. I posted a "Happy Birthday" on his blog & he remembered my name from MechWarrior (2nd ed.)! #
New blog entry: Free Games http://lestersmith.com/free-games/ #
this morning I paused /
met the eye of the stranger /
caught in my mirror /
#haiku #micropoetry #
RT @theinquisitr: William Shatner reads Sarah Palin’s WTF farewell speech – http://inquisitr.com/Dbn #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/FzzvD #
another poem / this morning / dies of apathy / #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: No, We're Not All to Blame http://bit.ly/5udGf #
Annoying when peo /
ple chop sentences five sev /
en five. I have fits. /
#haiku #micropoetry #
sunflower seed shells /
like beetles /
in the urinal /
#haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/1mADPP #
RT @beatnikbuddhess: RT @renga "man walking with dog ~ earphones on, reading paper ~ sad and lonely dog" – @cdolwagen #haiku #
RT @Writepop: How to write horror, the lazy jerkass way: 1. Take someone else's novel 2. Add monsters 3. Profit http://tinyurl.com/lel764 #
I Google myself,
browsing people with my name.
I am not alone.
#haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: Equal Is as Equal Does http://bit.ly/nGlaH #
New blog entry: Woot Is 5: The Motion Picture http://bit.ly/ZyqNr #
zero atheists / in foxholes– / lots in a graveyard / #haiku #micropoetry #
I used to envy /
your cute Pepsi can TV /
but it's analog /
#haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/qKSfQ #
she gathers moonbeams /
in a lens /
burns holes in my dreams /
#haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: "Almost thou persuadest me . . ."* http://bit.ly/JgCal #
FOUND POEM: we have enough youth / how about / a fountain of smart / #haiku #micropoetry #
Thanks @mforbeck & @Jamie1km! Knowing somebody enjoys these things makes my day & makes the effort (more than might be thought) worthwhile. #
for the one who wakes– / for the one who waits all night– / a different sunrise / #haiku #micropoetry #
On my way to work,
contemplating my life's path,
I missed my exit.
#haiku #micropoetry #
Wind blows the willow / Whipping the nearby maple / Arbor S & M. / –ahaiku http://bit.ly/46WUxQ #
FOUND POEM:
televangelist /
builds four million dollar home /
while laying off staff /

http://bit.ly/bwQVr #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: WFOP Fall Conference http://bit.ly/14YSO8 #
RT @mlvalentine: Preorder "Family Games:100 Best" w/intro by @wilw. I'm a contributor. http://bit.ly/9ahmz (Me too!) via @mforbeck [& me!] #
New blog entry: Give Your Child a Global Education http://bit.ly/4EHqOT #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/r5yaY #
Got the itch to write?
Get a pen and some paper.
Scratch until you bleed.
#haiku #micropoetry #
We all know that death / is coming / Try to look busy / #haiku #micropoetry #
My personal site (www.lestersmith.com) has been getting an overhaul. Last weekend was graphic makeover. A navigation update is underway. #
armadillo husk / abandoned on the roadside / like a piece of tire / #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: Next Up: Soji http://bit.ly/dIk5J #
deleting voicemail /
save the one /
from the friend who drowned /
#haiku #micropoetry #
The most famous models are "supermodels." The most famous stars are "superstars." Why isn't a Poet Laureate "superpoet"? #
"Using the Right Word: already, all ready" http://bit.ly/YYGXV #business #writing #
moon on black water / and headlights / along the highway / #haiku #micropoetry #
My Facebook sidebar keeps showing photo ads of hot young girls searching for me online. Really? I'm not tough to locate. (Just ask my wife.) #
Joined the Captain Jinks & Salty Sam club on Facebook (http://is.gd/1hbhq). Used to watch Space Angel (http://is.gd/1hbnD) on their show. #
Retweeting @mwcreations: RIP Billy Mays Dead at 50 http://bit.ly/12H8Dm #
WPWebHost is giving away Thesis WordPress Theme. Just follow @WPWebHost and retweet http://tinyurl.com/n4ez3c. #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/OwLfc #
Hahaha! RT @LouProsperi: The "Fun" in Fundamentals http://bit.ly/2FpGY6 – Good stuff. Will you follow up with 'The "Mental in Fundamentals'? #
Fox News argues – and wins – right to lie in Florida. http://bit.ly/UruhT #
I just commented "Wow…" on http://bit.ly/HRT98 #
New blog entry: The "Fun" in Fundamentals http://bit.ly/2FpGY6 #
RT @TipsForWriters Writer's Trick #1 There are no tricks, just work. #
Been listening to Esperato lessons on the way back & forth to work. Lots of fun. Free from http://en.lernu.net/ #
RT @timoreilly: Statistical analysis suggests fraud in #iranelection http://bit.ly/63MKl #
RT @michellesheiman: His wife has left him. //He doesn’t really miss her. //Anyone will do. //#senryu #haiku #
Thanks @elyathorn, @Abashima, @rileymagnus, & everyone else for the well wishes. I'm happy to be back & posting in Twitter/Facebook-land. in reply to elyathorn #
"The truth about writers" http://bit.ly/F0vSg #
Post-weekend report: My poet friend's recovering well from her Fri. surgery; K8 & I are back from a wonderfully bittersweet trip to QuinCon. #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/mzwer #
at the hospital, waiting for my friend to get out of surgery, feeling a little blue #
stunned with fatigue / this is when the universe / looks less cohesive / #haiku #micropoetry. Good night, all. #
In prep for the drive, bought "Conversational Klingon" audiobook for K8 & me to practice on the way down, & Esperanto lessons for trip back. #
Stunned w/ fatigue. In the a.m. gotta drive a friend to the hospital & wait thru surgery, then it's off to QuinCon with K8. Gotta pack 1st. #
New blog entry: Zombie Poetry Anthology http://bit.ly/dNnS5 #
New blog entry: Attending Quincon http://bit.ly/O4laU #
Finally the dr. arrives, 55 minutes late. But then, he sees me for less than 5 mins., so I'm out only 1hr. of PTO, right? (plus travel) #
so many haiku / chopped like bait / the smell of dead fish / #haiku #micropoetry (p.s. often guilty myself) #
so many haiku / chopped like bait / the smell of dead fish / #haiku #micropoetry (p.s. often) #
Still waiting for the dr. to show. At least there's public wireless here so's I can Tweet & read O'Reilly's posts. #
Waiting @ dr's office. 9a.m. appointment, for which I had to come early for sign in 9:22 & his ass isn't here yet. grrrr. #
Every time my iTunes DJ plays the Buffy/Angel theme I get misty eyed. Six years later, I'm still mourning the show's end. #
New blog entry: You Are the Elite! http://lestersmith.com/2009/06/17/you-are-the-elite/ #
Chap. 2: She's watching him sleep, his naked arm a pillow, hot beneath her cheek. #haiku #micropoetry #flash_fiction #
New blog entry: What Could Be Verse? http://bit.ly/ybTGd #
For his eightieth, she cut back on her morphine, sat up in a chair. #haiku #micropoetry #flash_fiction #
RT @motsjustes: 10 literary terms and devices: http://bit.ly/3wpMIw #writing #
For his eightieth, she cut back on her morphine, to be there with him. #haiku #micropoetry #flash_fiction #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/OOyHI #
MLA/APA styles chapter done! Scanning deadlines. Ack! UpWrite Press eTips ewsletter due Monday/Tuesday! Better jump on it. #
He's watching her sleep. / The bus jolts; her eyes open. / He glances away. / #haiku #micropoetry #flash_fiction #
RT @motsjustes: The lighter side of writers workshops. RT @WritersGroup Actual manuscript comments: http://ow.ly/cNtL #writing #
afterward a gust / shook the leaves / scattering rainbows / #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: Plagiarism, Copyright, and the Information Age http://bit.ly/Sy3LZ #
"Story Line" as a tool for #business #writing http://bit.ly/18s5jW #
after all these years / her dark hair / though I've lost her name / #haiku #micropoetry #
afterward a gust / shook the trees / shedding their raindrops / #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: Sean D'Souza asks, "Do you know when to shut up?" http://bit.ly/KDEwS #
traveling westward; watching the land unflatten, break loose from fences. #haiku #micropoetry #
That was quite a nightmare. Vivid enough I had to get up & record it. Maybe it can be shaped into a story. But now back to bed for an hour. #
anti-widdershins, wise as clocks, second-hand people #haiku #micropoetry #
RT @KrisLindbeck: Ripening mangoes / "No Trespassing" on the tree / shades of Eden #haiku #micropoetry #
He's watching them sleep. The door gapes. Darkness holds its breath. #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/qZfSI #
She's watching him sleep: / the purposed lines of his face / fading into dream. / #haiku #micropoetry #
tiny Chihuahua / you're nearly / too much dog for me! / #haiku #micropoetry #
Ginger snaps because / her blood burns / with hemogoblin. / #haiku #micropoetry #
He's watching her sleep, her hair across the pillows, spread like many snakes. #haiku #micropoetry #
Working an MLA/APA comparison chapter for a college text. Mama never told me I'd end up like this. #
Lovecraft as a child, running naked through graveyards: Such a morbid streak. #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: Elsewhere http://lestersmith.com/2009/06/03/elsewhere/ #
New blog entry: Line Feeds in Twitter Posts http://bit.ly/Iu4nS #
It's waiting for me. In the dark, in the mirror. It's waiting for me. #haiku #micropoetry #
wish I were a girl /
with a Twitter-pretty face /
so you'd read my posts /
#haiku #micropoetry #
RT @JstKdngButSrsly: Note to self: writing emails in the same style as in my college writing classes has no place in the business world. #fb #
Something's in the well. / Hear that slobbery keening? / It's getting closer . . . #haiku #micropoetry #
RT @PoetryChaikhana: Clinging to the bell, / he dozes so peacefully, / this new butterfly –Buson #haiku #
RT @PoetryChaikhana: This cold winter night, / that old wooden-head Buddha / would make a nice fire –Buson #haiku #
dash off a letter / dash it to the post office / dash it all – they're closed! #haiku #haikuchallenge [use "dash" in a haiku] #
RT @JodiCleghorn: everything you need to know about #writing successfully in ten minutes by stephen king http://bit.ly/5ol8V #
sliver of moon / lost within / a crowd of neon #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: Why We Pick on the Weak http://bit.ly/OcjUR #
I'm thinking of you / lost at sea / Hope I get my wish #haiku #micropoetry #
Not the least offense / from zombies / is their offal breath. #haiku #micropoetry #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/Dn3ik #
New blog entry: Poetic Forms: Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Lunes http://bit.ly/vUEMl #
#haiku from my pda / electrons / transferring this thought #
#haiku among creatives / poets suicide the most / but still just the once #
RT @notthisbody: Bloody mouth // roots ripped out // wisdom in a plastic bag #haiku #
#haiku computer buddha / revealing the sound of one / hologram clapping #
counting syllables / mentioning cherry blossoms / this is not haiku / / (from Zen Rampage: http://bit.ly/tmB3U) #haiku #
"Did Shakespeare Want To Suppress His Sonnets?" http://bit.ly/8NMvP #
In Xanadu / You can say anything / Without reprisal / / But you must use words / From a box / Your listener carries (http://is.gd/I8ni) #
we're all pink inside / unless you / ask for yours well done #
No haiku today. / Listening to the drizzling rain. / Come back tomorrow. #
Fatherhood: / the measure of a man when / a paternity knocks #
New blog entry: To Boldly Go, Where People Can't Shut It http://bit.ly/HH4Zx #
New blog entry: My Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/GtARn #
people use their heads / gathering words to explain / what their heart decides #
Listening to Wired All Wrong. "The only time we speak at all / We erupt with things we say but don't mean, say but don't mean." Rock me! #
There's a sushi place in Delavan that would be my first choice, in the line of shops near Walmart. #
unhappy in bed? / DEAREST COMPANION IN CHRIST / Add Six Figures Now! #
New blog entry: Get Down in the Muck http://bit.ly/107ZLb #
rusty rainwater / atrickle / from her opened veins #
New blog entry: Idol Fingers http://bit.ly/joD5z #
New blog entry: Ah, the Fruits of Civilization http://bit.ly/xCdpE #
New blog entry: Disingenuous Ebook Prices, or "I couldn't have said it better myself." http://bit.ly/IBtEH #
New blog entry: For My Birthday http://bit.ly/wDZFJ #
SILENCE: Gazing upward at an arch / of sandstone against desert sky / I want to write a poem about silence– / Now it's spoiled. #
New blog entry: JENNY http://lestersmith.com/2009/05/18/jenny/ #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/It86U #
New blog entry: 17th WFOP Marathon Reading at Olbrich Gardens http://bit.ly/PvNMR #
warm Nebraska night: / along the trail the elms / mass indistinctly / between constellations / of fireflies and stars #
New blog entry: Laundry Day http://bit.ly/fsfGB #
New blog entry: Calendar of Events http://bit.ly/vsxyV #
what is it about / mannequins / that we stand and stare #
if not for the birds / I'd not know / that I cannot fly #
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #gaming #poet #writer #
Sadness: "Mars Phoenix Has Tweeted its Last Tweet." (I hadn't realized how long it's been since seeing it online.) http://bit.ly/tfP9F #
Follow the money / Soon enough / You'll meet a bullet #
sitting at home with a summer cold, runny nose, watery eyes, with my pda #
halfway through the day / I finally realize / this is just a dream #
difficult burning / this library of despair / these tear-soaked pages #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://bit.ly/vo2k3 #
she crashed the party / in my head / made herself at home #
at this point in time / I'm happy / (but don't mean to brag) #
New blog entry: A Bit o' Humor http://bit.ly/VunWn #
New blog entry: 15 Seconds of Fame http://bit.ly/Zoflc #
New blog entry: It's Just Too Easy http://bit.ly/3IKGZ #
New blog entry: Recommending the Hazards of Love http://tinyurl.com/dm4lro #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/cu47fj #
"Britain names first-ever female poet laureate" http://is.gd/vTNn #
New blog entry: Apéritif http://lestersmith.com/2009/05/01/aperitif/ #
At long last, a new Intervallic Verse mailing. See http://is.gd/eShS to sign up for future installments. #
New blog entry: Brain Food http://tinyurl.com/d9ek3x #
New blog entry: Cacophony and Reticence http://tinyurl.com/dm6zhf #
New blog entry: Nocturne http://lestersmith.com/2009/04/27/nocturne/ #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://lestersmith.com/2009/04/26/less-week-of-tweets-17/ #
history is writ / to offer our excuses / for tomorrow’s deeds #
The WFOP spring conference this year in Oconomowoc was one of the best I've ever attended. Loved Karl Elder's performance poem re Houdini! #
New blog entry: X O X O X http://lestersmith.com/2009/04/26/x-o-x-o-x/ #
Everything's packed. Poems chosen. Time to leave for the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets' spring conference. Oconomowoc, here I come! #
New blog entry: Zombie Poems Soon to Be Unearthed http://lestersmith.com/2009/04/23/zombie-poems-soon-to-be-unearthed/ #
New blog entry: Reflections on the Life Cycle of a Common Fungus http://tinyurl.com/dfzqp2 #
Current reading: /The Ascent of Money/, by Harvard professor of History and of Business Administration, Niall Ferguson. So far, fascinating! #
nineteen neon signs / obscuring / a red wedge of moon #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/ccm6mj #
New blog entry: WOULD YOU DANCE? http://tinyurl.com/dm59nd #
millions of monkeys / laboring at typewriters / I bang out this verse #
New blog entry: Not a Business Card . . . http://tinyurl.com/c4uo2t #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/cho448 #
A haiku about Twilight: http://plinky.com/links/KCm #moviehaiku #
New blog entry: Angel of Ruin http://tinyurl.com/dzqag6 #
Retweeting @timoreilly: Trollope's The Way We Live Now ought to be required reading for understanding financial crisis. http://is.gd/rPf3 #
gang of neon signs / trampling / a pale, bloody moon #
just to fill my life with laughter / the gods made me a little . . . daughter #
Sold a zombie sonnet last weekend. Drafting another zombie poem for a week now. Sometimes it feels like digging a corpse from stony ground. #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://lestersmith.com/2009/04/05/less-week-of-tweets-14/ #
"What I like in a good author isn't what he says, but what he whispers." –Logan Pearsall Smith #
New blog entry: What is the purpose of school? http://lestersmith.com/2009/04/01/what-is-the-purpose-of-school/ #
next to the clock tower / full moon / time with no hands #
bold possum lying / in the road / mindless of the crows #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/ckn3y3 #
New blog entry: A Picture's Worth 1000 Years http://tinyurl.com/czvjxe #
could it be that ghosts / are scarecrows / guarding Death's plantings #
inside every pearl / lies buried / an oyster's torment #
AFT&FB 2day. Gotta focus entirely on work. L8r folks. #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/d7pagv #
New blog entry: Another Gift of the Magi http://tinyurl.com/cfeto8 #
Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #writer #poetry #gaming #
"First you're an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity." –Martin Myers #
Bluehost & I used to have something real between us. Now the love is gone. Can anyone recommend a new domain host with equivalent services? #
Watched final episode of Rockford Files on Netflix last night. All good things must come to an end. Waiting for release of the 8 TV movies. #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/djq5lm #
The only good thing about proofreading an index is I can listen to music while doing it. Currently up: My entire Smashing Pumpkins library. #
I feel a little less old & feeble now, hearing by email, Twitter, & Facebook posts from others who suffered this same crud recently. Thanks! #
New blog entry: Monte Cook's "Dungeon a Day" http://tinyurl.com/bytw27 #
Most folk just use their computer's default browser. Web designers like Firefox for its awesome plugins. Why consider Google Chrome? Anyone? #
Back in the saddle today! Not riding very fast, & I have a rope around my waist tied to the saddle horn, to keep from falling off–but back! #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/agzz4g #
Not to complain, but 4+ days of fever & cough gets old. Have to see the doctor tomorrow. In the meantime, at least you know where I've been. #
Time for some sunshine. AFK for a couple of hours. #
It's half past noon (or "half one" as the Germans would say) and I'm finally crawling out from under this cold. A day and a half lost. >:~P #
New blog entry: If It Ain’t Baroque… http://tinyurl.com/btb3ok #
Ugh. First cold in more than a year and a half. I'd forgotten how awful a slight fever and raw bronchi actually feel. ;~( #
I could look at it as burning the candle at both ends, or as trying to live two lives in one lifetime. Roy Batty has always been my hero. #
The 1 thing the Kindle seems to have on most other platforms is book pricing. But if you go with eReader, you can buy from BooksOnBoard.com. #
Between bursts of code & while waiting 4 FTP & such this weekend, I finished reading Neil Gaiman's /The Graveyard Book/ on my PDA. Loved it! #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/cla6gy #
Web coding like a fiend this weekend. Three different projects to complete for other people. And next weekend is Gary Con, so no work then! #
Kristian Juul Rasmussen of Denmark posted a comment to my Clashing Blades! game, with custom graphic card designs! http://is.gd/l6v3 Thanks! #
New blog entry: Grammar Girl and the Vampire Queen http://tinyurl.com/bb8jml #
New blog entry: Is Twilight better than Dracula? http://tinyurl.com/c52dxs #
Enjoying the "My Band's First Album" activity on Facebook. Here's mine: http://is.gd/OhJ #
Now THAT was a short weekend. #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/bve5jc #
New blog entry: Rules Update: MonsterCon! and Invasion of the Saucer People! http://tinyurl.com/adrs77 #
New blog entry: In the Works http://tinyurl.com/asz54r #
New blog entry: Making the Grade http://tinyurl.com/c3c9wo #
New blog entry: Making the Grade http://tinyurl.com/bgucl2 #
Day four of participation in the NZ Internet Blackout. For more info, http://creativefreedom.org.nz/blackout.html #
Thanks, Jamie; very cool! Retweeting @Jamie1km: RT @BrianTClements 224-word Palindrome http://bit.ly/147YEA #
Lester Smith is blacked out: Stand up against "Guilt Upon Accusation" for New Zealand http://creativefreedom.org.nz/blackout.html #
Arguing about English grammar Y usage rules. Personally, I'm agin' 'em. (Okay, not seriously. But I do believe they're mostly about power.) #
New blog entry: CardScan Executive, an Amazing Little Business-Card Scanner http://tinyurl.com/c6hc8l #
Sometimes, when we touch, the honesty's too much. I'm just sayin'… #
The early bird may / catch the worm / Night owls dine on mice. #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/bntfuw #
New blog entry: Invasion of the Saucer People! Game http://tinyurl.com/aomp9z #
*sigh* Love Jane's Addiction, but perpetually irritated by the butchered Spanish of that chick who introduces /Ritual de lo Habitual/. #
Got everything on my Win Mobile PDA except wi-fi streaming video. Skyfire does it for Win Mobile phones, but not PDAs. Recommendations? #
Four free games now at http://lestersmith.com. More on the way. Up next, "Invasion of the Saucer People." Please help spread the word. #
New blog entry: Demon Bound! Game http://tinyurl.com/dc5q6e #
New blog entry: Powerhouses of Wrestling! Dice Game http://tinyurl.com/amcthz #
Wearing the Mithral Shirt of Corellon. +3 Dex, +3 Cha, +5 AC, +3 vs. Magic. Certainly bequeathing it 2 Alf Macofitzalfsen & his descendants. #
New blog entry: MonsterCon! Game http://tinyurl.com/ctz2wn #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/ce2oam #
Had 2 buy a new wrench 2 reach a deep bolt in my daughter's car. Banged up my hand (of course), but the bolt is out & I own a new wrench! #
Despite being warned that it's even more teen angst than /Twilight/, I'm well into the sequel, /New Moon/. And very much enjoying it. #
I wish Twitter didn't list numbers followed/following. Few Tweets bug me more than ones about these numbers. Tweet 'cause it's useful & fun! #
I'm attending GaryCon — http://tinyurl.com/cz7tdl #
Ah, Woot.com, how you amuse me: Physical Law As Observed Through Manipulation Of The Garrity KS200 1 Watt LED Spotlight by the 4th Grade…" #
New blog entry: Why I'll Never Buy Another MS Reader Ebook http://tinyurl.com/cb5baj #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/bbsll8 #
MS's ebook DRM's so friggin draconian there are a dozen titles I've bought but can no longer read. Never again. It's Mobipocket from now on. #
Currently frustrated with Microsoft. New PDA, had 2 jump through hoops to "activate" MS reader, drag-n-drop (WTH?) to install titles. #
Next up, German chocolate cake & ice cream! What a great birthday. Plus I got my old foldable bluetooth keyboard working w/ my new Ipaq 111. #
My wife made a crock pot full of ham & beans 4 my birthday, w/ cornbread & raw onion. Sprinkled w/ a little Tabasco, it's my idea of heaven. #
Retweeting @webcowgirl: Goddamn, this Twitter cartoon still cracks me up: http://tinyurl.com/5n8u59 . It's just too close to the truth! #
Thanks to everyone for the birthday well wishes! #
New blog entry: Weighted Words http://tinyurl.com/d7nca3 #
Now reading /Twilight/. It's been called a tale for "teenaged girls & their mothers," but a father can enjoy good characters & dialog too. #
My Facebook Tiny D&D character was wounded & forcibly retired last night–halfway to level 11 of generation 10. Ironman mode is tough! :~( #
New blog entry: Clashing Blades! http://tinyurl.com/cuzdon #
New blog entry: Critiquing the President’s Speech http://tinyurl.com/crrg42 #
My perpetual Finder restart turned out to be a Stuffit problem. Turned off Stuffit AVR & my machine is behaving again. (My bad, Apple.) #
Installed Mac's QuickTime update at work. Now the Finder seizes focus every few minutes. Apparently Apple's left this bug unfixed 4 a week! #
My Indy friends' complaint re the cold didn't strike me till they mentioned a couple 41-deg. days in Indy last week. Guess it IS cold here! #
GREAT long weekend of boardgaming w/ old friends! Leaving Schaumburg now to head home and console my Chihuahua for my being gone three days. #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/c8krj2 #
New blog entry: Rebranding Sour Milk http://tinyurl.com/al8q5z #
AFK 4 2.5 days. C U Monday aft. Tweeple! #
Preparing for a drive down to Schaumburg, to meet an old college buddy and his new friend for a weekend of nothing but boardgames & Guiness. #
Another frabjous day in icy WI! I'm thinking the big windows in my new office space got me through the dark days this year sans depresssion. #
Hoping we can enter a new age of moderism. Partisanship is fine for sports; but for the serious work of government, it's childish. #
New blog entry: Do Only Suckers Hope? http://tinyurl.com/axnk3w #
We set up a projector at work to stream the inauguration from CNN.com, and all of us gathered to watch. AWESOME speeches! Turning a corner! #
New blog entry: I Thought You Said… http://tinyurl.com/8ztnoz #
New blog entry: "Worst Commercial Placement Ever"—Spoiler! http://tinyurl.com/8a2fba #
Retweeting @dabitch: ha HA HA Battlestar Galactica and a rather unfortunate commercial pairing ? http://tinyurl.com/9xorhr #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/98nywv #
One thing about working at home: My 5-lb. Chihuahua insists on climbing inside my shirt and curling up like a full colostomy bag. #
Playing hooky today to focus on some WFOP.org work. (Yes, the fact that it's -18º F outside helped with the decision.) #
A deer in the snow outside my office window, maybe 12 feet away. Beautiful against the snow. Two more in the brush beyond. #
Really liking Twhirl. Both for my single account at home and multiple accounts at the office. The popup especially makes Twitter convenient. #
New blog entry: Bat Image http://tinyurl.com/95lhpr #
Man, I'm up *way* 2 late again, but this time suffering for poetry. Joined a new critique group (w/ WI's Poet Laureate!) & answering email. #
Kirk outlives Khan: http://tinyurl.com/74hpro. We will miss you, Ricardo. #
Anyone here have any recommendations for diving into Drupal? Shortcuts and resources for reducing the learning curve after installation? #
Did I mention launching http://www.HungryDead.com? Polished that some more last night. My first "monetized" site, just with Amazon recommendations. #
New blog entry: The Darwin Awards, Film http://tinyurl.com/8lrakz #
New blog entry: Les's Week of Tweets http://tinyurl.com/a82we6 #
New blog entry: Dracula’s Dust http://tinyurl.com/8qxn87 #
New blog entry: Stoking the Fires re Stoker http://tinyurl.com/9×349f #
New blog entry: Vampire Wars: Battle for the Universe http://tinyurl.com/7nktg9 #
New blog entry: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor http://tinyurl.com/9e7wbv #
New blog entry: De-Animator http://tinyurl.com/a9gwv6 #
New blog entry: Dracula, the Novel—More Thoughts http://tinyurl.com/7unahh #
New blog entry: Dracula, the Novel, Initial Thoughts http://tinyurl.com/7k35w5 #
New blog entry: Speaking Out About Dead Silence http://tinyurl.com/8tho6k #
New blog entry: Average Guy Reflects on Weirdnesses http://tinyurl.com/82ewj5 #
New layout for http://www.LesterSmith.com. As usual, did some hacking to an existing theme to suit my purposes. Critiques always welcome. #
New blog entry: WordPress Twitter Tools http://tinyurl.com/7f8756 #
My employer has officially declared today a snow day. Called me at home to say "stay home." w00t! Now to get caught up on email & Drupal. #
You may know I'm convinced Billy Corgan was once a genius & Trent Reznor still is. Here's yet more evidence of the latter: http://is.gd/eBL6 #
Running Intervallic Verse (http://is.gd/eShS) is almost like sending an SOS in a bottle. But yesterday's send gained many responses. Thanks! #
My wife just learned the Yellowstone supervolcano is overdue for an eruption that would kill us all. I've hid that info from her for years. #
w00t! Apple is finally dropping DRM (and [no w00t] introducing variable pricing). Check today's http://www.ShellyPalmer.com. #
New Intervallic Verse Mailing, "Tom Thumb," by yours truly. Join @ http://lestersmith.com/intervallic-verse (Or see what the fuss is about.) #
Keeping a happy face & content heart despite having had a 4-day weekend demolished by other people's problems. Take that, cruel fates! #
For a "vacation" day this felt like a page from Army basic. Spent most of it running chores, the last driving a car w/ no rear window. Cold! #
Goodnight, all. #
Er. Claus. #
timothybbrown is now on twitter. those of you who know Tim, please drop him a Tweet &/or follow him so we can build his community. Thanks! #
WP/Twitter plugin let me dn again so I'm hand posting a link 2 a new blog post, "Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. " http://bit.ly/bjdo #
Alliterates.com is aggregating member blogs. LesterSmith.com imports my posts @ work. Organically this makes sense, but will Google punish? #
End of the work day. Heading home to be a rock of emotional support for my wife and daughters as they cope with the youngest's crashed car. #
bn so busy 2day I totally forgot 2 Tweet. It's bn a gd busy, though. Except 4 the calls from my wife, 2 say R youngest totaled her car. >:-P #
Gotta go get a cake 4 Jenny's birthday. Kate & Karly are here; Candy & Matt are on their way. Birthdays this close 2 a holiday aren't easy. #
Just finished watching *Bug* (http://bit.ly/jnYb), with Ashley Judd & Harry Connick, Jr. Well, not *with* them. I mean, they weren't here. #
Spent all my PTO so I'm off 2 work. All the years in game publishing, & GE, spoiled me 4 working this season. Gotta plan 2009 different. :-) #
Here's my choice booze list: 1. Tequila straight; 2. Irish Car Bombs; 3. Dirty vodka martinis with blue-cheese stuffed olives; 4. Baileys. #
Vodka seems to treat me well, too. And Irish whiskey. Martinis are dangerous only because they go down so easily I have to not overindulge. #
Sent home early from work. Slid through the slush to a couple of stops for pickles, vodka, and Cheetos. Now I'm home and celebrating! w00t! #
Bruce Cordell's blog entries are now part of the http://www.Alliterates.com aggregate. #
Enjoying the @#$% out of TweetDeck! What an awesome app! Sorry I've missed some @ replies, folks, but with this thing, never again. #
Jeff Grubb's blog has joined the http://www.Alliterates.com aggregate. A happy discovery is how easy this makes it 4 me 2 follow them all. Sweet! #
Most of the family is now here for the holidays. I have to work tomorrow & Friday, but they'll be chillin'. (Unfortunate choice of words?) #
Wintry ride to work this morning. Almost slid past the Rt. 11 exit from 43. But it's cheery to see Tweeple & Facebookers up & about online. #
Hacked up the http://www.Alliterates.com WP theme some more. Cool plugin aggregates posts from member blogs elsewhere. #
Yesterday was a pajama day. Much work done sans leaving the house. Today I understand why my fellow Wisconsinites were mentioning the COLD! #
Changed http://www.Alliterates.com from S9y app 2 WordPress, so there's a new layout. Always fun to dig around in code to personalize a WP theme. #
The guy next door has a monster-size snow blower. (He's sort of Tim Allen that way.) Apparently his drive isn't enough, so he does ours too! #
Ah, the weekend! How I love thee. We're off into the arctic weather for our traditional post-office/bank/breakfast trip with sundry errands. #
*Dracula* aside, Stoker was not a good writer, & even *Dracula* shows some ham-handed moments. This & more blasphemy @ http://www.LesterSmith.com. #
So how do I display on FaceBook things of which I am a fan? #
Admiring the snow 4 the moment. Working from home 4 the morning. I'll let the storm end & the plows get around before going 2 the office. #
Loving WordPress 2.7. Coolest thing's probably the 1-click system update 4 future versions, but the way-handy new interface is a close 2nd. #
O'Reilly's "Social Media for Publishers" Webinar 2day was great! (Lots o' Twitter, too.) Archive soon 2 come @ http://oreilly.com/webcasts/ #
New posting via Intervallic Verse last night: "Who-sunnit?" Sign up for the mailing list at http://www.LesterSmith.com/intervallic-verse/ #
Server's down @ work. Found my way online thru an open window. Good morning Tweeple, FaceBookers, MySpacers, & http://www.LesterSmith.com visitors! #
Come on, Twitter. Come on Facebook. You been disappointing me for days in your lack of linking. I conjure thee, link! #
party harty weekend. last night was my office party. tonight's jenny's company party. not going 2 get much done otherwise. hoping 4 karaoke. #
Am I wrong in thinking it's hypocrisy that CEOs are worth whatever they can negotiate, but UAW workers are not? #
Saw *Perfect Creature* last night. The listing sounded a bit cheesy (not that I mind cheesy), but the film was quite good–very atmospheric! #
New post @ http://www.thewritesource.com/blog. Upgraded my own blog to WP 2.7 (very sweet!) but it didn't pick up my most recent post there. hmmm. #
Today is one of those beautiful northern days when a cloudless sun glows on virginal snow and the chill air is bracing! #
Envying my work@home friends. Drove 23 white-knuckled miles to the office in blowing snow on roads that can't decide between slush & ice. #
The drive back from Madison was an adrenaline high–18,000 semis in blowing snow, most of them in the passing lane. But I'm alive & at work. #
Headed out in bitter cold to WFOP.org calendar reading @ Avol's bookstore, Madison. Posted a new chap. at http://www.WhenShadowsRise.com last nite. #
Fixing biscuits & gravy. Something my old man taught me. When it comes 2 cooking, Jenny (who's an expert in all else) hands the ladle to me. #
Celebrating Repeal Day! Check http://www.RepealDay.org for history. #
CSS is finicky. More accurately, browser treatment of CSS is finicky. I need a CSS buddy. In return, I can offer JavaScript and PHP advice. #
Reading Dracula again. Partly for http://www.WhenShadowsRise.com; partly as research for a poem I'm doing. Stoker researched 10 yrs. for the book. #
Deadline looming. Must focus. #
First day of exercise BEFORE going to the office. Who'da thunk that'd ever happen. (w00t) #
Posted a draft of "Randomizers" chapter at http://www.WhenShadowsRise.com today. This "build an RPG one chapter at a time online" project is fun. #
First snowstorm of the season here in southern Wisconsin, by the way, for you expatriot Tweeps keeping score on the weather. #
Just watched *The Breed,* a flick about a group of people trapped on an island with unnaturally intelligent mad dogs. Well worth a watching! #
Today was the Smith family's traditional post-Thanksgiving, turkey fajitas celebration. Awesome eats. Then lots of Rock Band 2. #
Today, I'm back at the office, reviewing chapters and creating new lesson plans. Oh, and Happy Black Friday, folks. #
Set up Dance Dance Revolution: Supreme in workout mode yesterday, too. With yoga thrown in on occasion, I should be doing well. #
Finished reading *Of Human Bondage* yesterday–a book to mull awhile. Watched *Dead Mary* last night as more WhenShadowsRise.com research. #
Awesome Thanksgiving day! Jen's usual excellent meal. Our youngest came up last night & left just a few min. ago. & many family calls. 8~D #
More clearing the desk home last night. I can see the surface in places! And started another poem. Now it's coffee, oatmeal bar, & day job. #
Spent the weekend clearing my desk (more to do), writing poems, and launching WhenShadowsRise.com. Now back at the office on a pretty day! #
Checking the updated Twitter Tools for WordPress. #
Thanks FaceBook exercise responders: I broke an ankle on ice 10 years ago, so winter walks are worrisome. Dance Dance Revolution looks good. #
Listening to Guns N Roses new album MySpace stream: http://www.myspace.com/gunsnroses #
For my heart Dr. I'm eating lighter & fighting lbs. (creeping down). Haven't worked exercise into my schedule, though. What works for you? #
Marilyn Taylor has been named Wisconsin's new poet laureate! I'm excited to see what programs she'll come up with to promote poetry here. #
Mainly working on poetry today. Did I mention that I love my job? #
Research report chapter finished. Next assignment: Poetry chapter! W00t! #
Intermittently Internet connection outages here at the office. But here's my morning Tweet/Facebook status post. Have a happy, everybody. #
Wondering if "better to have loved and lost" also applies to us evangelicals turned agnostic. #
Creating new MLA Works-Cited page examples for a reference book. Whooda thunk it would actually be fun! #
Facebook ad revenues are down, & Twitter is still searching for an income model. Please tell me we won't have nothing but MySpace next year. #
Watched *Dead Birds* this weekend. Good scary–creepy–film. #
Didn't get much done today, I'm happy to say. Read. Napped. Watched a movie. Watched a Rockford Files episode on Netflix with Dobie. #
Day is done. Gone the sun. A goodly amount of work accomplished. Time to head home and face the weekend's work. *sigh* #
Robot roll call: Lesbot. Present. (And pronounce that name with a soft "s," okay?) #
Gray sky and yellow-gold leaves outside my window. A good day to be indoors, working on a research report chapter–a cup of coffee at hand. #
Feeling energized by the tone of both candidates' speeches last night. Researching space elevators. I love my job. #
And I'm proud of John McCain. His concession speech brought tears to my eyes. Plus I'm proud of just how many folks got out to vote! Go USA! #
Wow. I'm old enough to have never hoped we'd get a Black man in the White House in my lifetime. I'm very proud to be an American right now. #
Jonesing for a new episode of Tiki Bar TV. Other than that, enjoying a sunny morning of a new workweek. #
Jenny just agreed 2 today as a pajama day. Gonna laze around & read. K8 bought http://www.journey3dmovie.com film with 3D glasses 4 later. #
I just voted for Obama in #TwitVote — http://twitvote.twitmarks.com/ #
Great WFOP conference Fri. & Sat. Long drive, though. Spending today recovering, maybe making a few poetry submissions, and watching movies. #
Last bit of packing for the WFOP conference. Leaving in a hour. Gonna miss my Twitter & Facebook. Ciao, folks. #
Siroko is delving the Dungeon of Dread on Facebook (again). I'm skipping the Milwaukee CSS Meetup for a haircut and packing for WFOP. #
Running late today. Busy, busy week. Tomorrow's the beginning of the WFOP (www.wfop.org) fall conference, so I'll be AFK for a few days. #
A 10-month-old article that is possibly the best thing I've read in at least 10 months: http://tinyurl.com/ywpq4h 4 pages long but worth it. #
Too busy to Twitter. #
Driving to work this a.m. under blue skies, I looked north & thought, "That looks like winter clouds." Lunchtime now & "corn snow" is here. #
Workin' it another Monday. And hey, if you haven't yet seen "Wassup 2008," check it: http://tinyurl.com/5chbt3 #
K8 bought me a copy of Rock Band 2 yesterday. Spent far too much time playing this weekend. But it's SO cool! #
Distributed a new poem via Intervallic Verse last night. Very positive reactions so far. To sign up, visit http://tinyurl.com/6qsrbb #
Okay, this is just too weird: "Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby" http://tinyurl.com/6ayox4 #
Here's a list of "Tips on a Good Blog Entry," from NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) http://tinyurl.com/6nuukw #
What are the chances two CubeCart databases on my Bluehost account would suddenly have a corrupt table? I had to rebuild one by hand. #
Researching the Deep Web, stumbled into the Dark Internet. Search used to be easier, back in the day. #
As an early anniversary gift, K8 took Jen & me to see the "So You Think You Can Dance?" troupe in Milwaukee last night. What a show! #
One reason I love the InterWebs is the little glimpses into other people's lives, like "Peanut Butter RUINED." http://tinyurl.com/6kdfj4 #
As mornings go, this one isn't–at least so far. Still, one bad morning out of 21 this month is a good ratio. #
Eating chili cheese dogs with onion & mustard; reading about a problematic upswing in prison "cell" (ha) phones. http://tinyurl.com/6dsjd6z #
Drizzly morning–enjoyably melancholy. I'm trying to think of the exact color of the wet cornstalks along my route to work. Parchment? #
Gorgeous drive to work this morning, what with the mist on the hills, the changing leaves, and the crisp, fall sunshine. #
Joe the Plumber compares Barak Obama to Sammy Davis Jr. Why not Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire? Oh, that's right–they were white. Shame, Joe. #
All that Lit text review is done! Now let's see, what's next among these stacks of projects on my desk? #
For months, a column float error visible only in Firefox has driven me NUTS! Today a judicious Dogpile search delivered the fix. Not Google. #
Instant lunch noodles with a few peas, corn, and carrot bits. Microwave ovens are a wonder my Stone-Age childhood could not predict. #
Another pointless day in the same pointless world, but hey–at least I'm happy! :-D #
The new digs for the Jury Room in Elkhorn are awesome! I'm going to have to visit more than once a month. #
Replacement Rock Band drum pedal has arrived! Opted for a clear acrylic replacement kit (http://tinyurl.com/4kkesf) instead of a metal pad. #
The daughter's move is done. [Pause for relieved sigh] But couldn't get Net on her eMac, though I'm sure the bridge settings are right. #
Using the company panel van to move my youngest daughter's desk, bed frame, dresser, and bookshelf out of our house to her new apartment. #
Gotta love Pandora Web radio: http://www.Pandora.com. #
Add "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street." In Serling's case, I'll make an exception: The man was a genius at making people question things #
Force-feeding texts to students is basically as bad as book banning. To understand what I'm ranting about, check http://tinyurl.com/44yd87. #
Ah, yes: & "Seventh Grade," "The War of the Wall," "Annabel Lee," "Echo & Narcissus," & "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." All good, but come on. #
Another Lit course book review. Let me guess: "The Diary of Anne Frank," "Flowers for Algernon," & "The Tell-Tale Heart." Do I win sumthin'? #
For some reason, my WP Twitter plugin didn't disseminate my "Marketing '08, the Game of Politics" blog post yesterday @ http://www.lestersmith.com. #
More literature course text review slated for today. (Check my blog entry at http://www.thewritesource.com tomorrow.) Hoping to motorbike tomorrow. #
Interesting presidential debate. Check http://maps.google.com/vote to find your place to register and vote. #
Another day well spent at the office. Time to get home to work waiting there, and then the debates! #
Up early for a fasting blood test–cholesterol. It's an age thing. Pretty day, but I'd appreciate a few more weeks of motorcycle weather. #
Sitting here, like a stunned cow, looking for the energy to get up and go home. It's been a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG day. But I met the deadline! #
Knows tooth ugh Rhine's toe nag inn. #
No stew thug rhinestone won s'more. #

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Lester — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:46:24 +0000

Via @baffled

My Mid-Winter Game Break

Lester — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:21:52 +0000

Game conventions can be lots of fun, but holding your own “mini con,” with your closest friends, can be even better.

Last weekend was the second annual Mid-Winter Game Break, in which my old college buddy Tim Ryan, his Indianapolis gamer buddy David Wolfe, and I rent a hotel suite near Chicago and play games from Friday night through Monday at noon checkout. Rob King joins us on Saturday morning and stays until late that evening.

The hotel provides a satisfying breakfast buffet—with biscuits and gravy at least one day, pancakes and bacon or sausage on the others, and always scrambled eggs, oatmeal, cottage cheese, pineapple, juice, coffee, and muffins. A pair of waffle irons add another option. So we don’t have to go out until lunch, if then. We stock the kitchenette with crackers, cheese, nuts, chips, various beers, and M&Ms. I bring a bottle of good quality tequila or vodka.

This year, we started Friday night with Invasion of the Saucer People! which I’m happy to say Dave and Tim enjoyed. (Three players is optimum for that game.)

Saturday morning while waiting for Rob to show we played MonsterCon! which also went over well. Once Rob arrived, we finished the morning with a satisfying session of the backstabbing classic Wiz War (I won). After lunch, Tim ran a roleplaying session set in outer space, which started out like Traveller but later morphed into Call of Cthulhu. The Mi-Go weren’t too happy that we screwed up their delivery of human brains.

After lunch at Champs sports bar (now officially a tradition), we played two sessions of the Buffy board game, once with Dave running the Mayor (handily defeated), and once with me as the Judge (nearly bested at the start—Oz found the arm on the first turn, and Willow immediately found the Spell of Living Flame, then failed the casting—but Evil triumphed in the end). Rob had to leave shortly thereafter, and the rest of us called it a night.

Sunday morning after breakfast we ran to Games Plus and shopped for a while. Dave picked up an Arkham source book and a couple of minis; Tim a copy of Monsters Menace America, and me a trio of games: Vampire: Prince of the City, Bloodlust! and Cthulhu 500. We returned to play Condottiere (the Jeux Descartes edition), in which Dave pulled a win I not only didn’t see coming but didn’t realize for a moment had even transpired! Next up was Bloodlust! a vampire board game that, frankly, should have never been published. (The rules are confusing; the components contradict one another; the printing is too dark to read; the tracks are clumsy; and most importantly, there’s virtually no strategy involved. I won through nothing but luck.) Then we tried Monsters Menace America and had a grand old time. Dave pulled the win in that one, with a Godzilla-like monster, though my giant walking lobster-man had looked to be the favorite at the monster showdown. We went out for dinner at Benihana’s, then crashed for the evening.

Monday morning, after breakfast, Tim and Dave asked to play Condottiere again (which I had brought), and this time Tim managed to best us, though it was a bitter fight. We were left with enough time to try Cthulhu 500, which turned out to be a great game, full of humor, but also a solid design. Dave’s Sport Cthutility Vehicle got a questionable win over my Fearrari (he’d been reading one mod card incorrectly most of the game), with Tim’s Vehicle Man Was Not Meant to Drive bringing up the rear.

In all, this year’s Mid-Winter Game Break was even more satisfying than last year’s. Good friends, good games, good food, good drinks, a comfortable hotel suite, and nowhere else to be for three days. I’m left savoring many thoroughly satisfying moments, and immediately upon returning home ordered a copy of Monsters Menace America myself, then started researching fan-generated Buffy board game scenarios online. There’s a “Hush” treatment that I’m just dying to try!

If you’ve never set up your own game weekend with a few old friends in a hotel suite, do yourself the favor. (You might even consider inviting me along!)

A Pretty Pair of Published Poems

Lester — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:56:46 +0000

Sometimes I can be dense.

Despite a long personal history of online activity—starting with BBSs during the 80s, way too many hours on GEnie during its heyday, and Web surfing from the first wave—I’ve had a reluctance to submit creative works for publication online. After all, I’ve made a career (since 1984) in print publishing. And though I have a passion for ebooks (preferring an electronic copy of pretty much anything over having to lug around a paper copy), that’s not really online publishing, as in posting work where anyone can access it freely.

So I’ve had this Neanderthalic bias against online publication. Recently, however, I’ve had a refreshing bit of water splashed in my face. Which is to say I’ve had a couple of poems published online, and I can finally see the benefits—such as sharing them with anyone who’s willing to follow a hyperlink. Here you go:

“Who-Sunnit?” (a “cozy mystery” sonnet)
“Night Musings” (in Protodimension issue #3)

Please give them a read, then come back here and let me know what you think.

Thanks!

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