Laughing Monkey
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aka Paul Engel -poet, fiction writer, of Ecuadorian descent - his "The Dance of the Emu" eChapbook is available through Bainbridge Island Press https://bainbridgeisland.press/products/the-dance-of-the-emu
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The Dance of the Emu
by Paul Engel In The Dance of the Emu, poet Paul Engel hopes to convey, lest we forget, the rhythm and rhyme of it all. The author invites readers to experience how his images float along a stream of ...
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my poetry chapbook
The Dance of The Emu is available #poetry
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sample poem:
Weeping Willow Cove
Let’s row
To Weeping Willow Cove,
Where golden Weeping willows stand,
Like Golden waterfalls,
And where bluegills grow
As big as your hand.
The Dance of The Emu is available #poetry
bainbridgeisland.press/products/the...
sample poem:
Weeping Willow Cove
Let’s row
To Weeping Willow Cove,
Where golden Weeping willows stand,
Like Golden waterfalls,
And where bluegills grow
As big as your hand.
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Wow! So proud that I AM A THUNDERCLOUD was the best selling picture book at @bardsalley in 2025 🎉
Thank you to all who continue to support me, my book, and this wonderful bookstore!
Thank you to all who continue to support me, my book, and this wonderful bookstore!
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Wow! So proud that I AM A THUNDERCLOUD was the best selling picture book at @bardsalley in 2025 🎉
Thank you to all who continue to support me, my book, and this wonderful bookstore!
Thank you to all who continue to support me, my book, and this wonderful bookstore!
December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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For anyone needing a little nudge:
Tiny Prophecies is an online lit journal for dreamers, weirdos, and soft hearts.
Submit your work—it's free. ✣
We'll be waiting.
#poetry #writingcommunity #poems #haiku #vss #fiction #flashfiction #writer #tanka #freeverse #rhyme
Tiny Prophecies is an online lit journal for dreamers, weirdos, and soft hearts.
Submit your work—it's free. ✣
We'll be waiting.
#poetry #writingcommunity #poems #haiku #vss #fiction #flashfiction #writer #tanka #freeverse #rhyme
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
For anyone needing a little nudge:
Tiny Prophecies is an online lit journal for dreamers, weirdos, and soft hearts.
Submit your work—it's free. ✣
We'll be waiting.
#poetry #writingcommunity #poems #haiku #vss #fiction #flashfiction #writer #tanka #freeverse #rhyme
Tiny Prophecies is an online lit journal for dreamers, weirdos, and soft hearts.
Submit your work—it's free. ✣
We'll be waiting.
#poetry #writingcommunity #poems #haiku #vss #fiction #flashfiction #writer #tanka #freeverse #rhyme
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The Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico, has led UFW marches since the pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. She’s still leading the way today. #WeFeedYou
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico, has led UFW marches since the pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. She’s still leading the way today. #WeFeedYou
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December 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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No one told me to rewrite it. I knew it had to be deserving to them. 15+ hour stretches for days, with little sleep, to get it where it had to be.
It's a very different book than I've written in the past and I'm so happy my editor thinks so too 🧚
"Your writing and pacing is immaculate..."
JUNE 6
It's a very different book than I've written in the past and I'm so happy my editor thinks so too 🧚
"Your writing and pacing is immaculate..."
JUNE 6
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
No one told me to rewrite it. I knew it had to be deserving to them. 15+ hour stretches for days, with little sleep, to get it where it had to be.
It's a very different book than I've written in the past and I'm so happy my editor thinks so too 🧚
"Your writing and pacing is immaculate..."
JUNE 6
It's a very different book than I've written in the past and I'm so happy my editor thinks so too 🧚
"Your writing and pacing is immaculate..."
JUNE 6
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"Rafa" says it was a bit over 40° and damp and foggy when he began pruning grapevines this morning in Madera CA. "I earn minimum wage. This cold damp weather makes our bones ache, but I'm grateful for the work, since there is very little work at this time of year." #WeFeedYou
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Rafa" says it was a bit over 40° and damp and foggy when he began pruning grapevines this morning in Madera CA. "I earn minimum wage. This cold damp weather makes our bones ache, but I'm grateful for the work, since there is very little work at this time of year." #WeFeedYou
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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SOLIDARITY! Today labor is holding a global day of action to show solidarity for the Starbucks baristas ULP strike. Farm workers are proud to support with these brave @sbworkersunited workers who have been fighting for a fair union contract for almost 4 years.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
SOLIDARITY! Today labor is holding a global day of action to show solidarity for the Starbucks baristas ULP strike. Farm workers are proud to support with these brave @sbworkersunited workers who have been fighting for a fair union contract for almost 4 years.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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when sound is seen
the crow is blue
the mountain sleeps
#俳句 #haiku #micropoetry #minimalpoetry #crowisblue
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translated my
the crow is blue
the mountain sleeps
#俳句 #haiku #micropoetry #minimalpoetry #crowisblue
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translated my
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
when sound is seen
the crow is blue
the mountain sleeps
#俳句 #haiku #micropoetry #minimalpoetry #crowisblue
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translated my
the crow is blue
the mountain sleeps
#俳句 #haiku #micropoetry #minimalpoetry #crowisblue
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translated my
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
a butterfly
stuck fast to Amida
Buddha's cheek
#Haiku
Lanoue, trans & notes
According to the Pure Land Buddhism that Issa believed in, the only path to the Pure Land and enlightenment is to "cling" to the liberating power of Amida Buddha. In this haiku, the butterfly is a living emblem of faith.
stuck fast to Amida
Buddha's cheek
#Haiku
Lanoue, trans & notes
According to the Pure Land Buddhism that Issa believed in, the only path to the Pure Land and enlightenment is to "cling" to the liberating power of Amida Buddha. In this haiku, the butterfly is a living emblem of faith.
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
a butterfly
stuck fast to Amida
Buddha's cheek
#Haiku
Lanoue, trans & notes
According to the Pure Land Buddhism that Issa believed in, the only path to the Pure Land and enlightenment is to "cling" to the liberating power of Amida Buddha. In this haiku, the butterfly is a living emblem of faith.
stuck fast to Amida
Buddha's cheek
#Haiku
Lanoue, trans & notes
According to the Pure Land Buddhism that Issa believed in, the only path to the Pure Land and enlightenment is to "cling" to the liberating power of Amida Buddha. In this haiku, the butterfly is a living emblem of faith.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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One of a series of mixed media drawings of musicians playing at an Irish music session in Mill Road, Cambridge
#mixedmedia #musicsession #fiddle #guitar #tinwhistle
#mixedmedia #musicsession #fiddle #guitar #tinwhistle
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
One of a series of mixed media drawings of musicians playing at an Irish music session in Mill Road, Cambridge
#mixedmedia #musicsession #fiddle #guitar #tinwhistle
#mixedmedia #musicsession #fiddle #guitar #tinwhistle
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December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Stoic, Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas, 2024 48x48” (SOLD)
#art #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #abstractartist #artist #artistlife #myart #myartstyle #myartstudio #creativity #minneapolis #mplsart #abstractexpressionism #artforsale #abstraktekunst
#art #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #abstractartist #artist #artistlife #myart #myartstyle #myartstudio #creativity #minneapolis #mplsart #abstractexpressionism #artforsale #abstraktekunst
December 24, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Stoic, Acrylic and Pumice on Canvas, 2024 48x48” (SOLD)
#art #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #abstractartist #artist #artistlife #myart #myartstyle #myartstudio #creativity #minneapolis #mplsart #abstractexpressionism #artforsale #abstraktekunst
#art #artstudio #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #abstractartist #artist #artistlife #myart #myartstyle #myartstudio #creativity #minneapolis #mplsart #abstractexpressionism #artforsale #abstraktekunst
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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A new verse from returning contributor @wanderstruck.blog:
dull anhedonia
mind virus / brain rot
a bed of spring flowers
under the floorboards
— Ash Evan Lippert
dull anhedonia
mind virus / brain rot
a bed of spring flowers
under the floorboards
— Ash Evan Lippert
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dull anhedoniamind virus / brain rota bed of spring flowersunder the floorboards — Ash Evan Lippert
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December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @wanderstruck.blog:
dull anhedonia
mind virus / brain rot
a bed of spring flowers
under the floorboards
— Ash Evan Lippert
dull anhedonia
mind virus / brain rot
a bed of spring flowers
under the floorboards
— Ash Evan Lippert