Since August I’ve noticed the quality of my work was dissipating. I was re-reading emails and reports that I sent and noticed they were missing syncategorematic words, words that do not stand by themselves. (had to do it. How often do you get to use syncategorematic in a sentence?) “of” “and” “at” “a” –just missing,ContinueContinue reading “Fire Ants”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Poem: The 27th Day
https://youtu.be/9Osl67s112Y too funny! The 27th DayMost of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.-T.S. Eliot Getting out of my car today I noticed a bee.A large and fuzzy bumblebee slowly moving its legson the parking lot blacktop of my apartment building. I saw a video once where a person foundContinueContinue reading “Poem: The 27th Day”
Faces I Make Under My Mask
What my lips are doing while you talk to me about your problems
Hello Again & Election Predictions
https://youtu.be/ACIt2aTuCac Hello, I’m back. Did I miss anything? On August 8th I took my blog down while I submitted a collection of poems to publishers for a chapbook publication. I’m happy to report a lovely digital magazine picked it up. Well, not the whole collection as submitted. They selected 6 of the 23 poems inContinueContinue reading “Hello Again & Election Predictions”
5th Book
https://youtu.be/xP7XuE1Fw9s I’m feeling some Nina this evening. Hello, I have a super announcement–I am working on my 5th book of poetry! The poems are being selected, polished up and organized now. Hopefully, by the end of the month, the new collection will be ready for submission. The BLOG tab will be removed once I beginContinueContinue reading “5th Book”
Splash Down
https://youtu.be/ILot8EIUin8 As a humanist and space enthusiast, my emotions are split over today’s headlines. America has solved the problem of being reliant on Russia for the transportation of their space cargo, but they still haven’t figured out how to increase the odds of customers being able to walk out of a Walmart alive. On theContinueContinue reading “Splash Down”
Thank You Red Wheelbarrow
https://youtu.be/e6e_rGWbFqs So many songs begging Ruth Bader Ginsburg to “hang on” until there is another democrat in the white house. This one caught my attention. SNL 2019. Thank you Red Wheelbarrow writers for accepting my poem, “Day 53”, for publication in This Uncommon Solitude your upcoming anthology of pandemic poetry. “We are honored to showcaseContinueContinue reading “Thank You Red Wheelbarrow”
Custom Fit
https://youtu.be/iX8GxLP1FHo They took your data. Then they took control. The Great Hack uncovers the dark world of data exploitation through the compelling personal journeys of players on different sides of the explosive Cambridge Analytica/Facebook data scandal. In select theaters and on Netflix July 24. I use to watch a show called “The Lottery Changed MyContinueContinue reading “Custom Fit”
Personal Interpretation
https://youtu.be/swhEa8vuP6U Hey, pppssst, how would you like to think about something different for a few moments? You do? Oh good. Warning: The following post has nothing to do with COVID-19. Do you listen to satellite radio in your car? I do. I’m in my car a lot these days and discovering that space is, well,ContinueContinue reading “Personal Interpretation”
Flexing Haircut 100
So, yesterday I caught myself flexing on the lady givin’ me a $25 haircut. Afterward, I walked out of the place and while driving home, examined a strange, yet familiar, feeling like something was wrong…(I’m a bit slow about these things) Then it hit me “OMG I was totally rude to the lady who cutContinueContinue reading “Flexing Haircut 100”
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