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Sep 3, 2023Liked by Kathryn Apel

What a crazy week! Thank you for sharing your experiences. I love the beautiful blues and the symmetry of your photograph collage and the pictures with Bev and Kev.

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Aren't they stunning blues!💙

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Sep 3, 2023Liked by Kathryn Apel

The rhymes in "On Tour" are delicious! It is so fun to watch your writing career take off!

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That's so lovely, Mary Lee. Alas, the career hasn't taken off so far. I can still get four rejections in four days. Ooof! Just taking a moment to wallow in overwhelm... But I'll be back.🙃

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Congratulations on all the productive, fun, enriching busyness! It's a delight to read about how you're sharing your love of words with so many different audiences and still finding time to take those all important detours!

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Alas, I managed to hit 4 roadblocks this week. Four rejections in four days. Urgh!🥲 (Hoping I can turn them into detours.)

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Sep 1, 2023Liked by Kathryn Apel

What fun you have and take with you from place to place. Love your alluring lai poem. Those rhymes are awesome!

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Thanks, Margaret. Chuffed to hear that. :)

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Sounds like such a fun week. And now I need to go look up “corella”. Love the poems too. The terse verse made me laugh.

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Did you discover the bird? Somewhat raucous, especially in flocks. I just loved their insertion of 'distressed' - to add character to the noise.

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Yes I did! I would have looked up a video with sound, but hubby was sleeping next to me.

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🤭

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Sep 1, 2023Liked by Kathryn Apel

Kat, what a joy-filled post. You are busy. I love the photo of you standing next to Bev--especially the one with the sweet smile on your face. The poetry drafts are perfect, and inspiring. I like the idea of writing from what you are experiencing. The terse verse made me laugh! Good advice. And "On Tour" is a different and interesting form--lovely message. "breathe" and enjoy all the detours, forced or chosen. Peace!

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I'm not good with journalling, Denise - but the closest I ever come is with poetry captures. Often pic-poems. The lai is a fun form - though initially I had to get into that almost syncopated rhythm.

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A Bev poem! ❤️ How gorgeous. xxx

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💛🧡 (Sometime soon I'll work out how to post links. For now, I'm just grateful that I'm meeting deadlines... Both with Substack AND life!)

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