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My Bradbury Trio Today

My pattern of reading continues!

Good Words In = Good Words Out

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The Bradbury Trio [reading a poem, an essay, and a story every day] fuels my writing. I am doing a challenge this month to write a complete story every day for the month of May and these words have been incredibly helpful.

This is what I read today:

Poem: Proverbs from Purgatory Lloyd Schwartz The Paris Review

This poem is fun and takes many cliche phrases that are changed. I used to give this assignment to my first graders. I would print out pages with the first part of the saying and the kids would finish it with the first thing that came to mind.

Here are a few lines from the poem:

I know this town like the back of my head.

People who live in glass houses are worth two in the bush.

One hand scratches the other.

A friend in need is worth two in the bush.

A bird in the hand makes waste.

Essay: From a Rural Mexican Village to Creating Haute Cuisine in the Big City from Lit Hub

This essay is full of beautiful sentences and descriptions. It is an excerpt from a book that recently was published.

Story: Did I Mention the Fires? Teddy Engs Flash Frog

I appreciate the short staccato sentences of this story. This story is about a woman who is juggling multiple identities and relationships that seem to be in conflict with each other.

WHAT HAVE YOU READ THAT RESONATES WITH YOU LATELY?