A-Day-in-the-World-of-My-Writing-Life

Good morning, everyone.

I hope all are well.

I’ve a second cup of coffee to hand.

I have done all under my command.

Looked at all the things on the Must-Be-Done list, checked them off one-by-one.

“Now.” I say with a sigh. “Now, they’re all done.”

Time to write.

Time to play.

Time, to create.

Time to waste the day away if I choose.

It’s mine with which to do.

Yahoo!

My notifications are now, on silent.

Vibrations, a plenty.

Must-write-today!

Time’s-Slipping-Away!

What? Can I say?

People I thought dependable quit.

One had a reasonable excuse.

The Other first, it seemed did too.

I let her return, didn’t know the damage that would do.

Then, she threw an unnecessary fit.

To her, I said, “you’re dismissed.”

No drama here.

Now, I have a new team.

We’re working with joy.

With, glimmers which gleam!

We’re a team!

Now, my poetic story is done.

Not sure if it was good.

But.

It was fun.

This poetic story was brought to you by sponsoring member Ann Chiappetta.

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For Lainie, feeling unwelcome is only the beginning of her struggles. Her mom is addicted to

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About the Author

Ann Chiappetta, M.S. Poet and author

Ann’s award-winning poems, creative nonfiction, and essays have appeared internationally in

literary journals, popular online blogs, and print anthologies. Her poems have been featured in

The Avocet, the Pangolin Review, Plum Tree Tavern, Magnets and Ladders, Oprelle, Western PA

Poetry Review 2024and Breath and Shadow. Ann’s short story, The Misty Torrent appeared in

the Artificial Divide anthology published by Renaissance Press (2021).

Ann is the recipient of the 2019 GDUI Excellence in Writing award and the WDOMI 2016 Spirit

of Independence award.

Independently published since 2016, the author’s six volume collection includes poetry,

creative nonfiction essays, short stories and contemporary fiction.

Diagnosed in 1993 with a rare form of progressive retinal disease, Ann accepts vision loss as

part of her life but doesn’t let it define her as a whole person.

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