It has been a very tough summer! Summer here is never easy and we frequently top temperatures at 115 degrees and even 120-122 degrees. But the difference this summer is that the heat and also significant humidity has been unrelenting. It is a very daunting feeling and honestly ominous for the future.
I spend a lot of time trying to give the birds and other pollinators a fighting chance by providing watering stations and refreshing them frequently with fresh water and ice. The finches and mockingbirds seem especially grateful.
In writing news, I participated in my sixth poetry half-marathon in June. I was honored to have one of my poems from the previous half-marathon included in the 2023 Poetry Marathon Anthology. All the marathon anthologies are available for purchase from many sites including bookshop.org
I’m also continuing with the Stafford Project with the goal of writing one poem per day for a year. I’m behind a bit on that mission but still have written far more poems in the past several months than I would have written otherwise. So I take that as a win!
I took a wonderful class called Onward (continuing writing workshop) from writers.com this spring and received some very helpful feedback on my novel Work in Progress. Then I took a long break but now I’m picking it back up again and heading toward the finish line.
OK, back to writing … 🙂
Diane Carmony 