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I Did What Now??? SMH! Hope Your Day Is Going Better Than Mine! LOL.  

Posted on August 30, 2025September 9, 2025 by Drema Drudge

I just accidentally submitted a poem with a typo in it to Harvard Review. Harvard Review. Sob. And how’s your… Read more I Did What Now??? SMH! Hope Your Day Is Going Better Than Mine! LOL.  

Word Raccoon Thrifts and Yay!

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now playing: “Little Wing” by Jimi Hendrix. I let Word Raccoon buy a hummingbird pin at the thrift shop yesterday… Read more Word Raccoon Thrifts and Yay!

Things I Did and Did Not Bring With Me Today

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Drema Drudge

My glasses.Oops. Maybe the rain blurred me enough to forget? The book I’ve been reading, Nine Gates.That was on purpose,… Read more Things I Did and Did Not Bring With Me Today

Muses, Musettes, and Wily Word Raccoons

Posted on August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Some mornings, the Muse wakes you up before you’re ready. Sometimes it’s not the capital-M Muse, the one who brings… Read more Muses, Musettes, and Wily Word Raccoons

Day Parts and Doll Parts

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now playing: “Doll Parts” by Hole. (See below. And also, what day do I NOT want to be the “girl”… Read more Day Parts and Doll Parts

Word Raccoon Announces the Soft Apocalypse 

Posted on August 25, 2025August 24, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now Playing: Emma Swift – The Soft Apocalypse (2020). Word Raccoon here. Drema does not trust herself to speak right… Read more Word Raccoon Announces the Soft Apocalypse 

Word Raccoon Gets Answers!

Posted on August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now Playing: “Cake by the Ocean,” DNCE  Friday’s adventure: the hip doctor, DO. Word Raccoon came along curled up in… Read more Word Raccoon Gets Answers!

Streaks on the Window, Poems on the Floor

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now Playing: The Game, Queen. The whole thing.(Not playing games. Just the album.) Tonight I was going to rest.I already… Read more Streaks on the Window, Poems on the Floor

Mellow Fruitfulness, Messy Process

Posted on August 22, 2025August 23, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless… Read more Mellow Fruitfulness, Messy Process

The Soft Apocalypse of a Writing Day

Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Psst…this is not a poem. This is a mosaic of thoughts designed to make me feel as if I’ve earned… Read more The Soft Apocalypse of a Writing Day

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