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Code Pink 

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now Playing: Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meatloaf (The raccoon insists. Sigh.)  Word Raccoon was impolite today at the… Read more Code Pink 

“On Reading Crush” is Live!

Posted on September 2, 2025October 4, 2025 by Drema Drudge

I was going to just drop this link and run, but I can’t abandon a poem like that. Remember I… Read more “On Reading Crush” is Live!

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

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

Word Raccoon Brings Lisianthus to the Poetry Deadline. Also…

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

Now Playing: And So It Goes by Billy Joel. The album. Today I have flowers from a teen in a… Read more Word Raccoon Brings Lisianthus to the Poetry Deadline. Also…

Notes from the Gravel Pit

Posted on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now Playing: “Born to Run”  I am listening to Bruce Springsteen. I never listen to Bruce Springsteen. Nothing against his… Read more Notes from the Gravel Pit

The Week I Get My Sh*t Together (Maybe. Definitely Not. Who knows?)

Posted on August 3, 2025August 3, 2025 by Drema Drudge

UPDATE: (WHICH HAPPENED EVEN BEFORE I POSTED THIS, BUT I LIKED THAT PART OF THE POST SO I LEFT IT:… Read more The Week I Get My Sh*t Together (Maybe. Definitely Not. Who knows?)

Word Raccoon Shops for a Car, Would Rather Eat a Flip Flop

Posted on July 30, 2025July 31, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Before I get into WR’s breakfast preferences, I’m trying something new. Apparently audio poetry is what the kids are doing… Read more Word Raccoon Shops for a Car, Would Rather Eat a Flip Flop

Five Poems, One Moon, and a Word Raccoon: Holiday Morning on the Porch

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Pictured: The Moon, According to Me Last Night. The holiday morning started with poetry. I was on the porch early,… Read more Five Poems, One Moon, and a Word Raccoon: Holiday Morning on the Porch

Keep Your Hands and Feet Inside the Ride Until It Comes to a Complete Stop

Posted on June 8, 2025June 8, 2025 by Drema Drudge

Now Playing: Dinosaur, Adrian Belew Friends, thank you for your patience as I process my mother’s death and burial. This… Read more Keep Your Hands and Feet Inside the Ride Until It Comes to a Complete Stop

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