THANK YOU!!!!!

Dear kind souls who trafficked their comments on 'after the shock'. Between this blog, facebook, twitter, and links on other blogs, you folks left a total of 91 comments. YAY!!!!! I'll round up to a nice even hundred, and send along a check to CARE. Every little bit helps, so I thank you again, especially those of you who spread the word (Deanna, Cathy, Jon, Lou, Bye Bye Pie, and others) -- thank you!

Peace...

We Interrupt this Broadcast--

to remind you -- COMMENT HERE so I can give a dollar HERE. (btw, i have investigated numerous charitable agencies -- CARE receives highest ratings from Charity Navigator and other 'watchdogs' and has presence in Japan. Typically I support Doctors Without Borders, but they are NOT collecting earmarks for this disaster).

Please.

By Friday midnight wherever you are.

WRITERS!!!!! POETS!!!!!! ARTISTS!!!!!! Please contribute your words HERE ==>New Sun Rising -- Stories for Japan


If you are looking for my #fridayflash, go HERE -- THE ANT FARM. Inspired by the 52/250 theme: the crowd.

Peace, Linda

Soup Bean Annie -- Up at PURE SLUSH

My story SOUP BEAN ANNIE, celebrating hoboes and the women who love them, up at the fine litzine PURE SLUSH. Much thanks to Matt Potter, editor extraordinaire, for featuring my work.


And please, drop a comment HERE so I'll donate another dollar to help our friends across the biggest pond.

Peace, Linda

after the shock

water tumbles stones,

shells, metal, glass -- sand glistens

a roar of silence

my heart and prayers to those in Japan -- and to those who love them.

through friday, for every comment i will contribute one dollar to relief efforts; another dollar for every tweet or blog or fb link. peace...