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C. Jean Downer writes traditional whodunits with a magical twist. She's a self-proclaimed expert in the field, with thousands of mystery books, television episodes, and movies to her reading and viewing credit. Even her family refuses to watch mysteries with her because of her gifts of deduction unless she zips it. If she was younger and braver, she'd trade her Ph.D. for a PI in a heartbeat! C’est la vie. Downer is the author of Lies Are Forever, the first book of the Sloane West Mysteries, and a published poet. She lives in White Rock, British Columbia, with her wife of twenty-plus years, their two fabulous daughters, two lazy dogs, and three chill cats.

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Folk Ku Journal

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Just finished reading @kingriverpress‘s 民句 Folk Ku Journal, issue 4. The haiku and tanka are striking! I’m so grateful to editor Jodie Hawthorne for including a few of my pieces in this rich issue. Congratulations to all the poets included❤️ You can purchase […]

Bletherskate

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Scottish orig: “blather” nonsense talk + “skate” someone who is contemptible. How do you handle the bletherskates in your life? Image public domain:“Ugolino and His Sons”Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1870

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I fadeinto velvet wordsblanketing mewith a thousand sunsmy eyes refuse to openup in these cloudsalways tetheringmy zero-gravity heartto her Image: Marie Laurencin’s “Turquerie,” 1937

Haiku Canada Review

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Sincere appreciation to editor Mike Montreuil for including my poem in the esteemed Haiku Canada Review. Congratulations to all the featured poets ❤️ slow crawlover the mountainswinter rain

Poetry Prompt

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home againstill the silencein her bedroomlistening at the doorwaiting for a sign #vss365 #silence Image: Silence, 1799 by Henry Fuseli (Johann Heinrich Füssli); public domain

Presence Issue 80

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Our international mail has been held up so long that I have yet to receive Presence, issue 80. When it does arrive, I look forward to reading all the featured poets! My deepest appreciation to editor Ian Storr for all he has […]

Book recommendation

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I gifted myself time to sit and reflect on the sublime short form poems in Reid Hepworth’s debut collection. Through haiku, haibun, and tanka, Hepworth deftly reveals grief’s universality. I found myself letting go and relating each piece to my life stories. […]

Lonely Street

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the sound of her voicewhen she said goodbyehit me like a thrown roselanding on a coffinbut I don’t blame hershe never intended to leavenever meant for meto stroll the stillnessby vesper lightfrom picture windowsto speak with her again #vss365 “vesper” January 7, […]