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2013-05-22 03:01:15 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

🎼🎶Hey good looking...whatcha got cooking?🎶

Well, hello there peeps. Just wanted to say hi to all my beautiful souls this side on the net tonight. Hope all is well. If not, can I throw a merengue pie at it and make it better?

Keep dancing even if there's no music.

2013-05-19 19:45:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Free Audiobook of the Day: The Chronicles of Narnia

Written by C.S. Lewis, this classic fantasy book has sold over a million copies worldwide in a multitude of languages. The seven volume series is read in 30 minute increments by Chrissi Hart. Download via the web or RSS.

Tagged: #books #ebooks #classics #podcasts #audiobooks

2013-05-17 02:43:59 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

New poetry

http://beverlyrivera.blogspot.com/2013/05/he-always-made-me-feel-beautiful.html

2013-05-08 03:05:40 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

#QOTD What is the best thing you have ever spent money on? The worst thing?

2013-04-23 23:45:09 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

World Book Night, 2013.

I gave out a total of 20 The Phantom Tollbooth and 10 copies of this months Poetry magazine to people in the park, kids surgical waiting room, and random teenagers around my neighborhood.

World Book Night is a nonprofit organization that gives away free books via volunteers (like me😃) as givers to light or non readers. It's really cool to see people's face---"What do you mean free?" And the meaning of what a book can bring. On Shakespeare's birthday and death this day was celebrated by many giving people a book and a flower.

Sweet.

Tagged: #books #wbn2013 #worldbooknight #reading

2013-04-12 03:39:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Tweet of the Day.

2013-04-09 03:10:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

PIXELS by Patrick Jean
from ONE MORE PRODUCTION
New York invasion by 8-bits creatures !
PIXELS is Patrick Jean' latest short film, shot on location in New York.
Written, directed by : Patrick Jean
Director of Photograhy : Matias Boucard
SFX by Patrick Jean and guests

Tagged: #geek #art #gaming #cool #retro

2013-04-01 20:43:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Happy National Poetry Month, 2013

Download the Poetry magazine April issue in celebration of all things beautiful, truthful, gritty, and emotional. Find and discover your love of poetry today.

The issue is available via .pdf to put on any ereaders of your choice.

Tagged: #30in30 #poetry #magazine #writing

2013-04-01 17:07:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Happy National Poetry Month. No #30in30  here. Too much going on this year. Much love to those that are participating. I'm doing something different this year. 

2013-03-29 18:33:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Have a blessed Good Friday. For me, that means so many things to my own spirituality and heart. I am thankful that HE has risen for me. Many people around the world celebrate differently, while others mark the end of Holy Week on more quieter terms. Whatever way you may have celebrated if you do, be blessed today and I send you nothing but love from me to you.

2013-03-26 18:14:32 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

There really needs to be a way to consolidate all the reshares of the same post(s) I see in my home stream. Put them in one place, under one post or something. Or at least let me "mark as read" as I scroll so I wont see the same damn post over and over and over again. Dont tell me to mute all the friggin posts either. Too time consuming. The monotony of it all will drive one insane in the membrane. #feedback

2013-03-25 22:16:41 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Thanks for the *+Google+ Update for iOS.*

Whats New:
•Photo editing features
•New profile Design
•Notifications Tray
• THE FRIGGIN ABILITY TO CLICK ON PROFILE WHEN SOMEONE HAS ADDED YOU! NOT JUST THE STUPID ICON TO ADD TO YOUR CIRCLES. (Huzzah! #feedback works)
•control the volume of posts in your home screen from communities and people in your circles.
•reshare posts TO communities. (Huzzah! #feedback works)
•tell friends about community through share or invitation.
•Display counts for unread stuff in communities
•addition community moderation features.

Whats NOT New (And what I Still REALLY, Really Desire)
1. This app is gorgeous, but bloated. I have to delete and reinstall on a weekly basis just to use from the amount if storage it uses---anywhere from 500 MB to 1GB on my ipad. Unacceptable. Give us aclear cache butto... more »

2013-03-20 22:44:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Day 81
+Beverly Rivera

2013-03-19 18:39:29 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

10 Short Stories by George Saunders, via the New Yorker.

Tagged: #literary #books #authors #litature

2013-03-19 03:06:42 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

The Davinci Code by Dan Brown is free for download. Get your copy on many platforms.

Tagged: #books #ebooks

2013-03-15 02:02:29 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Shameless (UK) intro

Tickets this way for the Chatsworth Express
Come and watch pikeys making a mess
Of the lives they were given by him upstairs
And kids they're convinced aren't actually theirs

What sound on earth could ever replace
Kids needing money and wives in your face
Cause this, people reckon, and me included,
Is why pubs and drugs were kindly invented

To calm us all down, stop us going mental
These are Chatsworth Estate's basic essentials
We are worth every penny, we're grinding your axes
You sit on our head, but you pay the taxes

Imagine a Britain without Chatsworth buccaneers
We'll come on your face for the price of a beer
Make poverty history, cheaper drugs now
Make poverty history, cheaper drugs now!

-from the TV show Shameless, said by character Frank... more »

2013-03-13 22:01:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Author of the Day: Philip K. Dick

In his lifetime, he created great sci fi such as Minority Report, BladeRunner, and Total Recall. In total, he published 44 novels and 121 short stories in his lifetime. This link has 14 of his books/audiobooks that are in the public domain.

Tagged: #books #ebooks #free #literature #audiobooks #authors

2013-03-13 20:42:20 (25 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

The amount of disrespect, hate, and ridicule that I've seen on G+ in regards to someone's faith, religion, or lack of is purely disgusting. Do better, people. It's okay to have an opinion or discussion about anything-but keep the arguments intelligent and at least understand that we all may not have the same thoughts or opinions, but we can talk about them respectfully.

Respect.

2013-03-11 17:13:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Tagged: #poetry

2013-03-11 00:52:32 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Art of the Day

Edvard Munch
Self Portrait, Between the Clock and the Bed 1943
At Munch Museum

Tagged: #art #artoftheday

2013-03-10 22:04:35 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Hey everyone---wish +Berry Canote a very Happy Birthday! Here's to lots of cake (especially if its sinfully chockfull of calories), blowing out a candle or two, and enjoying the day.

Much love to ya.

2013-03-09 01:21:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Art of the Day

Spring Idyll by Sandy Dooley.
Made in UK
Acrylic on canvas
Signed by artist
95 x 95 cm. unframed

URL: https://www.artfinder.com/product/winter-1ee0/
Tagged: #art #artoftheday

2013-03-08 23:56:24 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Know Thy History: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Not only is American Author Wilder known for the Little House on the Prairie, she was a pioneer woman, teacher, and columnist. She traveled a total of 650 miles in a six week journey after her family faced hardships of crop failures, a house burned down, and losing an infant son. She chronicled her journey---journal style, penciling in every detail from settings to the places and people encountered moving from South Dakota to Missouri. Her daughter Rose added introductions to the journals and typed up the pieces many years later, and published it in the year 1962 "On the Way Home."

Pictures are from Archives.gov

Tagged: #books #authors #history #KnowThyHistory #archives

2013-03-06 00:40:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#Tweet of the Night as it rains in Hotlanta...

2013-03-05 23:15:57 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

Doctor Who Officially Licensed Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Jewelry

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the BBC’s Doctor Who in 2013, Harlequin Goldsmiths has created a collection of Limited Edition Sterling silver and 9ct gold statuaries, together with a range of jewelry for both ladies and gentlemen.

Harlequin began in January 2013 to include not only jewelry, but cufflinks, but pin ties, business card holders, and replicas of prominent characters and props. Each piece is limited edition and stamped with the 50th edition hallmark.

Free Delivery UK & Worldwide
Free phone +44 (0) 8454 505 808 (9am to 5pm GMT) Email us
URL: https://www.harlequin-goldsmiths.com/doctor-who/

Tagged: #Whovians #who #DoctorWho #tardis #dalek #sonicscrewdriver

2013-03-05 19:36:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Artist of the Day: Paul Gaugin

As a painter, sculptor, ceramicist, wood-worker, and writer---Gaugin was an Artist in the truest sense. Known for his use of bold colors, sadly, most of his works became popular posthumously. He was also friend of Van Gogh and influential to his works although they quarreled but remained in touch. Born in 1848 in Paris, he died in 1903.

You can see Gaugins works at +Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/search/?q=Gaugin

Tagged: #Art #History

2013-03-05 15:49:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Love, is the reason why. Sweet miraculous love. The friendship of it. The amorous soul bare indication of truth. The beauty found when a stranger gives another a random act of kindness without a need for reciprocation. It is the motivation and end all for some in this lifetime and the next. The omega and beginning. From our first breath we require it to sustain life, and perish without it's touch. It defeats all things and believes all things and never fails. Never dies, for it is immortal within its own birthright.

Love, is the reason why.

2013-03-04 03:48:35 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Concerning all the Fancy Links here: No. Just no.

2013-03-01 00:11:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Looks like The Doctor will be having his boots up in the wind with Oswin. Wonder what trouble they're getting into.

http://twitter.com/poetachica
Tagged: #Doctorwho #whovians #tweet

2013-02-28 14:43:59 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

Many Poets are Artists...like myself. Love the illustrations of Bukowski.

2013-02-28 02:51:34 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

This is how I felt today.

With proper sleep, this is how I will feel tomorrow. Screw everything that tries to stop me, dammit.

2013-02-28 00:23:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-02-27 18:50:12 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Big book sites focus on "free" but +Amazon.com is now changing its policies. Let me ask some hard questions here, if you may. Play Devils advocate. Perhaps this is a good thing in the long run? We don't have to race to the bottom to drive "sales" to be the leaders on those boards, but actually charge a price that the book is worth. Everyone wants free. Everyone wants something for nothing. Indie writers suffer because of the myth that their book has to be free or $0.99. How about a discount instead of being totally free? Yes, I know it creates buzz to give something away for free. Yes, I know your ranking on Amazon then goes up higher for "sales" but you really didnt sell anything. Yes, you gained publicity and marketing, but how many of those people purchased your other books or were just complete cheapos? You words have value, your work has value.

Know thy... more »

2013-02-24 05:27:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Got insomnia?

Fall down the rabbit hole.

#books

2013-02-24 04:16:26 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The Big, Fat, Share your favorite SEINFELD quote or episode

Me? I love the Soup Nazi. That never gets old. I also love when George goes around saying he's an architect and works for Vandelay Industries and "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable." Elaine has her quirks too. Remember that friggin "urban sombrero"? Good grief. Jerry must have broken up with hundreds of chicas over the most shallowest things. He got major laughs from me when he damn near beat up an old lady over a loaf of marble rye. Gotta love that. 😁 Kramer? Lets not get started on him. Between putting blood in a car, feeding beans to a horse, beating up kids in a karate class...well, he's priceless.

This show will always be my favorite sitcom. The show about nothing has the elements of everything.

Tagged #Tv #seinfeld #funny #lol

2013-02-21 22:40:14 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Free for iOS this week PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES

Available for both iPhone, iTouch, and iPad, the strategy game is a must have. Save yourself the $6.99 for the glorious retina display version if you have one of those new iPads and beat the game, and go all gusto and unlock all the mini games and even try to find the elusive zombie yeti. This game is a must own, and I don't regret purchasing the title one bit, and am glad seeing it go free so others can grab the title to enjoy it.

iPhone/itouch:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plants-vs.-zombies/id350642635?mt=8

iPad only:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/plants-vs.-zombies-hd/id363282253?mt=8


Tagged: #gaming #ios #zombies #strategy #gameoftheweek #applestore #itunes #apps #appstore #ipad #iphone

2013-02-21 01:24:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Poetry Magazine, February 2013 Issue.

This issue can be downloaded and read on many devices, such as Kindle, ibooks, others, as it is in .pdf. A full table of contents and other back issues all the way to 1912 can be found via the website at http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/toc/2396

The Poetry Foundation Organization also has great resources such as a learning lab, a mobile app, video, podcasts, RSS, articles, bios, events, and much more. A great source for Poets to learn and connect with others.

Tagged: #Poetry #Poet #reading #magazine
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/uploads/magazine/February2013_finalversion.pdf

2013-02-20 23:47:32 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Writing Prompts: The Evening Edition

Flash Fictionists, journaling peeps, writers, bloggers, poets, authors, and all on between-its time to get the creativity flowing. Pictured below is a few screenshots of apps to get you started on your way but what about a few ideas to get you started?

Prompts

1. Write a poem about about the silence of night, in the voice of a moon.
2. Journal about the image staring back at you in the mirror, and what it really means to you.
3. Imagine yourself as a cartoon, and depict a silly situation, or animated movements.
4. Write a poem about the longevity of the mere act of death itself, and if there is a transition to another realm.
5. Picture yourself with your favorite painter, witnessing the historic moment which they make your favorite masterpiece.
6. Write absolute the intricacies of dance.
7. Create... more »

2013-02-20 20:21:22 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Free Public Domain Ebook of the Day: The Great Gatsby

Synopsis:
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the "roaring" 1920s as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment, made millionaires out of bootleggers. After its republishing in 1945 and 1953, it quickly found a wide readership and is today widely regarded as a paragon of the Great American Novel, and a literary classic. The Great Gatsby has become a standard text in high school and university courses on American literature in countries around the world, and is ranked second... more »

2013-02-20 02:44:30 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Been absent here lately. Had a rough little cold. I'm feeling much better, thank God. Now I'm off to catch up on some rest and just some things and general. That's life, I suppose. I cant wait to catch up with you guys and gals---I missed you. I hope you have a beautiful evening, my loves, and you take it easy tonight. Become the blessing which you want to share with the world.

Oh, and if you happen to see Mr. Sandman, send that clown my way. That punk never seems to visit my house no matter what type of cute nightgown I wear. The shame. 😝

2013-02-14 19:16:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Infinity Blade for #iOS free app of the week. Save $6.99.
#gaming

2013-02-14 06:52:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

On Thursday, February 14th, President Obama will join the latest in a series of "Fireside Hangouts" – a 21st century take on FDR’s famous radio addresses – to talk about his State of the Union Address.

During the +Google+ hangout, the President will answer questions from Americans across the country about the issues and policies laid out in the speech.

Watch President Obama's State of the Union Address: http://youtu.be/S7doAXkmGJw and submit your questions on the White House +YouTube Channel: http://at.wh.gov/hC22N 

Then, be sure to watch the hangout live on Thursday, February 14th at 4:50 p.m. ET on the +The White House Google+ page and at http://youtube.com/whitehouse

Learn more about the State of the Union Address and how you can get involved at http://wh.gov/SOTU

#firesidehangout   #sotu

2013-02-11 23:47:54 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Speaking to all Graphic Design/Graphic Artists out there: tell me a little bit about your career path from education to internships to employment. Do you like what you do, and is this career versatile? Hard to break into? Any regrets? Any advice to someone getting into the field, and what would you recommend or do over if you had a time machine?

Curious minds (me) are dying to know.

#art

2013-02-06 02:47:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

The best tweets of the evening. 🌙


I'm http://twitter.com/poetachica follow my randomness, if you dare.

2013-02-06 01:24:11 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

New poem up on my +Blogger. Feel free to share, comment, and enjoy-and tell me...Who do you share an invisible line with?

#poetry #amwriting #blogger #writing #PennyforYourThoughts

2013-02-03 18:42:40 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

A beautiful piece of history, of artists and writers.

2013-01-31 13:35:10 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Have a beautiful day.

2013-01-29 04:24:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Her Scar
BY PETER SPAGNUOLO


Remember me: the murmuring lips half said
in half-light, buried in the hollow
a boy’s neck made, as now inside his head
they stir again, though twenty years swallow
the purest parts of her, all but her plea,
this taunt—what act from him could it command?
The boy who’d know is gone—Re-member me—
but what man can assemble limbs, make stand
again those legs that twined in his, or hitch
the yoke of hips to sway and resurrect
a girl? I try, but only recollect
her scar—each lewd, profaning, cautered stitch—
vermiform, red, furrowed belly to breast:
where nights, long past, he’d laid his head in rest.


Source: Poetry (October 2010).

Tagged: #poetry

2013-01-26 01:43:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Today's writing prompt and musings to give you inspiration, my fellow Poets, Journaling peeps, Bloggers, and Flash Fictionists. Please feel free to share your blog URL in the comments section, and I'll make sure to follow along in your writing journey my friends.

Prompts:
-Write a poem or letter to self to avoid your biggest regret.
-Write a lullaby addressed to the night, and you are the moon.
-Become a lock in Paris initialized, next to others sharing your stories.
-First person perspective if you were cancer, or debilitating illness.
-write about the last time you were kissed so well your knees quivered.
-Write a palindrome. Don't forget the turning point.
-become a moment lived backwards, or in the wrong order.
-Narrate your own funeral. Doesn't even have to be morbid.
-Be silly. Create a word and use alliteration,... more »

2013-01-26 00:13:00 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Free Ebook of the Day: Pride and Prejudice Zombies.

This interactive ebook is quite unique: hold your iOS device one way, and it reads the original Jane Austen story. Turn it upside down, and a zombified version will appear. Of course you can read both versions side by side too. The interactive book holds original music, touch controls, and more. Clear some room though; the app is 579 MB. Think I'll read and delete, to keep it in the cloud.

Tagged: #books #freebies #ebooks #zombies #reading #ios #ipad #iphone