Spark and Spitfire

Sharon J. Anderson

  • A Hush Now, Linda Gregg

    Within four days of each other two of my favorite poets have died: W.S. Merwin on March 15, and Linda Gregg two days ago. Gregg was first introduced to me by my late poet friend, Kathy Mitchell, and yesterday, I… Continue reading

    A Hush Now, Linda Gregg

  • Spit in His Face

    “In a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit but his face,” believed the Greek philosopher Diogenes. Dear Readers, I can no longer hold back — I must spit in the face of the current occupant of the… Continue reading

    Spit in His Face

  • Thanks, W.S. Merwin

    W.S. Merwin, whose poems about the fragility of the natural world and the horrors of the Vietnam War earned him two Pulitzer Prizes and made him one of the preeminent English-language poets of the past five decades, died March 15… Continue reading

    Thanks, W.S. Merwin

  • Luck O’the Irish Timed Test #2

    What do “lepre-kittens” sleep on all day on St. Patrick’s Day? That’s right! Pati O’Furniture! Thank you for your forbearance for that joke and for the last of three post tests this morning. I have timed this particular post test… Continue reading

    Luck O’the Irish Timed Test #2

  • Luck O’the Irish Timed Test

    The “lepre-kitten” is scheduling this post to see if the updated evil plugin works when I walk away. If you are reading this and didn’t receive an email notification, please check your spam/junk box. I’m looking away. Continue reading

    Luck O’the Irish Timed Test

  • Luck O’the Irish Test

    Yes, the image is a “lepre-kitten” (thank you, Wendy), and if you received an email notification for this test post, you are one of the lucky Spark and Spitfire subscribers. (Yes, there was yet another update to the unlucky plugin.)… Continue reading

    Luck O’the Irish Test

  • Ignite 3/15/19 #2 (Test)

    Knock, knock . . . BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH!! Continue reading

    Ignite 3/15/19 #2 (Test)

  • Ignite 3/15/19

    Knock, knock . . . beware the IDES OF MARCH!!! Continue reading

    Ignite 3/15/19

  • Selling Your Soul

    What’s worse? Wealthy parents paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their kids into prestigious universities and colleges? Or being paid $1,000 to write an admission essay for the son of a wealthy man? I wrote that admissions essay.… Continue reading

    Selling Your Soul

  • Ignite 3/8/19

    It’s Friday, so why the long face? Quit stalling. Let’s have some unbridled enthusiasm for this week’s Ignite cartoons! Continue reading

    Ignite 3/8/19