Hey, this is what G and I discovered on our walking trail yesterday:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/wildlife/species/mammals/weasels.shtml#ermine
A short-tailed weasel, otherwise known as an ermine! I mean, yes, coyotes, heron, eagles, deer, sure, but ermine? This little guy was attacking a bird’s nest trying to get the eggs.
Lots of poetry news in the mail…Harvard’s Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion accepted two poems, describing one as a “midrash,” which I had to look up. I guess I was writing midrashes without knowing it! They took a year and a half to respond, but they included notes on every poem and a nice handwritten note. And 2 River View took a couple of poems as well. And a rejection with a nice note from Calyx after eight months. Also, G has been experimenting with podcasting software, trying to put up audiofiles from my various Becoming the Villainess readings. They’re not very good, right now, but at least it’s a start.
Last night I dreamed about rewriting the plot of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. I don’t know what that means.
OK, quiz for you X-Men fans: How many times did I reference the Dark Phoenix (who finally appears in this latest X-Men film) in my book? The winner gets a prize – the most recent issue of The Seattle Review!