Lainie Levin

Slice of Life Tuesday: No Guilt

School is officially out for me! I’ve been looking forward to this time since…well, spring of 2024, to be honest. And of course, around school the conversation at this time of year is, “So…what are you doing this summer?” My response? As LITTLE as POSSIBLE. Ideally, I’d do more weightlifting, but my back is notContinue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: No Guilt”

Clearing the Air: The Finale

A notebook that reads "Ridiculously Good Ideas"

For the past several weeks, I’ve been posting my allegorical short story in serial form.

Today I bring you the conclusion as Flora comes to the rescue…

Slice of Life Tuesday: Clearing the Air, Part 3

This week marks Episode Three in the Floofs vs. Naysayers saga. Will Flora’s appeal to her fellow Floofs succeed?

Slice of Life Tuesdsay: Clearing the Air, Part 2

Last week, I mentioned that I finally – finally! – completed a work of allegorical fiction, and I posted the first installment of it here.

This week, I bring you Part 2, in which Flora, our ever-intrepid protagonist, finds herself in the right place at the right time. Enjoy.

Slice of Life Tuesday: Getting Brave

I did it! I finally crafted a work of allegorical fiction. I’ve published the first excerpt this week, and I’ll publish the next part of the story on Slice of Life Tuesdays.

Poetry Month Day 10: Driving the Point Home

Today’s #VerseLove prompt, “Look Closely,” comes from Joanne Emery. Her poem for the day tells the story of the house of her loved ones. As I read her work, a poem I’ve been percolating on the back burner might be ready to come to the surface. So I’ll give it a go.

Poetry Month Day 9: Depending on When You Met Me

Today’s #Verselove poetry challenge is to compose a “depending on when you met me” poem. It’s a good way to think about all of the “me’s” I’ve been over the years, and to whom.

Poetry Month Day 8: Birthright

Today’s #VerseLove poem explores a gesture (along with a few other choice things) I inherited from my dad.

Poetry Month Day 5: Scars

Today’s poem is a challenge on #VerseLove to write a poem about a scar. I chose to write about my scars as tourist destinations…

Poetry Month Day 4: The Places I’ll Go

Today’s #VerseLove prompt is to take inspiration from travel. I knew which travel I wanted to write about – when I stayed in Sandusky, Ohio while my son was in the hospital there. I remember how otherworldly it felt being out one morning on a kayak. Not gonna lie: this poem WRESTLED me.