Tag Archives: cooking

Goodbye Cruel World, etc.

Posted on 2024-09-16 by Bartholomew Barker

My place has a gas stove so I think of Sylvia whenever I’m cooking. That’s okay— it’s rare. I worry I’ll bungle my kitchen efforts, die as wages for my attempt to eat healthy. There’s an ironic note on the … Continue reading →

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A Cheese & Pickle Sandwich for Lunch

Posted on 2022-04-15 by Bartholomew Barker

Another two prompt combo: For today’s prompt, write a patience poem. What’s your favorite cheese? A Cheese & Pickle Sandwich for Lunch It requires precisionto get cheese to meltproperly in a microwave I’m like Goldilockswithout the blond curlsI want my … Continue reading →

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The Art of The Fudge

Posted on 2019-04-12 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “The Art of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “The Art of Writing,” “The … Continue reading →

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