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Some Recommended Reading

15 January 202615 January 2026 joannemerriam

An incomplete list of some books I recommend.

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Me, Elsewhere

18 January 202320 October 2025 joannemerriam

Socials & such.

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A screenshot of the erasure poem "Competing with churches for the imagination of present-day" The [arrow to:] great cathedrals renewed interest in [an arrow bypasses the text: what was often, harsh and superficial symmetry of the money, skills, and materials, to point to:] changes: The new and sophisticated exploitation of such decorative
Poetry Writing

Three erasures

15 February 202615 February 2026 joannemerriam

Excited to see three of my erasures at manywor(l)ds today!

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Pretend This Is A Recipe Blog

Banana Almond Muffins

8 February 2026 joannemerriam

As you might expect, a recipe for banana almond muffins.

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pots with googly eyes in a garden
Poetry Writing

Hot damn I got a senryu in Haikuniverse

15 January 202615 January 2026 joannemerriam

Excited to see my haiku “finding the prank googly eyes” show up at Haikuniverse today!

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Books Read in 2025

31 December 202515 January 2026 joannemerriam

Books completed in 2025.

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Poetry Writing

Blue Unicorn publication

6 November 2025 joannemerriam

My poem “Signal Flares” just appeared in Blue Unicorn.

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almond cake in a pie plate
Pretend This Is A Recipe Blog

Citrus Almond Breakfast Bread

21 October 202521 October 2025 joannemerriam

This is bread like banana bread is bread. I stole the recipe from this viral video, but we didn’t have any oranges so I used

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Pretend This Is A Recipe Blog

Crabapple Crisp

28 September 2025 joannemerriam

I saw crabapples at Dave’s Fruit & Veg today, and not having had any since I came home, grabbed a box. They’re smaller than usual

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The cover of scifaiku (haiku with scifi themes) magazine Scifaikuest with cover art by Richard E. Schell of a spaceship pursuing a sailing ship. The magazine is against a backdrop of pink mums.
Poetry Writing

August 2025 print issue of Scifaikuest

18 September 2025 joannemerriam

Arrived in the mail yesterday! I am the featured poet.

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The cover of Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly, with Jane Austen's supposed silhouette cut from red-tinted black-and-white photos and letters from her life. On the book is a Halifax Public Library sticker. In the background is a grid of small paintings, out of focus.
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The Secret Radical

15 September 202515 September 2025 joannemerriam

My current read: Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly.

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