# challenging times (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover challenging times.

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Feed: <https://rssamplifier.com/topics/challenging-time/blogs.md>

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## [On reading “Blank Verse” by Cindy Tran](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/on-reading-blank-verse-by-cindy-tran)

_2026-08-11 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

A poem for Dad

## [I read poetry every morning #poetry](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/i-read-poetry-every-morning-poetry)

_2026-08-01 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

Starting my day

## [Why I love poetry #poem](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/why-i-love-poetry-poem)

_2026-07-22 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

Why I love poetry

## [Look, Mom! I’m a trendsetter!](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/look-mom-im-a-trendsetter)

_2026-07-16 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

Whats the word for the feeling you have when the cool kids discover something you’ve been doing for decades?

## [Good advice](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/good-advice)

_2026-07-10 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

Vespula maculifrons speaks

## [Writing exercise](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/writing-exercise)

_2026-07-05 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

Personal to literary to poem, or something like that

## [Shared facilities](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/shared-facilities)

_2026-06-28 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

A tanka poem

## [Haiku by Thea](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/haiku-by-thea)

_2026-06-15 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

Transcribed by moi

## [Slow travel diary](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/slow-travel-diary)

_2026-06-01 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

The journey begins

## [Grandma Rachel](https://jopaoletti.substack.com/p/grandma-rachel)

_2026-05-28 · Jo Paoletti · Spiral Notebook_

The downside of genealogy

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## [Finding My Voice in Challenging Times](https://soulfulspokes.substack.com/p/finding-my-voice-in-challenging-times)

_2025-03-20 · Mark Wills · Mark Wills_

A Christian Perspective

## [Soulful Spokes](https://soulfulspokes.substack.com/p/soulfulspokes-a-peloton-for-faith)

_2025-03-20 · Mark Wills · Mark Wills_

A Peloton for Faith, Justice, and Learning