# w3 (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover w3. Page: Feed: --- ## [Old flame, or: Call me back](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/21/old-flame-or-call-me-back/) _2026-08-21 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A pantoum She blows again. The flame stays lit. “Sunny,” the little candle says. Her mouth goes still around the name. “You used to turn when people called.” “Sunny,” the little candle says. “That girl is gone. Don’t call her back.” “You used to turn when people called.” “I stopped answering long ago.” “That girl… Continue reading Old flame, or: Call me back → ## [Here comes the sun, or: Doo-d-doo-doo](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/20/here-comes-the-sun-or-doo-d-doo-doo/) _2026-08-20 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Compound Word Verse I walk on, sweating in the heat, down the same old familiar streets, feet suntanned Mediterranean August I spot them through the market dust: sunflowers A young girl with dark tousled hair, umbrella up above her chair wide sunshade As I approach, she turns to me, looking upwards expectantly, eyes sunlit Beguiled… Continue reading Here comes the sun, or: Doo-d-doo-doo → ## [Once, before, or: Own love](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/19/once-before-or-own-love/) _2026-08-19 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Blank verse Once in a lifetime, you will realize the chemistry is gone; the glass beakers, test tubes, and flasks stand there coated with dry crystal residue, beautiful but rough against the fingertips that used to run along her jawline in tender moments once, before your shared love grew practical d’Verse poetics: Once in a… Continue reading Once, before, or: Own love → ## [W3 Prompt #225: Wea’ve Written Weekly](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/19/w3-prompt-225-weave-written-weekly/) _2026-08-19 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Intro Dear friends, Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish. You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tldr’ version: Part I The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants read… Continue reading W3 Prompt #225: Wea’ve Written Weekly → ## [Roberta Writes – Book review: Pull by C.J. Finch for Rosie Amber’s Book Review Club](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/18/roberta-writes-book-review-pull-by-c-j-finch-for-rosie-ambers-book-review-club/) _2026-08-18 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ What Amazon says Alex isn’t just running from his past—he’s running from everyone’s. Born with the ability to see people’s memories by touch, he spends his days trying to shut out the lifetime of traumatic memories he’s collected while he focuses on his work at his brother’s tech company, desperate for some semblance of a … Continue reading Roberta Writes – Book review: Pull by C.J. Finch for… ## [Someone smiles, or: A new half-moon](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/18/someone-smiles-or-a-new-half-moon/) _2026-08-18 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo across the table, someone smiles I wonder at this new half-moon; each gesture carries unknowns small silences tease out a guess; the danger is believing that care could become enough Tanka Tuesday: Tread with trepidation! For Tanka Tuesday, we are invited to write a poem about moving through uncertainty with caution, fear, or… Continue reading Someone smiles, or: A new half-moon → ## [Parenthood, or: Golden dust](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/17/parenthood-or-golden-dust/) _2026-08-17 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo you turn to me for nourishment I give, not knowing what will stick; some part of home goes out with you across the world beyond my reach; golden dust clings to my child's hair somewhere wakes the next spring What Do You See 354 For WDYS, Sadje offers us a photo by Matt… Continue reading Parenthood, or: Golden dust → ## [New candlesticks, or: My counter](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/16/new-candlesticks-or-my-counter/) _2026-08-16 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo new candlesticks on my counter small gold birds in Friday dusk; two wicks catch beneath the match the old words come too easily; alone, I sanctify Shabbat somehow, I've begun again W3 poetry prompt For this week’s W3, I invite all of us to write a poem about doing something familiar under changed… Continue reading New candlesticks, or: My counter → ## [Mumbling kaddish, or: Gather as one](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/15/mumbling-kaddish-or-gather-as-one/) _2026-08-15 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Poetry Partners 270 ‘Mumbling Kaddish’, a poem by Dan Brook as an atheist mumbling kaddish for my grandparents on their common yartzeit (they died on the same day, eleven years apart) even though as secular Jews, as cultural Jews they never said kaddish in their lives never went to synagogue never lit shabbat candles never… Continue reading Mumbling kaddish, or: Gather as one → ## [Roberta Writes – W3 Poetry Challenge, d’Verse – Jump, Sunday Stills and Thursday Doors](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/15/w3-poetry-challenge/) _2026-08-15 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ David is this week’s host and he has asked poets to write about life changes as follows: Sometimes life changes enough that something familiar becomes new again. “Think of something you have experienced in the past, are experiencing now, or imagine experiencing in the future: doing an ordinary thing you have done many times before, but … Continue reading Roberta Writes – W3 Poetry Challenge,… ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gCojnLU4ugDT) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [REBLOG: ‘Don´t let me stop’ by Lady Lee](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/15/reblog-dont-let-me-stop-by-lady-lee/) _2026-08-15 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Poem If I had wings, I´d fight or flight Doesn´t matter even with fright May be drifting in day or night High as a kite, high as a kite The road may be twisted or rough Shifted with a huff or a puff Even prickled in my scruff So no more bluff, so no more… Continue reading REBLOG: ‘Don´t let me stop’ by Lady Lee → ## [The numbers even, or: Marriage ended years](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/14/the-numbers-even-or-marriage-ended-years/) _2026-08-14 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo schoolbag, charger, books in tow— the small things cross between homes; she counts her nights with each of us— and wants the numbers even; our marriage ended years before— the apartments only caught up Reena’s Xploration Challenge 443 For RXC, Reena invites us to write a poem inspired by the word MUNDANE. Sijo?… Continue reading The numbers even, or: Marriage ended years → ## [Roberta Writes – Gowns in Art, a collaboration between Resa and Robbie](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/14/roberta-writes-gowns-in-art-a-collaboration-between-resa-and-robbie/) _2026-08-14 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ Please head over to Resa’s Art Gowns blog for an amazing art display she has put together using photographs contributed by her and me. Resa is a post design enchantress and this post is simply beautiful. Thank you, Resa! ## [Roberta Writes – Reblog: My thoughts on Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/12/roberta-writes-reblog-my-thoughts-on-slaughterhouse-five-by-kurt-vonnegut/) _2026-08-12 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ Famous Books and Authors – Famous American author Kurt Vonnegut and a review ## [Roberta Writes: d’Verse, Esther Chilton’s Writing Challenge, CFFC and Thursday Doors](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/06/roberta-writes-dverse-esther-chiltons-writing-challenge-cffc-and-thursday-doors/) _2026-08-06 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ d’Verse Merril’s d’Verse challenge is But no, a butterfly and you can read the prompt and join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/08/04/poetics-but-no-a-butterfly/ Lost opportunity (freestyle) The antelope stood pondering the clouded yellow of the early morning Stray rays of sunshine turned his coat a lustrous copper Making it shimmer in the pale light Stealthily I reached for … Continue… ## [Roberta Writes – Artforms and Artists from Around the World: An introduction to Terri Webster Schrandt](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/08/03/roberta-writes-artforms-and-artists-from-around-the-world-an-introduction-to-terri-webster-schrandt/) _2026-08-03 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ Please head on over to LatinosUSA for my interview with blogger and photograph Terri Webster Schrandt. ## [Roberta Writes – d’Verse, care quadrille and light and truth of painting, Thursday Doors and The Flower Hour](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/07/31/roberta-writes-dverse-care-quadrille-and-light-and-truth-of-painting-thursday-doors-and-the-flower-hour/) _2026-07-31 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ d’Verse I wrote for two d’Verse challenges this week but didn’t find time to post my poems until today. The quadrille about care if for Sanaa’s prompt here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/07/27/q-252-quadrilling-without-a-care-in-the-world/ The second poem is for Melissa’s prompt here: https://dversepoets.com/2026/07/28/launch-light-and-truth-of-painting/. I did choose my own Henri Rousseau artwork… ## [Roberta Writes – Tanka Tuesday, CFFC, The Flower Hour and Bird of the Week](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/07/24/roberta-writes-tanka-tuesday-cffc-the-flower-hour-and-bird-of-the-week/) _2026-07-24 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ Tanka Tuesday This week, Yvette is the host of Tanka Tuesday. You can read her prompt and participate here: https://tankatuesday.com/2026/07/21/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-74-oh-to-dream-7-21-26/ Cotton Candy Dreams cotton candy dreams puffy clouds of nothingness idealistic wisps of leftover childhood hopes packaged in lulling sweetness \*\*\* casually consumed around the boardroom table… ## [Roberta Writes – In Touch with Nature – Cape Buffalo or ‘Black Death’](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/07/22/roberta-writes-in-touch-with-nature-cape-buffalo-or-black-death/) _2026-07-22 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ Thank you to Kaye Lynne Booth for hosting this In Touch with Nature post about Cape Buffalo also known as ‘Black Death’. ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n75GbSDR5gWZ) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Roberta Writes – WordCrafter Book Blog Tours presents A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes](https://roberta-writes.com/2026/07/21/roberta-writes-wordcrafter-book-blog-tours-presents-a-gem-for-your-pre-or-type-2-diabetes/) _2026-07-21 · robertawrites235681907 · (untitled)_ The Giveaway Got a question or an observation about the book, the GEM method, the author, or the tour? If not, just say, “Hello!” Comments at each stop earn entries in the Giveaway for a chance to win one of four signed print copies (If you live outside the U.S. a free digital copy will … Continue reading Roberta Writes – WordCrafter Book Blog Tours presents A GEM for your Pre- or Type 2 Diabetes…