What's New, Year?
2002 is upon us...a good year for people named
Otto, Bob, and Ana. I think we all hope for a year
less eventful than the last.
The Blender received many good pieces this past holiday
season, and 14 of my favorites are there on the right.
There was a bit of a fracas on the Blender
Board as well, but things have calmed down,
and the Blender Community continues to show its resiliency.
This month we also have a little review of a great
French flick, Amélie.
Have a terrific year!
--Kirk, Blender-Keeper
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Front Page Picks
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Escape Via a Successful Chain Restaurant
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Hug Me
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Two by Misti. "I don't think she's
ever been wistful" is a great line. (I think too few poems
get beyond "you" and "I".)
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No Questions Asked
By TJ Holland.
- The challenge of introspection.
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Hard Candy Christmas
By Dolly Parton.
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Submitted by sweetness.
Nice wistful lyric.
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Lonestar State
By MichaelT(gone country).
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...and after the Parton piece, more on country music.
Good blend of nice form with use of details, though
the end has a touch of shmaltz.
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A Truth
By Pablo Neruda.
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Submitted by TaintedOne,
8 words on the problem of past romance.
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Kristin's Quote
By Kristin Kennedy.
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This month's top quote, submitted by
BlueDenim.
17 words on the problem of current romance.
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uncomplicate me
By Madison.
- The desire expressed in the title is really thought provoking.
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picking him
By twinkle.
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Coffee and uncertainty.
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A Different Man
By Laurel Ahlfeld.
- Coffee and too much certainty.
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Alpha Male
By Echolocation.
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Heh. As a decidedly non-alpha-male type, I got a kick out of this one. Clever.
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The Darkest Night
By Rhetoric.
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Elegant in its simplicity.
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Love As Self-Interest
By Thornton Wilder.
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Submitted by One Nut Jim. He's been the center of a lot of attention on the board, but he did find this viewpoint.
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i left you too
By dev0n.
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Putting each other together after the break up.
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Heart on Sleeve Corner
- 421 more heartsongs sent to the Blender last month.
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Blender of Love Digest
January 2002
