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A Day for Epic Chinese Folk Metal: Celebrating Black Kirin

May 24, 2026 by Randi

Well, here we go again. Another attempt to resurrect the blog. This time, I’m just going to honor the good old days of blogging, when it was just writing in a “weblog” about things you were reading or doing. In my case, that will mean writing whatever I want, however I want, whenever I want. … Read more

Ekphrastic Poem: “How Fast a Dream Changes”

February 22, 2026 by Randi

A poetry display hangs on a wall with a photograph of a meadow hung next to a poem inspired by it.

For 2026, I made a goal to participate in all the monthly ekphrastic poetry contests at the local Bellefonte Art Museum. I started with a last-minute submission to the January contest (the very night it was due, I believe!), and as if someone Up There wanted to encourage me, my poem was selected for display! … Read more

Ekphrastic Poem: “On Seeing Danielle Austin’s 10 Million Fireflies”

February 24, 2024 by Randi

Wednesday evening, the Bellefonte Art Museum hosted a poetry reading with the 2023 winners and runners-up of their monthly Ekphrastic Poetry Contest. I was one of the runners-up for January with my response to If 10 Million Fireflies by Danielle Austin. Since we went in chronological order, I was first up and unsure of the crowd … Read more

The LOTR x Captain Planet Crossover You Didn’t Know You Needed

January 16, 2024 by Randi

Ents summoning Captain Planet to destroy Orthanc and Isengard

But they were all of them deceived,

For more rings were made:

Five were given to the Ents,

Who used them to summon Captain Planet.

My First 3 Days of #Inktober 2023

October 3, 2023 by Randi

Ink pen on a paper beside roses and a candle

For the first time ever, I’m participating in Inktober! Every year, artists of all kinds challenge themselves to do ink drawings based on prompts for each day in October. (See the list of prompts here.) I’ll be working in India ink, sometimes with a nib pen and sometimes with a brush. Though I aim to … Read more