Writing – The Haps With Herb

September 27, 2020

Herb

A Couple Of Short Poems I found In The Files

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22149 – 721: used by license from andertoons.com Sometimes when it's getting late or I don't have any inspiration, or like the guy in the cartoon above…

Blogging, Poetry14 Comments

September 26, 2020

Herb

The Much Promised, Highly Vaunted Villanelle – I Did It And It Was Okay – Also A Tiny Bit About An Old DOS Game I Enjoyed

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22148 – 720: I sat down and wrote this and I feel pretty good about it. I am highly honored to know that there are, in my…

Coffee, Food and Drink, My Life, Poetry Coffee, cost, day of the tentacle, donut shop, dott, free14 Comments

September 25, 2020

Herb

This Is Not The Villanelle I Promised You – But It Is A Poem With An Introduction That Turned Into A Post

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22147 – 719: I think I have a structure for the newer poem lined out but it's not even close to done yet. But here's a piece…

My Life, Poetry eighties, payphone, poem, poetry, seventies, telephone15 Comments

September 15, 2020

Herb

Who’s To Blame For Herb’s Poetry Habit

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22138 – 709: As you may or may not recall I have at times fancied myself something of a poet. I think some of my stuff is…

English or Language, My Life, Poetry, Writing english, inspiration, poetry, teacher, teachers, writing21 Comments

September 8, 2020

Herb

100 hours or 1,000 hours – A Concept That Has Been Bothering Me

Herb's Blog, Herbdate 22131 - 702: Many of you may remember that this whole streak of making at least one post per day, even if it is just one sentence,…

consistency, My Life, Writing blogging, commitment, learning, writing25 Comments

September 7, 2020

Herb

A New Word I learned Today

Herb's Blog Herbdate 22130 - 701: Today I was visiting Yvonne's blog, Hello World where she often receives a shopping list and imagines things about the person or the list.…

Humor, My Stories beet, blue suede shoes, humor, pun, rutabaga, swede21 Comments

August 30, 2020

Herb

Place Your Fingers On The Home Keys Homeboy

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22122-693: A re-written piece from Jan 14, 09 Herbdate 17876: He sat staring at the blank screen the way the old-timers had stared at a blank sheet…

Blogging, My Stories depression, home keys, home row, rejection, writing, writing life14 Comments

August 27, 2020

Herb

Even Steven

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22119-690: I had written this originally in January of ’09 but I don’t think I ever posted it until December of 2019, before the advent of Covid-19.…

My Life, My Stories CDO, mental illness, OCD, paranoid, weird17 Comments

August 25, 2020

Herb

Dave Gets What He Deserves – Rewrite-Repost

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22117-688:I had originally posted this last year on September 19, 2019, which would have been Herbdate 21778. I don't know the original number. That had been a…

My Stories, Throwback Thursday ADA, attempted murder, bathroom wall, mental illness, phone, phone number8 Comments

August 22, 2020

Herb

Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22114-685: Originally written and/or posted previously elsewhere on Herbdate: 17875 aka 01/13/2009:Here we have another story I had written and forgot about. It hasn't seen the light…

My Stories, Repost13 Comments

Category: Writing

A Couple Of Short Poems I found In The Files

The Much Promised, Highly Vaunted Villanelle – I Did It And It Was Okay – Also A Tiny Bit About An Old DOS Game I Enjoyed

This Is Not The Villanelle I Promised You – But It Is A Poem With An Introduction That Turned Into A Post

Who’s To Blame For Herb’s Poetry Habit

100 hours or 1,000 hours – A Concept That Has Been Bothering Me

A New Word I learned Today

Place Your Fingers On The Home Keys Homeboy

Even Steven

Dave Gets What He Deserves – Rewrite-Repost

Curly 1-13-09