Denise E Lindquist
Bio
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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The Genogram. Top Story - January 2024.
I started working with primarily Native American program participants in 1984, after completing my coursework in community counseling with a concentration in chemical dependency counseling. At first, I interned and then worked at detox.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Psyche
The Gift
The Magic 9 is a newer form and relatively unknown. The creator could not be found, though it appears to have been inspired by a poet misspelling the word "abracadabra." This 9-line poem doesn't have any rules as far as meter or subject matter--just a rhyme scheme: abacadaba. That's right! Just remove the r's from "abracadabra," and boom! A new poetic form; and after writing my first Magic 9, I can report that they're fun to write. Writer's Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
2024
No drinking for me and the hubby today or tonight. Before recovery and then since I have been in recovery, I have heard many people say, we are staying in tonight as it is amateur night. This means that people will be out who don’t know how to hold their drinks and there will be accidents and it will be drunk and ugly, a fright.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
A Bear! Where?
The Prompt from Sahil Patel: “Think about a time when nature really moved you. Describe how being in a specific natural place made you want to write. Share how the beauty of nature inspired the words you put on paper and how it changed your feelings.” Sahil Patel has weekly prompts on medium.com. Many are nature prompts, at least those are the ones I have responded to.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
An Ode To Snow, Water and Life
The ode is a poetic form formed for flattery. There are three types of odes: the Horation; the Pindaric; and the Irregular. The Horation ode (named for the Latin poet, Horace) contains one stanza pattern that repeats throughout the poem--usually 2 or 4 lines. The Pindaric ode (named for the Greek poet, Pindar) comprises a pattern of three stanzas called triads. This type of ode can be composed of several triads, still the first (the strophe) and the second (antistrophe) should be identical metrically with the third (epode) wandering off on its metrical path. The irregular ode (named for no one in particular) does away with formalities and focuses on the praising aspect of the ode. Writer's Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Poets
My Granddaughter Is Getting Married On My Nineteenth Wedding Anniversary!. Top Story - December 2023.
It is a short notice, much like my third wedding. At my third wedding, we were not inviting anyone! Not even witnesses. The minister, my friend said, I can take care of the witnesses!
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Marriage
