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Michael Thomas Thoughts on Poetry, Short Stories, Essays, and Ramblings-It's All Here in...

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Come Visit with Annie and Me Sept. 27 at 5 PM @ Wages Brewery, West Plains, MO. Click for details
My friend, fellow English instructor at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, and fellow author Annie England Noblin will release her...
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Chapter 6: I Didn't See Anything, Mister by Dewey Lynne Bugler
Chapter 6: I Didn’t See Anything, Mister Anyhow, much to my chagrin, the decision was made that Eddie the Snake and Joey Bob would go...
Sep 5, 202213 min read


Two Versions of One Psalm and Thank You, Again
Ladies and gentlemen, my friends, family, and folks, thank you so much for making my book Atheists and Empty Spaces, the #1 new...
Sep 3, 20223 min read


HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY: IT'S HERE!
Today is the official publication day of my latest book of poetry. Yay! Please help me celebrate this day by taking a look at my book on...
Aug 31, 20223 min read


And So It Grew: A Poem in Response to a Request
Today's poem is written as a request for Missy Dayberry-Avey of St. James, Arkansas. (You do still live there, right?) Back in the early...
Aug 28, 20223 min read


Chapter 5: Gas Station Bathrooms and Errol Flynn as Robin Hood by Dewey Lynne Bugler
(A note from the real author: Good news! I had so much written in Chapter 5 that I had to split it, so I have half of Chapter 6 written....
Aug 25, 202212 min read


Chapter 4: A Detour for Grandma’s Biscuits and Sheryl Crow by Dewey Lynne Bugler
(I took this picture on our Greer Spring hike last Saturday.--MT) Chapter 4: A Detour for Grandma’s Biscuits and Sheryl Crow Looks like a...
Aug 19, 202211 min read


The Good Mushroom: A Request
You folks remember a while back--a long time back--I said that I would do requests for poems. I have had two requests. Kellie's sister...
Aug 17, 20222 min read


A New Mined Poetic Nugget and a Different Photographer
This morning's picture was taken by my son Jesse. He had some Naked Ladies, AKA Surprise Lilies (Lycoris squamigera), pop up in his yard,...
Aug 14, 20222 min read


Chapter 3: Bad Choices by Dewey Lynne Bugler
(As the real author of the Dewey Lynne stories, I am glad to tell you that I am happy to be back writing instead of "selling." I'm sorry...
Aug 12, 202211 min read


Picture Say More Than Words--At the Moment Anyway! Hint: Words Are at the Bottom of the Pictures
Today, when Kellie and I got home from a morning at the doctor's office and a meeting at ASUMH (that's where we work), a long-awaited...
Aug 9, 20222 min read


New Poem About Inspiration Or the Lack of It
Luna and I went walking yesterday morning (Friday) at the Fulton County Fairgrounds/Shooting Range, and we walked down the new road...
Aug 6, 20222 min read


Chapter 2: All You Ever Need to Know About Enos “Stainy” Taney
Chapter 2: All You Ever Need to Know About Enos “Stainy” Taney Anyway, I don’t believe that I have to explain to anybody how Enos Taney...
Aug 5, 202213 min read


A Poem Inspired by Thoughts More Sublime Than Usual
Yesterday, as I was seeking inspiration for a new poem, I searched through a folder called "Really, Really Rough Drafts," thinking that,...
Jul 31, 20222 min read


Chapter 1: Minding Someone Else’s Business by Dewey Lynne Bugler
Chapter 1 Minding Someone Else’s Business Dewey Lynne here. What’s up? I hope that things are going well for all you folks out there in...
Jul 30, 202212 min read
How I Came to Be in Prison and What Happened the Day Before I Was Arrested By Dewey Lynne Bugler
How I Came to Be in Prison and What Happened the Day Before I Was Arrested By Dewey Lynne Bugler Howdy, y’all! Dewey Lynne Bugler here....
Jul 25, 20229 min read


Oh, Dear! Publication Pushed Back Again!
Wow! Was I ever excited this morning when I got an email from the publisher around 8:30 with words in bold and all caps FINAL PROOFS!...
Jul 21, 20222 min read


A Dragon Eats the Moon: A Picture and a Poem About It.
Well, I hate to post another blog so close to the last one when I still have so many of my friends and acquaintances reading and...
Jul 19, 20222 min read


A Poem and Picture Reminding Us Not to Abandon Hope in This Awful Stretch of Torturous Heat
Anyway, since I do seem to be stuck in a phase of writing short poems about Nature and its various scenes and faces, I offer today a poem...
Jul 17, 20221 min read


A Song for Rain and Pictures from Rain Forests of the World
Anyway, on our recent vacation to San Francisco, Kellie, Sarah, and I visited the California Academy of Sciences. A primary exhibit at...
Jul 12, 20223 min read


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