Sitting Behind the Eight Ball

Barb Edler

  • Nature’s Magic: Showing my love through haiku.

    Today, I celebrate the magic of moonlight and the glory of dawn. Views from my backyard. Drowning magic moon whispers lovingly between heart-shaped leaves, follow me home Siren’s Call silvery moonlight silently seduces souls captured by its light dawn shyly… Continue reading

  • Gifts and a few haunting memories or two….

    March is full of special events. My youngest son married his wife on the 14th, my step-son and his wife married on the 17th, and my husband’s birthday is on the 19th. Two of my best friends also celebrate their… Continue reading

  • Locking Up Is not a Cure!

    In February 2021, 42.2% of adults in Iowa reported symptoms of anxiety or depression. 25.4% were unable to get needed counseling or therapy. https://www.nami.org/NAMI/media/NAMI-Media/StateFactSheets/IowaStateFactSheet.pdf For the last two years, I have taught freshman composition courses at Iowa Wesleyan University. During this… Continue reading

  • The beauty of ekphrastic

    I absolutely love writing ekphrastic poetry. It is challenging, but so much fun to try to capture the emotions or perspective of an image through poetry. Rattle is one of my favorite poetry places to visit each month as they… Continue reading

  • Watching Chloe Play

    We are currently visiting our granddaughters and sons in Colorado. Our oldest granddaughter, a sixth grader, played in a basketball tournament yesterday that ends sometime today. We were blessed to watch three of her games on Saturday. Watching Chloe play… Continue reading

  • Sijo Poetry, a contest, and my productive struggle

    I am currently taking a course about sijo poetry. It’s free and fantastic, which I believe is provided by the Korean Cultural Society. The resources are amazing and they have a contest for students and adults in the spring and… Continue reading

  • Hawkeye Magic and the Fran Stare Down

    When your coach stares down a ref, creates magic and the national news, life is priceless! I am a die-hard Iowa Hawkeye Fan. I haven’t missed a single men’s or women’s basketball game this season. (Well, it could happen as… Continue reading

  • Hello, Slice of Life Bloggers

    Since this is my first time engaging in the March blogging challenge, I wanted to introduce myself and explain a bit about me and my blog. First, Sitting Behind the Eight Ball is all about my life. I have always… Continue reading

  • Salute toT-shirts and a story

    Today’s prompt on Ethical ELA is to write a poem based on a t-shirt we own. The prompt invites writers to explore the message, the occasion or travel in which we received the shirt. As I thought about this prompt,… Continue reading

  • MSU, Guns, and Grief

    How can we help others grieving? When the world stops and everyone is moving on, a bitter root plants itself. The truth: life moves on. We will just ready ourselves for the next tragic shooting. Wondering who’s next. Wondering if… Continue reading