The Apostrophe Blog
Musings on Writing and Life.
My prose poem, “The Singer,” has won Second Place in the Oregon Poetry Association 2026 Poetry Contest for Members Only. Contest winners will be invited to read their winning poems at the Oregon Poetry Association’s 70th Anniversary Conference to be held at the convention center in Salem, Oregon on August 28 & 29, 2026.
The public domain U.S. Navy photograph above was taken by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park in June 2010. It features Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Rebeca Davila leading the gospel choir during Sunday worship service aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
I write therefore I am. My six-word memoir? Teetered on the precipice then jumped.
Interests: Reading, writing, not arithmetic. The art and craft of poetry. Photography. Vegetable and flower gardening especially heirloom bulbs and dahlias. Movies in real theatres. Theatre on real stages. Art in real galleries. Crossword puzzles and, of course, Wordle. Singer-songwriters like Aimee Mann and Patti Griffin. All kinds of music especially 1930s jazz. Venice, Italy! The Dude abides.
Interests: Reading, writing, not arithmetic. The art and craft of poetry. Photography. Vegetable and flower gardening especially heirloom bulbs and dahlias. Movies in real theatres. Theatre on real stages. Art in real galleries. Crossword puzzles and, of course, Wordle. Singer-songwriters like Aimee Mann and Patti Griffin. All kinds of music especially 1930s jazz. Venice, Italy! The Dude abides.
Latest posts by Nancy Flynn (see all)
- Award News: Second Place in OPA 2026 Poetry Month Contest - May 8, 2026
- Red. Bud. - May 6, 2026
- Publication News: “On the Precipice in This Perilous Moment: A Triptych” - May 5, 2026
