February Hits & Misses (a recap)

Wow! Another month of 2022 has wrapped-up already. I know February is the shortest month, but sheesh, it really flew by!

I want to give one last February shout-out to Sandra, from What Sandra Thinks for providing an inspiring list of prompts for the month. They were very open ended which provided nice flexibility of interpretation. While, I made some additional posts in addition to the daily prompt posts, it was nice to have a regular source of inspiration each day.

Here is a recap of the top three posts and the worst performer (based on number of views) for February.

No. 1: Get Your Golden Shovel (series)

The Stats: 67 views for top post (200+ views for all posts in the series)

The Gist: A poetry collaboration series based on the Golden Shovel form. Members of the writing and blogging community joined to provide some very creative content.

The Take-away: What a blast! I was super happy with the collaboration and had a fun time myself. This series will be back (in a slightly modified format for poetry month in April). Stay tuned and I encourage you to give it a try (it’s a great form for both established poets and newbies).

No. 2: Apples Eating Zebras

The Stats: 30 views

The Gist: A poem! This is actually another Golden Shovel poem but not part of the above mentioned series. I kinda got addicted to the form and was playing around with it on an ad-hoc basis.

The Take-away: I adore this poem. It was supper fun to write and even more fun to share. Thanks for all of the appreciation received. If you missed this one be sure to check it out!

No. 3: Daily Droppings: “You Knew?”

The Stats: 29 views

The Gist: This was the first post in the new series “Daily Droppings” which sourced its inspiration from Sandra of What Sandra Thinks. The prompt for this post was “You Knew?”. It tells the tale of a very serious violation of privacy.

The Take-Away: I’m not sure why this one performed stronger than the others in the series. Perhaps it’s just a result of being the first and getting a few extra views throughout the month.

The Flop: Daily Droppings: “Title”

The Stats: 6 views

The Gist: A shameless promotion of my five indie published titles.

The Take-away: You all apparently don’t appreciate shameless promotion. But I ask you, as an independent writer, how else to spread the word of my babies? It’s quite the dilemma. On the positive side, I did manage one sale this month (up from 0 for the past six months)! While the timing suggests it wasn’t related to this post, I’ll take it as a silver lining.

Be well,

Monty

• Fish Print
  Be well, Monty
• Alt-Scenes From This Morning’s Walk
  Be well, Monty
• Idol
  Be well, Monty
• Chic-a-Taup-e-Tan (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “Chic-a-Taup-e-Tan (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• Earth Tones
  Be well, Monty
• Silver Lining June Round-Up
  At the beginning of June I invitated all of you poets (or potential poets, which is all of you) out there to join me inContinue reading “Silver Lining June Round-Up”
• Bloom
  Be well, Monty
• Kiss
  Be well, Monty
• Dancing Figures
  Be well, Monty
• Playful Colors
  Be well, Monty
• Double Coffee Bean with Chocolate Cream Swirl (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “Double Coffee Bean with Chocolate Cream Swirl (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• Iris
  Be well, Monty
• Approaching Thoughts
  Be well, Monty
• Four Self-Portraits
  Be well, Monty
• Watch Me (Sunday Scribblings)
  Peckapalooza over at The Confusing Middle runs a weekly prompt called Sunday Scribblings. Check out his post and join in the creativity! Sunday Scribblings #110Continue reading “Watch Me (Sunday Scribblings)”
• Higher Imaginations (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “Higher Imaginations (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• Rose (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “Rose (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• 2022 Intentions – May Reflections
  Note: I wrote this a couple weeks ago already but life decided to throw me a little curve ball in the form of a kidneyContinue reading “2022 Intentions – May Reflections”
• Blue Dance (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “Blue Dance (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• Welcome to Silver Lining June (an invitation)
  Here’s an invitation to all of you poets (or potential poets, which is all of you) out there to join me in Silver Lining June.Continue reading “Welcome to Silver Lining June (an invitation)”
• The Critter
  I took this picture over the summer and have been trying to figure out what to do with it ever since. I’ve now come toContinue reading “The Critter”
• Gem (Sunday Scribblings)
  Peckapalooza over at The Confusing Middle runs a weekly prompt called Sunday Scribblings. Check out his post and join in the creativity! Sunday Scribblings #107Continue reading “Gem (Sunday Scribblings)”
• City of Wood (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “City of Wood (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• A Miracle
  Another good reminder for myself. Originally published in Thirteen Words. Be well, Monty
• Joyful Jack
  Yesterday, upon returning home. Jack was super happy and excited to see me. Without a bath or a trim in over a month he isContinue reading “Joyful Jack”
• Day 18: Going Home
  For appropriate context, you will want to first read these posts: “Eleven Days Ago” , “Day 12”, and “Day 13”. This afternoon we will beContinue reading “Day 18: Going Home”
• Thirteen Spice
  I picked up a snack at the hospital lobby cafe. It’s a Thirteen Spice crawfish flavored pretzel stick (pic below). I’m a big fan ofContinue reading “Thirteen Spice”
• Found Poetry x Wordle
  So I have an idea that combines two of my favorite things and creates what I hope might be a new favorite thing. I loveContinue reading “Found Poetry x Wordle”
• Vanilla (Sunday Scribblings)
  Peckapalooza over at The Confusing Middle runs a weekly prompt called Sunday Scribblings. Check out his post and join in the creativity! Sunday Scribblings #106Continue reading “Vanilla (Sunday Scribblings)”
• Escape to Red (a Paint Chip Poem)
  No Love For Fatties invites us to join in on her Paint Chip Poetry by creating our own poem inspired by the paint chip colorsContinue reading “Escape to Red (a Paint Chip Poem)”
• Life is a Detour
  A good reminder to myself today. Originally published in Monty’s Very Short Shorts. Be well, Monty