A Year In a Nut’s Shell — First Half of 2019

Below are all the “A Year in a Nut’s Shell” entries from the first half of 2019. A…

A Bumpy Ride — 2019 In Review

Here is a mix of old and new 2019 haiku from “In a Nut’s Shell.” Once we get past this mess of a year we…

Wacky Week 1 (January 1–7)

(1) “2019”

It’ll be an odd year
Kind of like two years ago
Last year was even

(2) “Half Full or Half Empty?”

A Tanka* of Failure and Thanks

We were slow to start
 And wobbled like we were drunk
 Then all hell broke loose
 Brave women and men…

Impeachment in a Nuts Shell

When Just One Won’t Do

I Am You and You are Me

(6–10) “Riding Pandora’s Box Down the Slippery Slope”

(6) “Trump Opens Pandora’s Box”

(8) “A Trump Clerihew”

Donald J Trump
Landed with a thump
Proclaiming, “Build the wall!”
But Congress tries to stall.

Screaming in a Vacuum

The Trial Unfolds

Wacky Week 4 Contributions 1–3

Welcome to Wacky Week 4 of “The Year in a Nut’s Shell.” As the week progresses more contributions will be…