Fireworks ignite
Sparks among stars, cascading
Greeting the new year

#cosohaiku #cosowriting #cosopoetry #2024

Floor full of paper
Torn to shreds by eager hands
Maybe paws as well

#christmas #cosohaiku #cosopoetry

Happy Thanksgiving, CoSo! May your guests keep their politics to themselves and your turkey be juicy perfection.

My daughter, who could not find her toothbrush if it was IN HER MOUTH, somehow found the tiny wrappers to the candy her mother and I borrowed from her Halloween stash last night. There was a full-blown investigation. An interrogation with only the "bad cop". We were compelled to confess and threw ourselves upon the mercy of the court.

She eventually let us off with a stern warning not to disappoint her again.

Toddlers, man...lesson learned: throw the wrappers away!

#cosoparenting #halloween

I may have just threatened to put my cat into time out. It went about as well as you'd expect. #cosoparenting #sleepdeprivation

"Where's mommy?"
"Sleeping"
"We're all alone?"
"There's two of us, how can we be alone?"
"We're all alone together!"

Touche, kid. Aren't we all.
#cosoparenting

Peace cannot be found. It must be made.

Bring on the coffee
Black, with cream, or sugar strewn
Modern alchemy

#cosopoetry #cosohaiku

My toddler was talking at length of how she was worried about "the merman." She was scared of him. And I was trying to figure out what she meant by that, and reassured her that of all the various cryptids and mythological creatures, that was one of the least scary, until she pointed outside and squeaked "the merman!". Folks? It was the mailman. #cosoparenting

Red Autumn apples
Crispy, crunchy, sweet, and tart
Natural candy

#cosohaiku #cosowriting

Children awaken
Though the sun is barely up
Snoozing is a dream

#cosohaiku #cosoparenting

Question for the #writing community: have you had any luck using the various AI bots to improve research (such as confirming aspects of your setting, like how common flashlights might have been in the 1940s)? I end up doing the regular Google searching regardless to confirm the answers, myself...so that nullifies the time savings. Has anybody found one they trust and that provides citations for their output?

#cosowriters #cosowriting

Bummer to see #USWNT go down 5:4 on penalties. No real cohesion this time around. Here's hoping for better outcomes in the future!

Waves caress the shore
Mild breezes, moonlit sky
Midnight on the beach

#cosopoetry #cosohaiku

Squirming and grinning
Cries and coos and spits up lunch
Baby cheese machine
#cosopoetry #cosohaiku

Toddler: My favorite color is pink!
Me: and what's daddy's favorite color?
Toddler: Blue!
Me: and what's mommy's favorite color?
Toddler: um...sleeping!

She's not wrong xD

#cosoparenting

This might be my mental health talking, but can't we call these tongue uplifters?

Can't remember where I saw this, but it definitely applies to my life!

Just told my (3yo) daughter to wait a few minutes for dinner so we could all eat together. I meant to end that statement by saying "as a family" but instead what I said was "as a space team."

Naturally, I blame the app.

#catsofcoso it's a conspiracy, I tell ya