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sock fluff

“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1

December 7, 2011

…post the whole speech here at “Turning the Pages.” “Sock Fluff” was my introduction to Loris Lesynski, back in the early 90s, before it was published by Annick Press, in…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 14

January 2, 2013

…poem about sock fluff to be found anywhere, but surely we can get back to where sock fluff is most often found? Indeed. Another of my childhood favourites fits the…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 12

November 7, 2012

The next excerpt from my PYI keynote in a series that started in December 2011… All the bits of sock fluff I’ve inspected so far have come from socks worn…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 5

April 4, 2012

…is a great way to expand your circle of like-minded, creative friends who will understand your ups and downs – and what’s important to you: your sock fluff. Read the…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 6

May 2, 2012

…of Age”? It appears in a book called In this house are many women, and it’s by . . . Sheree Fitch. I chose this bit of sock fluff to…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 9

August 1, 2012

…Examination of Sock Fluff” – Part 10. Read the rest of “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 > Part 2 > Part 3 > Part 4 > Part…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 10

September 5, 2012

Sock Fluff”… Bring me back something interesting, Gran whispers as I head off to the beach. If I could, I would bring you the plick plock pluck of pebbles at…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 13

December 5, 2012

The next excerpt from my PYI keynote in a series that started in December 2011… Here’s one more bit of ‘sock fluff’, from my youth. Feel free to join me…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 2

January 4, 2012

…Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 > Part 2 > Part 3 > Part 4 > Part 5 > Part 6 > Part 7 > Part 8 > Part 9…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 3

February 1, 2012

…rest of “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 > Part 2 > Part 3 > Part 4 > Part 5 > Part 6 > Part 7 > Part…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 4

March 7, 2012

…Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 > Part 2 > Part 3 > Part 4 > Part 5 > Part 6 > Part 7 > Part 8 > Part 9…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 7

June 6, 2012

…Read the rest of “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 > Part 2 > Part 3 > Part 4 > Part 5 > Part 6 > Part 7…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 8

July 4, 2012

…thrills – of the creative life that simply can’t be beat. Read the rest of “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 > Part 2 > Part 3 >…

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“An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 11

October 3, 2012

…shy of my thirtieth birthday then and I’m now six months shy of my sixtieth. Fascinating? It is to me. 🙂 Read the rest of “An Intimate Examination of Sock

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A Plug for CANSCAIP

January 9, 2013

…can find all the pieces of it by selecting Speeches in the Blog Categories or by entering Sock Fluff (or even just ‘fluff’) in the Search box. It was great…

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December 1, 2017 Comments Off on Home

…help our girls process their Covid experiences in a diary (I’m doing… Read More → “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff” Part 1 Dec 7, 2011 “Spectacular!” “Inspiring!” Two words…

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Kathy Stinson and her father

Photo of the Month #9

November 28, 2012

Since the two Sock Fluff posts straddling this one address some of my reading pleasures when I was growing up, I thought it would be fun to post a photo…

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A Poem for Parents of Sons

July 30, 2014

…different times in my life. Here’s one that didn’t make it into “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff”. I think it came to mind recently for two reasons: I now…

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A Celebration of Poetry

January 14, 2015

Poetry is not a big part of my reading life, but that’s not to say it hasn’t been important – as evidenced in “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff”, a…

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An image from the poem "You Are Old Father William"

Becoming A Poet

May 17, 2023

…conference, entitled “An Intimate Examination of Sock Fluff.” It was structured around glimpses into my poetry-reading life from preschool to adulthood. In November 2021 I sifted through a thick file…

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