Katy Campbell

Thursday Limerick: Don’t Mock Owls

Don’t mock owls, especially if you are lower on the food chain. There once was a featherless owl. Who was mocked by the neighboring fowl. He attacked and he ate. Thought they tasted great! And cleaned off his beak with a towel.

Thursday Limerick: Sketchy Internet Courses

If an unverified internet source, Suggests you enroll in a course. This must be ignored, Or you will be floored, When the subject it teaches is morse. Don’t be fooled! Some online courses are outdated. Some are very outdated.

Thursday Limerick: Paranoid Chicken

There once was a paranoid chicken. Conspiracies made his heart quicken. Though the goats and the swine, Told him things were fine, He spent the rest of his life panic-stricken.

Thursday Limerick: Don’t Mess with Shrews

Seriously, do you know what they are capable of? A delinquent who called himself Hue, Tried to murder an innocent shrew. But as a former marine, The rodent was keen, And defended himself with kung-fu.

Thursday Limerick: Duck Thief

There once was a covetous duck, Who longed for his neighbor’s new truck. With intention to take, He released the brake, And ended up running amuck.

Thursday Limerick: News

A poem from the heart: No wise man would willingly choose, To spend quarantine watching the news. When hosts and guests fight, And get half their facts right, It will drive you to downing cheap booze.

Thursday Limerick: The Political Snake

There once was an arrogant snake, Who thought he could make no mistake. But when he ran and won, And his term had begun, His excellence was proven fake. Democrats: “Oh we know who this is about.” Republicans: “We know who this is actually about.” Me: “Oh, you thought this was a metaphor for someContinue reading “Thursday Limerick: The Political Snake”

Thursday Limerick: Seattle Philosopher

The Thursday limerick has returned! Hope you enjoy this five verse cultural commentary: There was a philosophy grad, Who insisted on just wearing plaid. And his shaggy beard, Was deeply revered, By hipsters embracing the fad.

Updates and Happenings

Hi folks, I will be taking another short story writing break to focus on a couple of things: Converting my existing short stories into ebook format. I’ve done this with a number of them, most recently Osa and the Food Gods and Osa and the Bald One. You can download the digital book for theContinue reading “Updates and Happenings”

Keeping Karen in Quarantine

“Samantha, please unlock the door,” Karen repeated, raising her voice slightly so Samantha could hear.
“I’m sorry, Karen,” Samantha answered. “But I’m afraid I can’t do that.”