Candlewitch

Member since October 28, 2010

Member for 15 years, 5 months

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526 Poems

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About Me

About me

I live with my husband and three cats in northwestern Wisconsin, USA. I have written poetry since I was twelve. I have written two books, by my alter ego, eddy styx, titled, "The Book of Styx" and "The Book of Styx II". For more information, please visit my web site at:

Created	Updated	Type	Title
30 November, 2025	2 December, 2025	poem	Highway Sixty-One (by eddy styx)
25 November, 2025	28 November, 2025	poem	Dancing With The Wind (a prosey poem)
22 November, 2025	27 November, 2025	poem	Witch's Curse (Archaic)
20 November, 2025	22 November, 2025	poem	Notes On... a carcrash (by: eddy styx)
18 November, 2025	20 November, 2025	poem	Reminiscence by: eddy styx
15 November, 2025	19 November, 2025	poem	Touchstone
12 November, 2025	14 November, 2025	poem	She's No Lady (an eddy styx poem)
10 November, 2025	29 November, 2025	poem	Dancing With The Wind
9 November, 2025	25 November, 2025	poem	Down At "The Joint" A Bar In Heartbreak Hotel
8 November, 2025	10 November, 2025	poem	Conspirators in the Dark

Winning Submission	Contest	Contest Date
Down At "The Joint" A Bar In Heartbreak Hotel	11/25 Haunted Hotel	Sat, 11/01/2025 - 12:00 - Sun, 11/30/2025 - 12:00
Conspirators in the Dark	11/25 The Voices From The Closet	Sat, 11/01/2025 - 12:00 - Sun, 11/30/2025 - 12:00
Roadkill (an eddy styx poem)	Neopoet Weekly 07/20/25 to 07/26/25	Sun, 07/20/2025 - 12:00 - Sat, 07/26/2025 - 12:00
...And, Don't Come Back!	07/25 Deported from mars	Tue, 07/01/2025 - 12:00 - Thu, 07/31/2025 - 12:00
Tracks... (rondelay)	Neopoet Weekly 05/11/25 to 05/17/25	Sun, 05/11/2025 - 12:00 - Sat, 05/17/2025 - 12:00
A Slice of Warmth	04/25 The smell of baking	Tue, 04/01/2025 - 12:00 - Wed, 04/30/2025 - 12:00
Lost At Sea	03/25 Lost at Sea	Sat, 03/01/2025 - 12:00 - Mon, 03/31/2025 - 12:00
North Country Moon	02/25 Blind Date	Sat, 02/01/2025 - 12:00 - Fri, 02/28/2025 - 12:00
Wildfires	February 2024 Neo Gem	Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:00 - Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00
A Cruel Joke	10/24 The Cruel Joke	Tue, 10/01/2024 - 12:00 - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 12:00
I Lost The Instructions to being a woman	08/24 I Lost The Instructions	Thu, 08/01/2024 - 12:00 - Sat, 08/31/2024 - 12:00
Broken Glass (eddy styx)	Neopoet Weekly 07/21/24 to 07/27/24	Sun, 07/21/2024 - 12:00 - Sat, 07/27/2024 - 12:00
Falling For My Therapist	07/24 Falling For My Therapist	Mon, 07/01/2024 - 12:00 - Wed, 07/31/2024 - 12:00
Wood-smoke	Neopoet Weekly 06/30/24 to 07/06/24	Sat, 06/29/2024 - 12:00 - Mon, 07/29/2024 - 12:00
Ramming Speed!	03/24 I Was Bullied	Fri, 03/01/2024 - 12:00 - Sun, 03/31/2024 - 12:00
His Heart Pumps Her Name (a senryu string of three) repost	5,000 Comment Milestone ~ Candlewitch	Thu, 02/08/2024 - 12:00
Our Family Feud	02/24 Family Feud	Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:00 - Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00
Evil Tinker Toys (by: eddy styx)	Neopoet Weekly 01/21/24 to 01/27/24	Sun, 01/21/2024 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/27/2024 - 12:00
Ghost Tales #3 The Unwanted Kiss	Neopoet Weekly 01/14/24 to 01/20/24	Sun, 01/14/2024 - 12:00 - Sat, 01/20/2024 - 12:00
Meeting My Superhero; Steven	01/24 Meeting My Superhero	Mon, 01/01/2024 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/31/2024 - 12:00
Come December, Reworked (For My Geezer!)	12/23 Getting Older	Fri, 12/01/2023 - 12:00 - Sun, 12/31/2023 - 12:00
Bliss (edited)	Neopoem Of The Week October 22nd to October 28th 2023	Sun, 10/22/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 10/28/2023 - 12:00
Love Lost In The Land Of Chaos	March 2023 Challenge In the land of chaos	Wed, 03/01/2023 - 12:00 - Fri, 03/31/2023 - 12:00
She Certainly Was...	Neopoem Of The Week February 5th to February 11th 2023	Sun, 02/05/2023 - 12:00 - Sat, 02/11/2023 - 12:00
Neopoet Challenge: New Years Resolution	January 2023 Challenge New Year's Resolution	Tue, 01/03/2023 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/31/2023 - 12:00

		Skill level:
Earn A Poem Workshop 1	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2023-11-06	Closed to new participants (and underway)
Neopoet Collaborative Poem #4 Workshop	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2022-08-28	Concluded
Collaborative Poetry Workshop #3	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2022-08-21	Concluded
Collaborative Poem Workshop #2	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2022-08-11	Concluded
Collaborative Poem Workshop	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2022-08-08	Concluded
NARRATIVE POETRY SHOP (Let's get started)	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2021-04-17	Concluded
Poets first poems	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2017-06-23	Concluded
Rhyme Crimes	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2012-06-01	Concluded
FROM PROSE TO POETRY	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2012-04-21	Concluded
IMAGERY IN POETRY (for everyone)	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2012-03-09	Concluded
Working With Titles	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool	Started 2012-01-30	Concluded
More Meter	(syllabus)	Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2012-01-11	Concluded
Writing With Emotions	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2011-09-04	Concluded
Olympic Pool (initial workshop)	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2011-05-16	Concluded

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