“Surfacing from the sea of edits — Frankie keeps watch while I wrestle the waves of words.”
Drowning in Words
Emerging from a sea of black and white,
Normal fonts floating to the right,
Italic letters cascading to the left —
Manuscript time has been my head chef.
The last race on the card is over.
Proofreading is suffering from overexposure.
My foggy mind is resting under the cloud cover,
And I’m recuperating on a bed of clover.
“Proofreading fatigue meets sonic flood — Amanda Palmer’s ‘Drowning in the Sound’ echoes the emotional undertow of my own ‘Drowning in Words.’”
Ivor Steven © November 2025
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
May the sea be calm moving into the twilight of editing and may Frankie always guide you into the light. The video is new to me but I like it. Happy Friday my friend.
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Thank you very much for thoughtful feedback, Ernie 📖📘🌏💙🐶
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Your most welcome Ivor.
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Sleep well, dear friend …. you and Frankie, both! Woof woof! 🥰🐶🎶📝😴
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Yeah … I’ve slept in: it’s 9.00 am!! … I must have needed the ‘Reser’ , Nancy 😴💕📖📘
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The body knows how much rest it needs. I’m glad you got some quality sleep, dear friend. 😴📖🐶🥰
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Just after lunch and I’m going to the Geelong Writers Short Play Festival at the Arts Centre … it’s going to be really interesting 📖😍💙🌏
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Sounds wonderful! Enjoy! 🥰
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I’m just coming out the theatre now … all the plays were fabulous 📖😍🌏
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Wonderful! Off to sleep for me soon. Enjoy the rest of your day, dear Ivor. 🥰😴
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Going home to take Frankie for a walkie 🐶🐾😍
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I don’t proof read. I get someone else to do it and correct what they find. By that stage of a book, I’m very over it 🌝
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I understand that completely, Robbie 📖😍
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I hope you’re done with editing and are now basking in the glory of success.
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Yeah … I’ll be handing my manuscript onto my editor/publisher on Monday 📖📘😍💕
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Cool 😎
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…and I love your shirt. Hopefully you’re finished now.
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Oh, my ‘Poe’ shirt … it’s getting a bit tatty; I bought it in Philadelphia (2019) when I was visiting the historic Edgar Allen Poe house … it’s an old favourite of mine … 📃😍
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Great shirt and when they get well worn it just shows how much you love it.
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It’s very well worn 😍
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glad you made it through, that sounds like. very tough slog
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lol … I tend to over exaggerate … Beth
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same!
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Ywyyy you’re getting there!!! ❤️👍
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I waylaid in the middle of the year, but since I’ve return from my Canadian adventure, it’s been full steam ahead, and I’m really pleased with how everything is falling into place, Cindy 📃📘💙🌏💕
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This is so exciting and I’m so happy for you. You had that respite and now you’re on to work.💕
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Thank you very much for lovely words of encouragement, Cindy 📖📘🌏😍
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OH! and YAY! 🙂 Well done, Ivor! 🥳
Now I hope you can get some good rest and sleep. Sir Frankie, too. 🙂
Give Frankie some gentle pats of love from me…he has been such a good encourage-r to you during this process. 🙂 He is probably like, “That’s been A LOT of words, Dad! And who is that on your shirt? A cat?” 😮 Ha! 😀
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
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We had a good rest and slept in this morning … then I enjoyed a relaxing afternoon at the “Geelong Short Play Festival” … Lol, Frankie ruffled up my bed while I was out … 🐶😍💛📘💙
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Sounds like both of you had fun. 😀
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Although it was raining we managed to get our walkies in and take some wonderful photos. 📘😍🐶🐾🎶
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