12 GROUNDCOVER NEWS PUZZLES APRIL 3, 2026 Poetry CROSSWORD Instead Of ChatGPT, I'd Ask CIATTA TUCKER Groundcover contributor a swaying oak tree in spring the slow steady stream of a river the heart shaped crystal in my back pocket the unopened books on my nightstand a broken lava lamp at the thrift store my microwave at 3am the troll underneath the bridge a Toyota RAV from the year 2001 Yahoo.com the rotten carcass of an apple or a pear or a tattered baby blanket maybe a toddler asleep on his mother's chest the biker gang on Washtenaw my favorite freckled lady on Packard a discarded magic 8 eight ball my 5 person group chat with a weird name my grandmother who's thousands of miles away an ancient fax machine a buried ancestor a pushed up daisy or blooming cherry blossom the worms fidgeting in soil after the rain subsides the decade old woodchips on the school playground a tired old swing with a loud creak the piece of gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe a group of geese sharing bread at the park the bugs hiding underneath a log an elder at the bus stop Or a swaddled newborn baby Maybe an undistinguished higher power Who wants me to figure it out Myself. MICHELLE LARDIE-GUZEK Groundcover contributor Healing, I see now, is more than simply finding It is the process of becoming. The determination to do, be, and create more, For yourself. This is not done through examination and understanding alone. It is the toil of hands in the dirt of habitual thoughts and patterns The endless effort to try and do otherwise PUZZLE SOLUTIONS March 20, 2026 edition T O S H S H E S I D E A H E R E N E E M E A S T M A H L E R The firm, unshakeable, knowing that how you have been bent in your efforts to survive, C A D S L A T H I A R M O R I N A R T I C U L A T E A D O N I S E R A T O S T H E N E S D E V O N W O U N D C P A A N O N D I M L Y H O O P L A C A E R I E S E N S E R O B E R T R O L L E R S K A T E R L I V E R Y I R R I T A B I L I T Y L I A N A L O O P S A R I L E V E L O T T O E X A M S L E D G A I N T E M P Is not how you will, or choose to thrive. It is saying, regardless of what others say, do, or believe I am my own I alone have the power to determine Who I am, How I feel, and What I do about it.
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