Vows

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)April 19, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part II Vows written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay   I was 21 the day we made it official, but had really taken my vo...

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Preface

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)March 30, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part I Preface written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay   A few words are necessary to frame what follows. The subject ...

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Folding Power

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)June 26, 2018

Folding Power written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay     I asked for the superpower of "Folding" for my birthday. It cuts o...

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Lazarus, After

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)June 8, 2018

Lazarus, After written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay   Lazarus never smiled after he rose from the dead. For 30 years, until he die...

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It Is Something To Have Been

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)May 17, 2018

It Is Something To Have Been written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay   I am well past my 20s, that golden time when I only saw a little...

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Ordinary Days

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)March 29, 2018

Ordinary Days written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay   She had wanted to sell the house. She thought he’d go first leaving her alone...

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Whatever Happens

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)March 12, 2018

Whatever Happens written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay   Whatever happens, we always knew it would end. But it has been one hell of ...

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I Came From A Place of Fireflies

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)March 10, 2017

I Came From A Place of Fireflies written and performed by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay     I came from a place where men were reasonable and t...

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Like Each Is Your Last

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)January 29, 2017

Like Each Is Your Last written by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay   "I just want to see how long the string is. This never gets old. It gets more interesting...

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Racing The Sun To Kankakee

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)January 19, 2017

Racing the Sun to Kankakee written by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay   The City of New Orleans pulls out of downtown, making the ground shake, gaining speed...

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Scale Tale

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)January 9, 2017

Scale Tale written by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay   There once was a mermaid from Wales who's sex appeal lay in her tail. She spied a sweet lad, and l...

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Standing on the Edge

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)December 31, 2016

Standing on the Edge written by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay   The nights have gone cool, the days not as warm. Sundown slips backward, Dawn awakes later,...

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Bubbles

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)December 21, 2016

Bubbles written by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay   Blowing bubbles... Pretty bubbles in the air, They fly so high, Nearly kiss the sky, Then like our dream...

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The Fasting Time

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)December 11, 2016

The Fasting Time written by: Hemmingplay @hemmingplay   In our northern climes winter comes. Fall has been lovely, long, bright, and wet But the dry le...

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