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Death Is Not The End

Lorenzo BerardiJune 9, 2019

Death Is Not The End written by: Lorenzo Berardi Alan Pecan had died twenty-seven times and counting. They had killed him with firearms, laser beams...

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The Siren’s Lament

William MastersNovember 20, 2018

The Siren’s Lament written by: William Masters Just recently, via snail mail, I received an invitation to a party I’d really like to attend. I...

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Emotion Recollected in Tranquillity

Mehreen AhmedMay 6, 2018

Emotion Recollected in Tranquillity A Prose on Waheed Murad written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 Who isn’t smitten by the dashing Waheed Murad...

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The Stage Is Set

Anne GOctober 28, 2015

The Stage Is Set a poem by Anne G The stage is set the curtain falls behind the scenes the actor preps The hearbeat quickens my mouth goes dry beads ...

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“Hemmingplay,” is the pen name of Doug Stanfield, who grew up on a family farm in western Ohio, went with his parents for two years in Karachi, Pakistan, in high school and had lived, until recently, in Bellefonte, PA with his late wife, Wilda and their two sons, Ben and John. Doug was a writer, editor and director of internet communications at Penn State for 26 years. He has had a few disreputable occupations, including newspaper reporter and editor, and public relations flak, but is trying to make amends for his sins by writing poetry and fiction. When his sons were safely off making their own mistakes, he turned on the computer one day, stared at the screen, and began to learn the craft anew at age 67. Doug has published three books: "Mermaid Sisters: First Dive", a children's book; "I Came From A Place of Fireflies" and, "Snowflakes & Ashes: Meditations on the Temporary”.