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JuMPS – The Infamous Quartet

SilentKnightJune 2, 2019

JuMPS - The Infamous Quartet written by: SilentKnight A woman walking on a desolate path; she hears a noise, a noise that pierced her ears and made ...

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Memory Tainted

Tori StambaughFebruary 11, 2019

Memory Tainted written by: Tori Stambaugh i have this image of you with a rope around your neck in a house i’ve never seen with your ey...

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Lullabies From the Yawning Grave

Kerri CaldwellJanuary 31, 2019

Lullabies From the Yawning Grave written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 When the night is over, you’ll walk into the sun. You’ll be lost...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

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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”.