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The Sacrificial Altar of Hope

Yasmin HemmatJuly 23, 2019

The Sacrificial Altar of Hope written by: Yasmin Hemmat My quill drips with my blood, While I’m writing to the oracle of my imprisoned soul. The r...

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Little Man Sitting In A Box

Joseph M. ButlerMay 10, 2019

Little Man Sitting In A Box written by: Joseph M. Butler Little man sitting in a box, all dressed in white and purple. A light shines under the ...

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Pandorica

The Red PenApril 15, 2019

Pandorica written by: The Red Pen I sit here waiting for it all to come to me A universe away, yet I can feel it the yearn for it, When kept from it...

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Boxes

John BaverstockMarch 27, 2019

Boxes written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK When once again you have had a bad day, The best thing you can do is find a box, Open it, and place all your troub...

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The Package

Dan LeichtFebruary 13, 2019

The Package written by: Dan Leicht @Deeliopunk He’d lost track of time when he heard a knock at the door He opened it to find a box sitting on his...

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Surrounded By Stars

Meg Falconer-RobinsonJanuary 27, 2019

Surrounded By Stars written by: Meg Falconer-Robinson @MegEFalconer You ask me what I see. I describe to you a black box, buoyant in space. ...

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Father Christmas

Rich CaloDecember 25, 2018

Father Christmas written by: Rich Calo The counter guy at the Stewart's convenience store handed over the change. The customer thanked him. Two othe...

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Quantum Query

Aaron MarchantAugust 23, 2018

Quantum Query written by: Aaron Marchant What is Mr Schrödinger doing with his cat? It’s dark in that box, and it won’t fancy that He’s put in some ...

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Hemingway’s Challenge III

Robbie MassoMarch 29, 2018

Hemingway's Challenge III written by: Robbie Masso He lives in the square that everyone thinks outside of....

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HOW BEER WAS DISCOVERED: THE TRUE MYTHOLOGY

Michael H. BrownsteinDecember 19, 2017

HOW BEER WAS DISCOVERED: THE TRUE MYTHOLOGY written by: Michael H. Brownstein Pandora colored her skin mahogany, took possession of the great ebony...

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Cold Clap In The Dark

Mario William VitaleDecember 5, 2017

Cold Clap In The Dark written by: Mario William Vitale skeletal bones in the hidden residue to escape with its fashionable decorum hidden inside the...

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Leftovers

Marc BrightsideAugust 30, 2017

Leftovers written by: Marc Brightside @MarcBrightside Underneath the bed frame rests a shoebox full of throwaway tat, crap prescribed a value based...

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Trapped In The Box

NonsoAugust 5, 2017

Trapped In The Box written by: Nonso @Nounsso Every day the same thing happens. We wake up and there are rules. Everything is how it should be. Not...

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The Killing Box

James GabrielApril 20, 2017

The Killing Box written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 Sitting in the garage is the killing box. Orange, it stands out on the counter next ...

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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”.