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The Beacon

Dawn DeBraalAugust 17, 2019

The Beacon written by: Dawn DeBraal Dooley Bradford sat in his beat-up Ford 150 pick up at the stop and go lights of two intersecting highways, he w...

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The Skin I’m In

Lynn WhiteJuly 23, 2019

The Skin I'm In written by: Lynn White I used to wonder how I would grow and yet still fit in the skin I'm in. If we would grow together, me and m...

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Games Of Hopscotch

Dianne MoritzJuly 16, 2019

Games Of Hopscotch written by: Dianne Moritz In the days of innocence and Eisenhower, most girls would play their games of hopscotch. Jay-walking to...

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Don’t Let your Memes Be Dreams

Rebecca RhodesJuly 14, 2019

Don't Let your Memes Be Dreams written by: Rebecca Rhodes If there’s one cliché line I’ve heard far too many times, it’s “If life gives you lemons, ...

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Weak

Eric DanhoffJune 25, 2019

Weak written by: Eric Danhoff @troubled_sleep I was supposed to be strong today but I can’t The weight on this mind Is too heavy right now To keep...

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Nothing Will Die

SpillwordsJune 9, 2019

Nothing Will Die a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson When will the stream be aweary of flowing Under my eye? When will the wind be aweary of blowing O...

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Chowder

DS (Diarmuid) MaolalaiMay 27, 2019

Chowder written by: DS (Diarmuid) Maolalai @diarmo1990 we decide not to have breakfast at all and instead stay in bed and head straight to...

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Thunder

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)May 17, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part IV Thunder written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay One day you're thinking about ordinary things, Groceries, ...

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Reasons For Change

AidaApril 22, 2019

Reasons For Change written by: Aida There are always reasons why we change seasons The reason that changes day to night and days to months and yea...

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COMPLAINERS IN TIN CANS

Norberto Franco CisnerosApril 9, 2019

COMPLAINERS IN TIN CANS written by: Norberto Franco Cisneros The discontent that dying brings should not be vilified. It is not a bad thing to be a...

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Occupy Wall Street

Gary BeckMarch 28, 2019

Occupy Wall Street written by: Gary Beck A tiny, one room apartment in an old tenement building in the South Bronx. José, a tall, sturdy, fiery, soc...

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The Beard

Asad MianMarch 17, 2019

The Beard written by: Asad Mian @amian74 At the end of the year, change becomes imminent in Karachi. The crisp and fresh winter air (relative only ...

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Little Things – Five Minutes That Could Change The World

Glen McKenzieMarch 3, 2019

Little Things Five Minutes That Could Change The World written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther “Some believe it is only great power that can ho...

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Change Can Be Beautiful

Glen McKenzieJanuary 20, 2019

Change Can Be Beautiful written by: glenmck @justabitfurther Back in October, I happened across a sign on the side of the road that said, "Fall Is ...

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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”.