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Heaviness

Glen McKenzieJanuary 21, 2020

Heaviness written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther darkness absolute, oppressive debilitating, torment, unending existence for so many depressi...

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Cry, poetry written by Doug Stanfield at Spillwords.com

Cry

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)December 27, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part XVI Cry written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay Do you remember our babies' crying through the night with col...

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Silent Night

Jim BatesDecember 18, 2019

Silent Night written by: Jim Bates Ralph Kaczynski had been a salvation army bell ringer for seventeen years and it was by far and away the coldest ...

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Sunsets on Mars

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)December 6, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part XV Sunsets on Mars written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay "Oh no, not again," He had the quick thought as he s...

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Cherished and Not Crashed

Gertrude KadzuwaDecember 1, 2019

Cherished and Not Crashed written by: Gertrude Kadzuwa Surges and waves Crucibles and furnaces Did he foreknow the plans? Valuables in the crucible...

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Not Without Trouble

Daisy KingNovember 5, 2019

Not Without Trouble written by: Daisy King @stormsinteacups Imagine: star-crossed, eyes crossed out. That was the first time a thought came to me,...

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Hoping Yet

Tebatjo MalakaJuly 6, 2019

Hoping Yet written by: Tebatjo Malaka @RSeedOfAbraham I concur. None can glory all the time, I must learn to prepare for a descent; Falling and ris...

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Darkness

Glen McKenzieJune 11, 2019

Darkness written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther darkness descends ever so slowly inching, creeping downward like the slowly fading light of a s...

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2:51, a short story written by Garry Crystal at Spillwords.com

2:51

Garry CrystalMay 26, 2019

2:51 written by: Garry Crystal A clock on the wall in my kitchen always reads 2:51, because I’d removed the battery some time ago to stop the tickin...

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Time Standing Still – Making The Present Count

Glen McKenzieMay 19, 2019

Time Standing Still Making The Present Count written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther "A picture is simply a memory frozen in time." ...

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Morning Song

Nayana NairMay 16, 2019

Morning Song written by: Nayana Nair @slingtheink The morning told me that there are times when we lose grasp of what we are, when we feel inadeq...

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Letting Go

Dianne MoritzMay 6, 2019

Letting Go written by: Dianne Moritz Do you spit out words as you might a bite of bruised apple? Do you say: Today my dog died? Do you tell how you...

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The Drugs Are Working

Robyn MacKinnonApril 28, 2019

The Drugs Are Working written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I've Pavloved myself to endure another day the drugs are working ...

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A Time

Guy FarmerApril 19, 2019

A Time written by: Guy Farmer @guyfarmer So many things to Take care of, Seemingly all at once, Barely able to cope With even one task, Let alon...

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I live in the small town of Long Lake, Minnesota, west of Minneapolis. I worked many years as a sales and technical training instructor. I began writing seriously in 2011 by writing a poem a day for a year. I loved the process and stayed with, focusing on rhymed poems and haiku. In 2015 I met a fellow writer who encouraged me to begin writing short stories. I did. In early 2018 I submitted my first story on-line and it was featured on CafeLit. I have been off and running since then. Bridge House Publishing is releasing a collection of twenty-seven of my stories later in 2020. I love the process of coming up with an idea and creating a story that hopefully has both emotional impact and is interesting to read. I have no plans on stopping. Many thanks to Spillwords for featuring my stories, and thank you to those who read them and who voted for me. It is truly an honor to have been selected as Author of the Month.