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Leaping Frogs

Alta H MabinDecember 28, 2019

Leaping Frogs written by: Alta H Mabin @h_mabin In the morning light Happy birds sing their duets The owl sleeps and dreams A willow tree ...

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Desert Song

Godfrey HolyNovember 20, 2019

Desert Song written by: Godfrey Holy and Tanya Rakh when all of these sandstorms are silent and our ghosts have lost all their names I will live a...

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Out From Her Shore

Eli GarciaNovember 18, 2019

Out From Her Shore written by: Eli Garcia She looked out from her shore, and felt what one feels when one feels, by the sea. Pulled roots and heav...

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Coup of The Vascular Colony

S. M. BurgessNovember 15, 2019

Coup of The Vascular Colony written by: S.M. Burgess @m_hollows The city of Eisen’s flickered flame is in ourselves, oil slicks and musty sand. You...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Seeing Through Vapors

AsceticquillOctober 11, 2019

Seeing Through Vapors written by: Asceticquill I float in a onyx ember ocean casting away vigilance, like pennies in a well compromising my enemi...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

The Road To Camacho

Cindy MedinaJune 29, 2019

The Road To Camacho written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 The road to Camacho began with two, now just one; a venturesome woman driving northward thr...

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The City of Angel’s Smile

Hongri YuanJune 23, 2019

The City of Angel's Smile written by: Hongri Yuan translated by: Yuanbing Zhang The white and silvery words of the moon kingdom shone in the dre...

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Dreamland

Jack Wolfe FrostMay 29, 2019

Dreamland written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter Drowning in dreamland dry riverbed of wails, Twisted blue waters in the desert of sad tales,...

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A Blossoming

Aurélien ThomasApril 14, 2019

A Blossoming written by: Aurélien Thomas Do you know that my heart was a barren land scorched by drought, a desert? A place for dirt and quick...

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Rainy Days

Michal ReibenbachMarch 31, 2019

Rainy Days written by: Michal Reibenbach Bryony is an old, hobbling woman. To some people with avid imaginations, she looks like a witch. She and he...

EnglishLiterature16 min read

The Trap

Doug DonnanFebruary 5, 2019

The Trap written by: Doug Donnan Somewhere inside the Sonora Desert “A trap?” Campbell all but shouted. “Who is gonna be out here in the middle of no...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Oasis

Gavin HaycockJanuary 7, 2019

Oasis written by: Gavin Haycock @poetry_pieces sometimes when you fly over a desert strange things happen with light in your mind's eye far below...

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Dry Desert

Inam UllahOctober 23, 2018

Dry Desert written by: Inam Ullah The flower of my love, Never bloomed in her heart I watered it so much, With blood of my own Even God did not ac...

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Desert Shadow

John R CobbSeptember 15, 2018

Desert Shadow written by: John R. Cobb @john_r_cobb Resting in shadow Sheltered from hot desert sun Awaiting moonglow...

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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.