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Purple Dress, 1945

Fay L. Loomis·May 12, 2021

Purple Dress, 1945 written by: Fay L. Loomis she wears hand-me-down saved for special occasion to Sunday...

English Poetry

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Fortune

Spillwords·November 29, 2020

Fortune a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer This wrecched worldes transmutacioun, As wele or wo, now povre and...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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A Covid Emergency

Liam Flanagan·November 20, 2020

A Covid Emergency written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga A Covid Emergency Ouch! My head hurts I don’t...

Poetry English

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The Cat Accursed

Sandi Leibowitz·October 21, 2020

The Cat Accursed written by: Sandi Leibowitz Avert your gaze from my hobbled legs shriveled paunch spine...

Halloween English Poetry

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Domino Effect

Christine E. Ray·August 13, 2020

Domino Effect written by: Christine E. Ray @ChristineERay66 lifetime of losses hoarded dominos arranged into increasingly intricate...

English Poetry

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The Voice of the Crying One Resonates

John Pitman Gibson·July 9, 2020

The Voice of the Crying One Resonates written by: John Pitman Gibson @Gibsonjohn626 The voice of the...

English Poetry

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Immunocompromised

Justin Bell·May 22, 2020

Immunocompromised written by: Justin Bell In the mere span of a few months my grandmother became instantly...

English Poetry

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The New Normal

Bruce Levine·May 14, 2020

The New Normal written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 The new normal A fork in the road Patterns...

Poetry English

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Radio Daze

Mike Turner·September 6, 2019

Radio Daze written by: Mike Turner A song comes on the radio And carries me to a...

English Poetry

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Cindy Georgakas is a writer of words in poetry, prose and reflections of her heart. She was voted the Publication of the Month on Spillwords Oct. 2022. She is a co-author of #1 Amazon Bestseller, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, and is also a monthly contributor to MastecadoresUsa. She was born in San Francisco, California and lives nestled in the trees in a small community about 40 minutes south of San Francisco with her husband. She is a life health coach, and massage and craniosacral therapist who draws inspiration from her daily interactions with clients, friends, her 4 children and nature. Her website is Uniquely Fit. She can also be found on Instagram #ahamoments. Cindy's book Re-create & Celebrate 7 Steps To Turning Your Dreams Into Reality will be released this month.

Brain in a Jar by Anthony Doyle

Take your gloves off, let’s see who you are, he said, chin out, shoulders rolling, pecs puffing, Take ’em off. Let’s see if you can take it raw—all fuel for the fire. I always was a strutting fool. I knew it was dumb, I knew it. Walk away, the only thing you gotta hit right now is the shower. I didn’t need this. I wore belts, I held titles. I was posing in posters on dirty walls and fire-doors, I was legit. Who was he? A street scuffler, a cage fighter. I knew it, and yet I took them off, I unwrapped the straps, I bit the leather and pulled them right off. The light is autumn steel today, bolted to the ceiling. In summer it was a yellow balm, a hot wet kiss. I knew it was dumb, and she keeps whistling that same song, Nurse Mercedes, the same catchy dance tune...

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The Art of Living

At 28 Weeks: When Reality Shifts

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Larry D Tyler

Spotlight On Writers – Andrea Walker

Interview Q&A With Cindy Georgakas

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Seasons”)

Dirge of The Three Queens

Life Revisited

Eu Fui Uma Escrava

What if Nature Stayed Sleeping?

This is A Drug-Free Zone

100 Words on My Late Twenties

Virtue or Vice

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Purple Dress, 1945

Fortune

A Covid Emergency

The Cat Accursed

Domino Effect

The Voice of the Crying One Resonates

The New Normal

Radio Daze

Toots and Circles

Visiting a Children’s Memorial Garden

At 28 Weeks: When Reality Shifts

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Seasons”)

Transformation

What Resides in My Heart

At The Bottom of a Bottle

Identity Versus Ego

Broken

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