FOR ALEC W JAMES COAL MINER WITH THE ANGELS

GrendadJanuary 19, 2020

FOR ALEC W JAMES COAL MINER WITH THE ANGELS written by: Grendad   Bowed down and coughing in his plastic coat, Smiling still into his final days As i...

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A Throne of Snow

S.B. GoncarovaJanuary 5, 2020

A Throne of Snow written by: S.B. Goncarova @studiogoncarova   FOR THE MAN with one foot in the world of spirits and one foot in ours, I call on the ...

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Those Winter Sundays

SpillwordsJanuary 5, 2020

Those Winter Sundays a poem by Robert Hayden   Sundays too my father got up early And put his clothes on in the blueback cold, then with cracked hands...

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The Party

Barbara AvonJanuary 3, 2020

The Party written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon   Raucous rock tunes drifted down to their apartment. The party was at its peak at the midnight hour. F...

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Checkmate

E BarnesDecember 28, 2019

Checkmate written by: E Barnes   At his usual time, he checks out a chess set from the nurses' desk. "You be white, Dad." He's amazed. His fathe...

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Christmas Day Poetry

Marian WoodDecember 25, 2019

Christmas Day Poetry written by: Marian Wood @EyeOfMazz   It’s Christmas morning and Santa has been, The children’s faces are a sight to be seen. As ...

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The Gift of Sinatra

Catherine Gigante-BrownDecember 17, 2019

The Gift of Sinatra written by: Catherine Gigante-Brown @BklynCatwoman   A few days after Christmas, I sat in a hospital room as my father lay dying....

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The Irrelevant Son

Nivedita DasDecember 2, 2019

The Irrelevant Son written by: Nivedita Das   I am done with life and have consumed poison to end it. As the poison slowly takes its toll on me, ...

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Nellie’s Curse

Phyllis SouzaOctober 25, 2019

Nellie's Curse written by: Phyllis Souza   Many years ago, a wealthy Portuguese dairyman had a daughter, who he called Nellie. The child grew, but whe...

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Forsaken

Art BlacktoothOctober 25, 2019

Forsaken written by: Art Blacktooth   Slipping into destiny, I seek the animal spirit, the lone phantom of conscience which tickles my fear. I track h...

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Riding Shotgun

Roger TurnerSeptember 28, 2019

Riding Shotgun written by: Roger Turner @titansdad   I remember riding shotgun between my ma and pa mom had on the radio dad chewed on his chaw I a...

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Prodigal Father

Doug HawleySeptember 22, 2019

Prodigal Father written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm   Duke’s Story Part One I was drinking Black Butte Porter at my favorite bar after a miserable d...

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Papa Ben’s Last Laugh

Emilia PaulSeptember 12, 2019

Papa Ben's Last Laugh written by: Emilia Paul   Sometimes funny things happen at the most unlikely moments. Benjamin’s, or Papa Ben as we called him, ...

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The Coming of The End of Times

P. J. QuirindongoAugust 31, 2019

The Coming of The End of Times written by: P.J. Quirindongo   September 20, 2017 The month of September is filled with calamities. A favorite of de...

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