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Salem Sparkles·July 7, 2025

Decay written by: Salem Sparkles I wrap my recovery up for you in cloth. A fabric so...

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The Last Melody

TheHumanAnvil·April 23, 2025

The Last Melody written by: TheHumanAnvil Hold me And let go Of the world Like a child’s...

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Czy Miłość Jest Karmieniem

Sławomir Lęga·April 6, 2025

Czy Miłość Jest Karmieniem written by: Sławomir Lęga Czyż miłość nie jest karmieniem oddawaniem kawałka siebie, ufając...

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Born in southern California, P.A. O'Neil experienced what might be considered culture shock when her family moved to a small town in Washington State. The year was 1970, and the community at the time was not culturally diverse. Proud of her Mexican and Irish heritage, or "Smoked Irish" according to her father, she learned what it meant to be simultaneously in the minority and the majority. P.A. O'Neil's stories have been featured in over sixty anthologies, journals, and magazines. She and her husband reside in Western Washington. Her books, Witness Testimony and Other Tales, as well as Sherlock Holmes's Two Sides of the Same Coin, and In For A Penny, are available on Amazon.

Dusty by Darryl B

I guess there’s a million reasons why I’m sitting on the porch of this cabin with a bottle in my lap. I took enough friggin pain pills to kill a horse, and things are beginning to get hazy around the edges.

I better get this out while I still can....
I was 16 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, that was right after Kennedy got shot, and the whole damn country was crying. I remember I was down the street at Kenny Statler’s house because we were trying to start a band, and we wanted to be like them, plus I liked his sister Dusty, that was her nickname, she was 15. Their parents weren’t home, and we knew they kept their booze behind the records in the Hi-Fi, how stupid did they think we were? ...

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Czy Miłość Jest Karmieniem

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