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It’s Over

DeWayne MooreAugust 5, 2019

It's Over written by: DeWayne Moore @MtZionFund Days that pass, they seem to agree I apply myself to the decline I feel as if all are my enemies ...

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Her First Step

Rohini KB ReddyMay 8, 2019

Her First Step written by: Rohini KB Reddy @rohiniprajapat3 She stood outside the gate, in the bright sunlight, smiling to the sun. Finally, she was ...

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My Path Runs Ahead Of Me And My Plans – Canto Seven

Benjamin R BrayJuly 5, 2018

My Path Runs Ahead of Me and My Plans Canto Seven written by: Benjamin R Bray @MrBray317 Caps and gowns Prom kings and class clowns A bitter-sweet...

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Graduation Day

Luiz SyphreMay 28, 2018

Graduation Day written by: Luiz Syphre Penn State Education, never for me Street Ph.D., I soon Degreed State Pen graduate Valedictorian A True Stre...

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“Hemmingplay,” is the pen name of Doug Stanfield, who grew up on a family farm in western Ohio, went with his parents for two years in Karachi, Pakistan, in high school and had lived, until recently, in Bellefonte, PA with his late wife, Wilda and their two sons, Ben and John. Doug was a writer, editor and director of internet communications at Penn State for 26 years. He has had a few disreputable occupations, including newspaper reporter and editor, and public relations flak, but is trying to make amends for his sins by writing poetry and fiction. When his sons were safely off making their own mistakes, he turned on the computer one day, stared at the screen, and began to learn the craft anew at age 67. Doug has published three books: "Mermaid Sisters: First Dive", a children's book; "I Came From A Place of Fireflies" and, "Snowflakes & Ashes: Meditations on the Temporary”.