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If We Had More Time

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)August 16, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part IX If We Had More Time written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay Is there a lament more useless? If, only… if, if ...

Doug StanfieldEnglishPoetrySaying Goodbye1 min read

Blue

Astrid HirschfeldAugust 13, 2019

Blue written by: Astrid Hirschfeld @schwoer At my show on Friday, I saw her at the back of “The Mechanical Elephant”, the pub I was performing at. My...

EnglishLiterature6 min read

THE SHADOW STEALER

Dilip MohapatraAugust 2, 2019

THE SHADOW STEALER written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo Come let me take you on a guided tour of my secret vault where I have kept all the sha...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

And So It Begins Again

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)July 26, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part VIII And So It Begins Again written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay And so it begins, again, that urge to shri...

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Endings

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)July 4, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part VII Endings written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay It's easy to see the beginnings of things, not so easy to ...

Doug StanfieldEnglishFeatured PostPoetrySaying Goodbye1 min read

Ordinary Days

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)June 14, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part VI Ordinary Days written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay She had wanted to sell the house. She thought he'd go...

Doug StanfieldEnglishPoetrySaying Goodbye1 min read

Epiphany

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)June 7, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part V Epiphany written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I knew a guy, cancer survivor, but worn down by it to the l...

Doug StanfieldEnglishPoetrySaying Goodbye3 min read

Shadows Of Grief

LadyLilyMay 22, 2019

Shadows Of Grief written by: LadyLily @AFairymary I suffocate in liquid smog, spirit strangled by hot iron weeds, tongues of hell mither me. Jus...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Thunder

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)May 17, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part IV Thunder written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay One day you're thinking about ordinary things, Groceries, ...

Doug StanfieldEnglishPoetrySaying Goodbye1 min read

Perturbation

Godfrey HolyMay 16, 2019

Perturbation written by: Godfrey Holy Morning comes to my window Bearing a basket of virgin sunrise. A new day elegantly wrapped In dew and a conce...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry1 min read

Letter Of Retrospect

SMilesApril 27, 2019

Letter Of Retrospect written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Sweating the smalls has slipped eating junk, whilst living without hygiene's personal natur...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

Tunes Of Life

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)April 26, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part III Tunes of Life written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay All those years ago And I remember the first time, ...

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Vows

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)April 19, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part II Vows written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I was 21 the day we made it official, but had really taken my vo...

Doug StanfieldEnglishPoetrySaying Goodbye2 min read

Sadness

Charlotte LandApril 13, 2019

Sadness written by: Charlotte Land Stony, rocky cliffs surround the sand, Waves banging on the shore, Hard wind blows swinging trees and grass in th...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

“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”.