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Thieves On Borrowed Land

Linda M. CrateAugust 12, 2019

Thieves On Borrowed Land written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe as i hear about two-year-olds without diapers, and children with lice without ...

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Atrocities

Gabriela MJuly 6, 2019

Atrocities written by: Gabriela M @shortprose1 it rains atrocities on fields of love predatory nights, barbed wire walls, the silence of asphyxiate...

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Man – An Exercise In Futility

Megha SoodJune 25, 2019

Man - An Exercise In Futility written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 The grandiose illusion subverted by emotion the cacophony of voices dying under ...

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Asymmetry

Sadhana SubramanianJune 18, 2019

Asymmetry written by: Sadhana Subramanian Enslaved by the talismans Of scholarly tomes Scribbled by mortal men In their free time. Called it a...

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The Reckoning (River of Pain)

Jose A. TovarJune 3, 2019

The Reckoning (River of Pain) written by: Jose A. Tovar While I slept While I dreamt Deep within my core From within my soul Manifest hatred aros...

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JuMPS – The Infamous Quartet

SilentKnightJune 2, 2019

JuMPS - The Infamous Quartet written by: SilentKnight A woman walking on a desolate path; she hears a noise, a noise that pierced her ears and made ...

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War-Zone

Nerisha KemrajMay 31, 2019

War-Zone written by: Nerisha Kemraj They all lie scattered around me. My one-year-old in his crib that’s pinned to the floor. Removing rubble, I lif...

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Guido Persing Wants a Baby

Denis Álvarez BetancourtMay 22, 2019

Guido Persing Wants a Baby written by: Denis Álvarez Betancourt translated by: Toshiya Kamei @KameiToshiya It had taken him almost ten years to fini...

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Charitable Minds

KL MerchantApril 30, 2019

Charitable Minds written by: Kayleigh Merchant Charitable Minds... Helping Hands. Two Hearts can bring warmth to the world, It is the little th...

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Faithless

Mark KuglinApril 26, 2019

Faithless written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction Sister Christina— originally from Guatemala— was loved and cherished by everyone who met her. At...

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God’s Disappearing Act

Robin McNamaraApril 15, 2019

God's Disappearing Act written by: Robin McNamara @robbiemac72 A single shot rang out Mother fell clutching The child/ German sniper, God disappea...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Linked

Sheri M. StewartApril 11, 2019

Linked written by: Sheri M. Stewart It takes us all, hands linked across the nations, in many varied forms. I see you as you see me we are d...

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The Three Smiles

Charlie BottleApril 2, 2019

The Three Smiles written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle “The People whose first instinct is to smile when you first make eye contact, with them ar...

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Solitude

Aurora KastaniasMarch 21, 2019

Solitude written by: Aurora Kastanias I never feel, lonely in my isolation. Indulging in my spirited passions I laugh At my unspoken quips and sal...

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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”.