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Positive Lights

John BaverstockFebruary 9, 2019

Positive Lights written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK We all need that person, Who reassures us, everything is going to be alright, That calming influence, ...

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Keep Folly Afar Off

Gerry SikazweNovember 23, 2017

Keep Folly Afar Off written by: Gerry Sikazwe Folly has a way of enticing young minds, It has a cunning fashion of finding residence in their hearts...

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The Sun and the Moon

Ryan KFebruary 17, 2017

The Sun and the Moon written by: Ryan K Blocked by earth, and clouded by sea There is no chance, for us to be. I am but dust, and rock, and night, I...

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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”.