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Pieces of You

Lee DunnAugust 10, 2019

Pieces of You written by: Lee Dunn Do you ever look back on your reasons and motives for regrettable things that you’ve done? For thinking that...

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The Cupcake

R J Cowley, JrMay 5, 2019

The Cupcake written by: R.J. Cowley Jr. “There ain’t nobody in all of Hawkinsville who likes sweet stuff more ’n me, except for my best friend Jamal...

EnglishLiterature6 min read

Immigrant

John GreyFebruary 23, 2019

Immigrant written by: John Grey Nothing in him was perfect for the land he was crossing over into. But he’d been spat out of where he came from....

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Corner’s Mind

Simona PriloganSeptember 21, 2018

Corner’s Mind written by: Simona Prilogan @SCotidian I stopped today at corner’s thoughts Just glance to give, then followed plan Routinely, with n...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Man, The God Of Lies

RebelpJonesMay 21, 2018

Man, The God Of Lies written by: RebelpJones @RebelpJones Oh the magnitude of it all is in greater detail then your blind mind's eye could ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Returning Home

Beth TremaglioSeptember 30, 2017

Returning Home written by: Beth Tremaglio @TremaglioBeth "A bomb set off in another country will explode in the streets from which it...

Beth TremaglioEnglishPoetry1 min read

We Cut Ourselves Down

Daedalus ChaosJune 4, 2017

We Cut Ourselves Down written by: Daedalus Chaos @DaedalusChaos We new crows. We wake slow. We still lynched. We News 6. We mis-phrased. We fist...

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The Mushroom Man

Nicole DoyleMarch 13, 2017

The Mushroom Man written by: Nicole Doyle I hated gym class. Picking the teams for soccer that day felt like the day before and the day before that...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

Skin And Bones

Jasmin MödlhammerMarch 13, 2017

Skin And Bones written by: Jasmin Mödlhammer @Asthalos You're blinded by my skin my hair my whole body You don't see the real me inside of this ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Don’t Define Me

Charlie BottleFebruary 22, 2017

Don't Define Me written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Don't define me by who I am, At this arcing, juxtaposing, intersect of time, Or, by the t...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Dark Times

Natalia AeschlimanAugust 13, 2016

Dark Times written by: Natalia Aeschliman @NataliaAeschlim Hate, Slowly creeping to the world Chanting "go home! You don't belong here" Tears stream ...

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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”.