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Rodina-mat Zavyot!

Olja DobricJune 18, 2019

Rodina-mat Zavyot! written by: Olja Dobric Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump-thump-thump. Misha was desperately attempting to normalise his breathing in...

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Kossover

Michael NattMarch 24, 2019

Kossover written by: Michael Natt My maternal grandparents came from a small shtetl (village) outside of Warsaw, Poland named Kossover. The Jews in ...

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Comrade Commissar

RayFedFebruary 3, 2019

Comrade Commissar written by: RayFed @MrRayFed In the little town of Netrizovo, in a 3 room dacha lived Comrade Commissar Pietrov. It was his ...

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A Farce

Anne GSeptember 14, 2015

A Farce Commentary by Anne G "The United Nations Security Council's approval of a Russia drafted resolution to support the Minsk Agreement ...", is laughable...

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HOLODOMOR

Anne GJuly 22, 2015

HOLODOMOR An Anne G Original U-Blog Holodomor , the Ukrainian term that describes a man-made famine created by the Soviet Union (Russia), and thrust upon U...

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The Constitution of Hetman by Anne G at spillwords.com Ukraine The First European Constitution

The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk

Anne GJuly 17, 2015

The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk An Anne G Original U-Blog In the year 1710, The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk or Pact and Constitutions of Rights and Freedom...

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What if, it were us?

Anne GJuly 12, 2015

What if, it were us? An Anne G Original U-Blog World War II. The war in Europe began on September 1, 1939 , with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany an...

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spillwords.com Apres Moi Le Deluge by Anne G

Après moi, le dèluge

Anne GJuly 2, 2015

Après moi, le deluge Original U-Blog by Anne G Après moi, le deluge literally translated is "After me, comes the flood" or "After my reign, the nation will b...

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Siberian Tiger

Anne GJune 19, 2015

Siberian Tiger Original Poem by Anne G Siberian tiger so wild - so strong the masterful hunter of prey big and small A cat with distinction the large...

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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”.