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Betty The Writer

Sapto Mitra·December 27, 2024

Betty The Writer written by: Sapto Mitra @mohua22412 Betty Walker worries as she sat down to write,...

English Poetry

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Mother’s Milk

Lisa Rivers Kiesling·December 9, 2024

Mother's Milk written by: Lisa Rivers Kiesling - In the quiet corner of the sitting room hides the most...

Literature English

·2 mins read

Liperature

Bruce Morton·December 7, 2024

Liperature written by: Bruce Morton So, this then is the story of stories. Have no worries. I...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Heart of Home

Iqra Sayyad·November 17, 2024

The Heart of Home written by: Iqra Sayyad @11_inner You are the roots beneath the tree, The...

Poetry English

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Ghosts of Halloween Past

Kelly Malleck·October 21, 2024

Ghosts of Halloween Past: A Legacy of Love and Traditions written by: Kelly Malleck - "Someone's burning leaves tonight,"...

13 Days of Halloween Literature Halloween Featured Post English

·7 mins read

Kitchen Table Reminiscing

Wendy Taylor·August 3, 2024

Kitchen Table Reminiscing written by: Wendy Taylor - She took one last sip from her cup of tea...

The Button

Jen Schneider·June 12, 2024

The Button written by: Jen Schneider the button jar, miles traveled memories stored the button — trust...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Campfires

Glen Gales·June 4, 2024

Campfires written by: Glen Gales The day dissolves to twilit splendour, sun slides out of view Earthy...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Stories

Susan Bocinec Terry·January 30, 2024

Stories written by: Susan Bocinec Terry @sbwordmuse The road has been chaotic, filled with wrong turns and...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Recipes of Love Come Full Circle

Lily Finch·November 6, 2023

Recipes of Love Come Full Circle written by: Lily Finch The Fendez family—a beautiful family full of...

English Literature

·6 mins read

Journey to Autumn

Sharon Frame Gay·October 1, 2023

Journey to Autumn written by: Sharon Frame Gay @sharonframegay I remember the sweet days of childhood. Days...

Playful Doctor

Jane Emeruwa·September 25, 2023

Playful Doctor written by: Jane Emeruwa Every time I visit the meds, it gives me chills all...

Poetry English

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Letter to Grandpa

Ann Parker·September 10, 2023

Letter to Grandpa written by: Ann Parker Dear Grandpa, it’s Freddie. I hope you are well. Please...

English Poetry

·2 mins read

Love for Sale

Lenore Weiss·July 29, 2023

Love for Sale written by: Lenore Weiss @lenka The core group at Random Productions included myself plus...

Literature English Featured Post

·8 mins read

Born in southern California, P.A. O'Neil experienced what might be considered culture shock when her family moved to a small town in Washington State. The year was 1970, and the community at the time was not culturally diverse. Proud of her Mexican and Irish heritage, or "Smoked Irish" according to her father, she learned what it meant to be simultaneously in the minority and the majority. P.A. O'Neil's stories have been featured in over sixty anthologies, journals, and magazines. She and her husband reside in Western Washington. Her books, Witness Testimony and Other Tales, as well as Sherlock Holmes's Two Sides of the Same Coin, and In For A Penny, are available on Amazon.

Dusty by Darryl B

I guess there’s a million reasons why I’m sitting on the porch of this cabin with a bottle in my lap. I took enough friggin pain pills to kill a horse, and things are beginning to get hazy around the edges.

I better get this out while I still can....
I was 16 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, that was right after Kennedy got shot, and the whole damn country was crying. I remember I was down the street at Kenny Statler’s house because we were trying to start a band, and we wanted to be like them, plus I liked his sister Dusty, that was her nickname, she was 15. Their parents weren’t home, and we knew they kept their booze behind the records in the Hi-Fi, how stupid did they think we were? ...

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