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Torn

Sheri M. StewartJune 12, 2019

Torn written by: Sheri M. Stewart Slip from the stress choking me from life twisting and tormenting. Demands and needs circling unanswered and...

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The Rending

Sian StaleyApril 3, 2019

The Rending written by: Sian Staley I've denied my self, traded black lace for maternal cottons, filled in my space with children who cut my spee...

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Torn Pages Of The Diary

Pratibha GuptaJune 29, 2018

Torn Pages Of The Diary written by: Pratibha Gupta Thrown away into the bin, Shredded immediately to disappear, Torn mercilessly to ruin existe...

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Il Giorno In Cui Il Cuore Mi Fu Strappato

Francesco AbateSeptember 17, 2017

Il giorno in cui il cuore mi fu strappato written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Il giorno il cui il cuore mi fu strappato non il dolore della...

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My Origami Heart

Don KnowlesAugust 5, 2017

My Origami Heart written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 My origami heart Once precision folds formed this beating heart Creases frail from constant u...

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The Monster

Maggie ChattertonAugust 5, 2016

The Monster written by: Maggie Chatterton @Mag_Chatterton Two faces reflecting in my mirror: One of justice, One of impurity. Red meets black… The su...

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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”.