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Remembering Nature

Michael J LeachMay 28, 2019

Remembering Nature written by: Michael J Leach @m_jleach When I walk this footpath, I pause to remember autumn leaves that fell in wet concr...

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Finding Closure

Michal ReibenbachApril 23, 2019

Finding Closure written by: Michal Reibenbach Preface My father abducted me from my mother as a small baby. I knew nothing about her until her family...

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Mirages!

Anahit ArustamyanOctober 6, 2017

Mirages! written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 Mirages! You are rushing to join my voyages. Do you smell the perfume of the lilac trees in ...

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TRACES

Dilip MohapatraApril 25, 2017

TRACES written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo Everything that existed once leaves its traces behind a bit of my fear of the ghosts that still haunt ...

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Transcendence or Coincidence

Anne GMarch 6, 2016

Transcendence or Coincidence written by: Anne G Trails of breadcrumbs left behind bits and pieces Evidence Trails of breadcrumbs tell-tale sign...

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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”.