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Beyond The Door

Fotoula ReynoldsMay 21, 2019

Beyond The Door written by: Fotoula Reynolds For three consecutive nights, the raven-haired woman haunts me in my sleep. She appears in the pale-blue ...

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Message In A Bottle

Troy DeFratesMarch 24, 2019

Message In A Bottle written by: Troy DeFrates What did I do for you to forsake me? Just let me know so that I can be free Trapped in here I am so ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Nirvana

SMilesMarch 5, 2019

Nirvana written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Trapped beneath the weight of my expectation I gasp for eluding breath a self incarceration choking smo...

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Mousetrap

Matthew Roy DaveyJanuary 27, 2019

Mousetrap written by: Matthew Roy Davey At first, it was movements in the corner of the eye, so fast, so sudden that we weren’t sure we’d seen ...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Writing For The Mentally Disturbed 101.1

RayFedDecember 9, 2018

Writing For The Mentally Disturbed 101.1 written by: RayFed @MrRayFed The room was dark. Seems silly to think about that now. It had always be...

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Butterfly In A Jar

Nicole ChengAugust 20, 2018

Butterfly In A Jar written by: Nicole Cheng @NicoleCheng13 Ever had that feeling of being watched? Ever had that feeling of someone following you? ...

EnglishPoetry5 min read

MAGIC OF THE MIRAGE

Dilip MohapatraMay 30, 2018

MAGIC OF THE MIRAGE written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo You post your profile photo in virtual space that shows only part of your chin and a...

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He Is Me

Mike WashburnJanuary 24, 2018

He Is Me written by: Mike Washburn Crawling under my skin, Lurking in the shadows of my mind, I feel it with every breath I hear it in every thou...

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Be Your Own Hero

Madhoora BhattacharyaDecember 2, 2017

Be Your Own Hero written by: Madhoora Bhattacharya @madhooraluna Trapped I am in the vessel of another That I cannot call my name Trapped I am in t...

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Contemplated Time

Geovanni VillafañeNovember 18, 2017

Contemplated Time written by: Geovanni Villafañe @RezZureKtedPoeT once again trapped in this thing called time watching as the last of the grains of...

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Grenfell

Katie LewingtonOctober 1, 2017

Grenfell written by: Katie Lewington @lewington_katie i am not sure if it is a good idea to call family & friends when trapped in a burning...

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Trapped Archer

Criss TrippAugust 31, 2017

Trapped Archer written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp Tonight it's time, I must decide. Which way to cross, which way to die. I've run to the highes...

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Trapped In The Box

NonsoAugust 5, 2017

Trapped In The Box written by: Nonso @Nounsso Every day the same thing happens. We wake up and there are rules. Everything is how it should be. Not...

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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”.