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The Birds of Prometheus

Amel BashfordAugust 14, 2019

The Birds of Prometheus written by: Amel Bashford The heat made her angry. Well, she was always angry, but the heat made her furious. She became a ...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

The Baggage

Kushal PoddarAugust 14, 2019

The Baggage written by: Kushal Poddar @Kushalpoe Mom lost her suitcase in the rain on the platform seven before she rode her absent mind to her hom...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Abduction

Michal ReibenbachJuly 25, 2019

Abduction written by: Michal Reibenbach The first time Carl tells me about ‘abducting’ his baby girl from his wife, I am shocked, ‘You did a cruel a...

EnglishLiterature5 min read

Meditation On A Tie

Warren AlexanderJune 29, 2019

Meditation On A Tie written by: Warren Alexander What an exquisite tie for a crass moron, a wife A gift, a mistake, a wife? Museum shop, not a Klee ...

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Birthday

Meghashri DalviMay 30, 2019

Birthday written by: Meghashri Dalvi It was bright outside when John got up. First spring flowers lent fresh colors to the garden below. Walking ...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Shirtless

Mickey KulpMay 14, 2019

Shirtless written by: Mickey Kulp @mickey_kulp My wife said I should take off my shirt. After all, it is a hot day, and the backyard is private ...

EnglishLiterature0 min read

Broiled Flounder

Michael NattApril 14, 2019

Broiled Flounder written by: Michael Natt I usually visit my mother in New York in May, around her birthday. This year was no exception. However, th...

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The Hand Of Time

Eden S TrinidadApril 8, 2019

The Hand Of Time written by: Eden S. Trinidad @EDENTRINIDAD Wives cry “you have no time for me”. Moms say “you have no time for our family”. Kids s...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Preface

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)March 30, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part I Preface written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay A few words are necessary to frame what follows. The subject ...

Doug StanfieldEnglishFeatured PostLiteratureSaying Goodbye2 min read

Is That Love

Vidya ShankarMarch 25, 2019

Is That Love? written by: Vidya Shankar when the cruel cut of fate a yawning chasm created, yet could not equal the loudness of the scream the pain ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

A Poisoned Gift

P.C. DarkcliffMarch 24, 2019

A Poisoned Gift written by: P.C. Darkcliff @P_C_Darkcliff Grandpa had always been a bastard, even after his death. Well, especially after his death...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature23 min read

Spectacles

Brandy BonifasMarch 3, 2019

Spectacles written by: Brandy Bonifas @BonifasBrandy I could feel his gaze on me from across the room, peering at me through those old tortoiseshel...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

Schiele’s Embrace

Henry BladonFebruary 7, 2019

Schiele's Embrace written by: Henry Bladon In the warmth of our stolen evening, My passion for you cannot be fully expressed Except by our...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry0 min read

The Last Ride Together

SpillwordsJanuary 27, 2019

The Last Ride Together a poem by Robert Browning I SAID—Then, dearest, since 'tis so, Since now at length my fate I know, Since nothing all my lov...

EnglishLiterary GreatsPoetry4 min read

“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”.