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A new edition of The Jell-O report Read More

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My first teacher caught my ADD, decades before clinical labels were commonly known. Read More
I have a history of paranormal lingerings - followings from one home to another. I've always wanted to tell my odd story of the window but I never knew how to begin. I've decided to tell it to you, today, the exact way it happened... Read More
My friend hosted a late night pajama block party. I agreed to go. The House Bar was open at 10pm and may still be open 20 years later. I wore my satin pajamas with moons and stars. Read More

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Migrants leaving parts of Northeast Africa travel with smugglers through the Mediterranean sea. Many are stopped by the Italian military around the small island paradise of Lampedusa. Those that survive the journey are usually deported back to their homeland after their belongings are confiscated and left behind. An island artist… Read More
Dealing with family health issues, and decided I'm tired of talking to myself online. Read More
Just something on how I got over the fear of putting myself out there on these mean internet streets. Successful influencers make it look so easy and natural to get online and just sell your mind. Never been easy for me, still ain't, but trolls no longer scare me green. Read More

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For the uninitiated, let me describe the saving power of glucose for those of us with questionable pancreai~ Read More

Poem / Other

May 14, 2023

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Yorkie-Mini Doberman, a Yorminman. Read More
In response years ago to a Christian poet friend who confessed she prayed for my soul every day for years. Read More
Also chapter 16 of Diogenes Dog. Thought I'd also share it separately. Read More
After a visit to the Scilly Isles (U.K.) and a chance meeting with an elderly island seamstress with an hornery gleam in her eyes... Read More
Somethin' unknown rattled my cage at 5a.m Awoke with the full melody, lyrics and bluesy guitar licks in my head... Read More
Love, accidently found, and lost Read More

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As I age, thoughts occasionally break apart and vanish, not like earlier days of solid spears of thought. Read More
Saw a giraffe with an unhappy, pinched expression and instantly Nora Effron 's hysterical book, "I Feel Bad About My Neck" came to mind... Read More
Remembering.., Read More
This short story was written by me and entered into the Kansas Voices Writing Competition in 2022. It won First Place in Young Adult Prose. It is based off my favorite children's book, Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, the book that made me want to become a writer. It… Read More

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In honor of the introverts who speak powerfully through their pen. Keep your fire alive. Read More

Poem / Memoir

April 30, 2023

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Comments: 4

Shelves: 2

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Poem / Other

April 29, 2023

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Poem / Poetry

April 28, 2023

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Featured Review by cmichael potter

"Oh yes. You describe every angle I have on writing too, but with wry humor oozing sincerity. It's there. Waiting. Writing is a mute pet letting ..." Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 25, 2023

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Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

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Writers don't print with ink. We bleed our thoughts onto pages for others to feel. Read More

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