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george-witte's picture
Apr.16.2012
I have been reading and re-reading three first rate books of poems, and want to recommend them to interested readers.    Gospel Night by...
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george-witte's picture
Jul.26.2012
Kin is a new online poetry journal, beautifully designed and thoughtfully edited, featuring poems, reviews, and interviews.  I'm delighted to...
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george-witte's picture
Feb.04.2013
32 Poems has just released an anthology of poems from its first 10 years of publication, titled Old Flame, and published by WordFarm Press: http://...
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patricia-casiello's picture
Mar.06.2009
We'll be touring with Virtual Book Tours during June 2009 promoting the release of our second book in our Sullivan Boys Romantic Suspense Series,...
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patricia-casiello's picture
Oct.21.2009
Both K.M. Daughters were born outside New York City and one still resides there.  So it would seem that New York would garner both votes.  While we...
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patricia-casiello's picture
Dec.23.2009
Each year our favorite Christmas is THIS Christmas.  2009 is no exception.  Regardless, and sometimes, despite, the happenings in our lives that...
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sherrie-theriault's picture
Mar.08.2009
March 8   YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CLOSE WINDOWS OR KEEP THEM OPEN      Not every open window offers a warm and welcome breeze.  There are windows, which...
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sherrie-theriault's picture
Mar.09.2009
March 9   PICTURES AND FRAMES    I paint my way into the corners of the frame.  Each picture I fill diligently, color, texture, all the tricks I use...
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sherrie-theriault's picture
Mar.10.2009
March 10   VOLUNTARY MUTE     I have learned I don’t have to answer just because someone asks.  I have learned to change subjects.  I have learned it...
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sherrie-theriault's picture
Mar.11.2009
March 11   THE WALL OF PLEASANT      How quickly I am protected by a sweet smile.  A disarming countenance and a gentle phrase save my skin and...
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tom-baross's picture
Aug.22.2011
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debra-reedy's picture
Sep.09.2009
He exited quickly, bowing low and gripping the back of his collar to hold it above his ears.  "Shit," he said, as he fumbled for the car...
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vivian-mcinerny's picture
Jun.03.2009
FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE OREGONIANTuesday, May 17, 2005VIVIAN McINERNYThe man wore a tuxedo and a blindfold. The woman wore very little at all....
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paul-bates's picture
Oct.19.2011
(I don’t have to make up a story—this one happened. I know—I was there; however, the names of people and places have been changed in deference to...
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susan-brown's picture
Sep.20.2008
Okay, I admit it, I haven't got the phone calls made yet. I hate using the phone. Just hate it. Can't stand it at all. Just Do Not Like It. I will...
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susan-brown's picture
Sep.20.2008
Yesterday KidOne and I got KidThree's bed moved and my oh my what a difference it makes in that room. The room is so big, relatively speaking, but...
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susan-brown's picture
Jan.09.2009
MissA, a very bright little girl who turns five in four more weeks, is fascinated by the fact that KidThree can't walk.  She loves to ask about my...
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susan-brown's picture
Feb.14.2009
I just read Lucy Coats' blog about Terry Pratchett and his Alzheimer's, which of course made me think of Terry Pratchett and his Alzheimer's. ...
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susan-brown's picture
Mar.03.2009
Recently I've started applying for small jobs advertised on craigslist.  Jobs that are only a couple of days a week, or a few hours a day, and that...
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susan-brown's picture
Apr.16.2009
Hello again, It still feels fresh and new and freeing to be back online--I really did miss it.  Since the television went away (the shows, anyway,...
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