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Before Dark, and After by Bernard Fancher Before Dark, and After by Bernard Fancher Feb. 01, 2012 Free! 5465 words Read a sample
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I live on a small and mostly defunct farm in western New York, where the events of a typical day include writing and walking my dogs--items not necessarily listed in order of priority. (At least not from the dogs' point of view.)
The Stanzas of Life and Death by Peter Rehard The Stanzas of Life and Death by Peter Rehard Dec. 13, 2011 Free! 3016 words Read a sample
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A person that writes stories If you read one of my stories, when you find an error (if you have the time or care) email me what book and chapter it is in, so I can change it. Peterrehard@gmail.com
Autumn by Ashlee Craft Autumn by Ashlee Craft Feb. 28, 2012 Free! 4500 words Read a sample
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I'm an author, musician, artist, and poet. I was born in the Pacific Northwest and have enjoyed writing and music from a young age. Strange Occurrences, a novel in the Juvenile Fantasy genre, is my first book. This is available for purchase through Amazon, in both print and Kindle formats. I have also published three books of poetry, which are available on Amazon as well. Currently, I am working on writing several other novels. I play guitar, piano, and harmonica; sing; and write my own music and lyrics. I plan on releasing my debut album in the near future, and this will be available on iTunes for download. I am also an avid filmmaker and screenwriter, and am currently working on writing a screenplay, which I will act in, produce, and direct. I enjoy painting and photography as well, and will soon be selling prints of these online. I am active in causes related to animals and the environment. I have been a vegetarian for over a year and love spending as much time as I can outdoors, enjoying the natural world.
Folle Armonico by Nick Pilla Folle Armonico by Nick Pilla March 09, 2012 Free! 3230 words Read a sample
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NICKPILLA Nasce a Monza (MI) il 7 Giugno 1976. Conseguita la Maturità scientifica, si iscrive alla Facoltà di Giurisprudenza presso l’Università statale di Milano. Pubblica le sue prime poesie, inserendole in brevi raccolte antologiche. All’età di 23 anni si accosta alla fotografia come modalità di scrittura poetica e fa di essa la sua attività preponderante. Nel 2008 segue i corsi di fotografia tenuti da Simone Durante, con il quale inizia a collaborare in modo stretto e proficuo. Si occupa di fotografia di scena (spettacoli di danza, teatro e musica) e di fotografia sportiva (atletica leggera e motociclismo). La sua poetica muove dalla spontanea pulsione interiore, dedicata all’analisi dei moti dell’animo umano, sia nelle sue esternazioni, che nei suoi intimi complessi percorsi. 2011 – la raccolta SONO ETERO, MA…PER VERSO!!! viene distribuita su iTunes Store 2011 – collettiva per il “150° dell’unità d’Italia” organizzata da Laborart 2011 – collabora con Simone Durante al progetto FAVOLAMORALE 2011 – la raccolta FOLLE ARMONICO è premiata Cascia (Premio Santa Rita) 2010 – pubblica la raccolta di versi FOLLE ARMONICO 2010 – sinossi per il video ACQUARI#1 – regia di Simone Durante 2009 – collettiva LAMPI GELATI – presso la galleria gommalacca – Milano 2009 – personale PANTA REI – presso Palco – Milano 2009 – collettiva LAMPI GELATI – presso il Teatro Binario 7 – Monza 2009 – sinossi per il video FRAGILI IGNOTI – regia di Simone Durante 2008 – personale PANTA REI – presso Art Factory – Milano 2008 – sinossi per il video IL SILENZIO DEGLI OCCHI – regia di Simone Durante 2007 – pubblica la raccolta di versi SONO ETERO, MA…PER VERSO!!! 1997 – antologia di giovani artisti PESIERI DIVERSI 1996 – pubblica “Sputano in volto calci rabbiosi” su IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA NICKPILLA Born in Monza (MI) on 7 June 1976. He graduated from high school with a Scientific Diploma and enrolled at the Milan State University Faculty of Law. He published his first poems in short anthologies. At 23 years of age he began to get involved in photography as a way of writing poetry and this became his main activity. In 2008 he attended the photography courses held by Simone Durante, with whom he started to collaborate in a close and fruitful manner. His work involves photographing performances (dancing, theatre and music) and sports photography (athletics and motorcycling). His poetry comes from spontaneous inner impulses, dedicated to the analysis of the motions of the human soul, both through his words and in his intimate complex thought patterns. 2011 – the SONO ETERO, MA…PER VERSO!!! collection is distributed on the iTunes Store 2011 – collection for the “150th anniversary of the unity of Italy” organised by Laborart 2011 – collaborates with Simone Durante on the FAVOLAMORALE project 2011 – the FOLLE ARMONICO collection wins the Cascia award (Santa Rita Prize) 2010 – publishes the FOLLE ARMONICO collection of poems 2010 – synopsis for the ACQUARI#1 video – directed by Simone Durante 2009 – LAMPI GELATI collection – at the Gommalacca gallery – Milan 2009 – PANTA REI personal exhibition – at the Palco gallery – Milan 2009 – LAMPI GELATI collection – at the Binario 7 theatre – Monza 2009 – synopsis for the FRAGILI IGNOTI video – directed by Simone Durante 2008 – PANTA REI personal exhibition – at the Art Factory – Milan 2008 – synopsis for the IL SILENZIO DEGLI OCCHI video – directed by Simone Durante 2007 – publishes the SONO ETERO, MA…PER VERSO!!! collection of poems 1997 – PESIERI DIVERSI anthology of young artists 1996 – “Sputano in volto calci rabbiosi” published in the IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA newspaper
Pupper Tales by Rick King Pupper Tales by Rick King March 16, 2012 Free! 1878 words Read a sample
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I am a 62 year old male that met Jesus over 30 years ago. I was considering suicide when Jesus found me and gave me a reason to live. Because I didn't have the answer then, it has made it easier to know "Not by might,nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord"(Zech 4:6) is the only way in Jesus. Not about me, but only about Him. My writing comes about as the Holy Spirit leads. I pray that it will touch others as much as it has me.
Cascade Failure by Marc Ironwood Cascade Failure by Marc Ironwood April 02, 2012 Free! 445 words Read a sample
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Marc Joseph Ironwood has been writing on his own for over thirty years. In 2002 Marc joined forces with his wife Krissy Deanne to form the writing duo "Krissy N Marc". Marc has been known for his obscure writings and for his unusual theatrical front project covers. In March of 2008 Marc did his most shocking event when shaved his head, and the photos of his bald head appeared on his website and his solo project entitled "Alien". Marc founded The Herron Archives, which holds both the solo and collaborative projects from 1997 to current releases. Krissy N Marc currently write for the Kagovisra Label, which has been re-releasing older projects from the Herron Archives.
Once, I was an Angry Penguin by J. Bradley Once, I was an Angry Penguin by J. Bradley April 22, 2012 Free! 853 words Read a sample
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Foamghast by NAP BOOKS Foamghast by NAP BOOKS May 13, 2012 Free! 1373 words Read a sample
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NAP is an online magazine of the short and in-between.
Siberian Jay by Ann Ahsberg Siberian Jay by Ann Ahsberg Aug. 26, 2010 Free! 262 words Read a sample
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I'm from Sweden, and I like to write poetry and short stories about nature and life. I care about Native populations in Sweden and other countries. They often have a tough situation.
Strike Anywhere/La Fosforera by Jennifer Mills Strike Anywhere/La Fosforera by Jennifer Mills June 16, 2011 You set the price! 2117 words Sample 10%
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Jennifer Mills is the author of the novels Gone (UQP, 2011) and The Diamond Anchor (UQP, 2009) and a chapbook of poems, Treading Earth (Press Press, 2009). She was the winner of the 2008 Marian Eldridge Award for Young Emerging Women Writers, the Pacific Region of the 2008-9 Commonwealth Short Story Competition, and the 2008 Northern Territory Literary Awards: Best Short Story. Her work has appeared in Meanjin, Hecate, Overland, Heat, the Griffith Review, Best Australian Stories, and New Australian Stories, and she is a regular contributor to New Matilda and Overland. She lives in South Australia.
Shadows of an Afterlife by Elizabeth Agiantritis Shadows of an Afterlife by Elizabeth Agiantritis May 04, 2009 Free! 1669 words Read a sample
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I was born in England in 1978, the youngest of 3 girls. My whole family moved to Greece in 1983, where we still live. I have been writing poetry since I was 10. The poems in my collections span from my earliest poems up until my most recent work. I am the only one who has ever reviewed my work, so despite my best efforts to check it, errors may be present. I welcome all feedback.
If I'm so lucky by Kevin Chappell If I'm so lucky by Kevin Chappell Jan. 05, 2010 Free! 1092 words Read a sample
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Love Song ? by Joan Dooley by Suzy Stewart Dubot Love Song ? by Joan Dooley by Suzy Stewart Dubot Feb. 11, 2012 Free! 425 words Read a sample
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An Anglo/American who has been living in France for over 30 years, she spends more time writing than anything else. Married to the proverbial ‘charming’ Frenchman for 37 years, they have now retired from Paris to their country house in Burgundy. His son and daughter and their three daughters, not to mention the grandchildren, add spice to their would-be quiet lives. Oh, the animals do their best too! Before retiring, she has worked at a variety of jobs. Some of the more interesting have been : Art & Crafts teacher, Bartender, Marketing Assistant for N° 1 World Yacht Charterers (Moorings), Beaux Arts Model, Secretary to the French Haflinger Association... With her daughters, she is a vegetarian and a supporter of animal rights! She is also an admirer of William Wilberforce. (If you should read her book 'The Viscount's Midsummer Mistress' you will see that she has devoted some paragraphes to the subject in Regency times.) PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO LEAVE A REVIEW ON ANY BOOK YOU READ, HERS INCLUDED!
Sine Responso by Vocal Strain Sine Responso by Vocal Strain March 18, 2012 Free! 927 words Read a sample
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Blessed by my sickening thoughts of the dreary life that I have lived through the years, this curse has taught me much on how to express the woes from deep below my skin rather let myself tear me apart as I could spiral down and become disorientated by the world around us, more than it does — at it’s best. Like the finest wine, there’s a tendency to bleed it dry to the last drop until the flavour leaves my tongue burning with the flavour.
El Mirador by Iurgi Urrutia El Mirador by Iurgi Urrutia May 07, 2012 Free! 4358 words Read a sample
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Iurgi Urrutia, born in Bayonne (France), I'm now based in Melbourne, but part of my heart will always be in Hernani (Basque Country). I'm a Media and Humanities teacher.  My favourite writers are the following: Edgar Allan Poe, Kafka, J.R.R. Tolkien, Borges, and George Orwell. Poetry: Artze, Lete, Atxaga, Poe, Benedetti and Blas de Otero _________________________________________________ Iurgi Urrutia, Baionan jaioa, Melbournen (Australia) bizi naiz baina nere bihotzaren zati handi bat beti Hernanin dago. Komunikazio eta historiako irakasle bezela lan egiten dut. Nire idazle maitatuenak eta influentziak honakoak dira: Edgar Allan Poe, Kafka, J.R.R. Tolkien, Borges, eta George Orwell. Olerkaritzan: Artze, Lete, Atxaga, Poe, Benedetti eta Blas de Otero.
Youme: A Poetry Compilation by Abhinab Chetia Youme: A Poetry Compilation by Abhinab Chetia Jan. 23, 2012 Free! 847 words Read a sample
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I'm a student of 12th Standard. From a city named Jorhat of Assam, India.
Bold by Grant J Venables Bold by Grant J Venables Feb. 15, 2012 Free! 7099 words Read a sample
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I am a Canadian who lives and writes in Southeast Asia. Presently I work in Kuala Lumpur, teaching English Literature. I was born and raised in and around Shushwap Lake in south-central British Columbia, but I have also lived in northern Alberta. I went to school at Grande Prairie Regional College, then I moved to Edmonton Alberta, and attended the University of Alberta From there I moved to Bangkok, Thailand and furthered my studies with Michigan State University. I am married to a wonderful woman, Kaeo (who is on the cover of Bangkok—Just Under the Skin). I have three sons, Kritsana, Heathcliff-Manx, and Keats J. We keep a small farm in Thailand where we raise organic fruit and produce, and ducks…a great number of ducks. When not reading, writing, or teaching, I spend time with my family, my friends, my ducks, and my trees. Trees provide a certain sanity and calm in a world so often too concerned with the insane rush to destroy itself.
Stand Up by Michael Sherman Stand Up by Michael Sherman May 25, 2011 Free! 333 words Read a sample
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I am an author, writer, mentor,and public speaker. I am from the Bronx New York. I love to tell stories and inspire people to achieve their goals.
Choosing by Björn Björkegren Choosing by Björn Björkegren Nov. 30, 2011 Free! 54 words Read a sample
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I väntan på juridiskt korrekt bolagisering av Firma Björkegren Mat&Kultur i samarbete med Allmänna Vägens Förlag, så lägger jag ut några kortare texter här. God läsning på er allihop! /B PS Om allt går efter DEN STORA PLANEN så kommer en del av texterna att ingå i utgåvorna "Från Fantasins Fantastiska Och Förfärliga Fyrverkeri" och "Livets Plötsliga Närvaro" på Allmänna Vägens Förlag med beräknad nedkomst 2013 hos en bokhandlare nära just Dig!
A Perfect Mouse by Evan Skora A Perfect Mouse by Evan Skora May 09, 2009 Free! 179 words Read a sample
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I believe humans are God's punch line
Cleanup: Volume I: The Hectic Collection by Bob Nelson Cleanup: Volume I: The Hectic Collection by Bob Nelson Feb. 17, 2010 Free! 1389 words Read a sample
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In 1994, Bob (Me) co-founded Anthology magazine with writer J.A. Giunta. The magazine would run for ten years and print a wide variety of up and coming poets and writers. Also in 1994, Bob (also me) started the Essenzaslam Poetry Slam, which runs to this day as the longest running poetry slam in the Southwest. In 1999, Bob founded Spokenworld.com, a pioneer internet readio station focusing on spoken word programming. In 2001, writer Sharon Skinner and Bob founded Anthology as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Currently, Bob is the chief of Brick Cave Media, a media microglomerate (his home office) for the crazy ideas that his friends and I dream up. In 2006, He released my second spoken word CD, Boboratory, that is available through the Brick Cave Media Store as either a physical CD or downloadable MP3's. He serves on the Board of Anthology, Inc., and still wanders around the local poetry scene.
Better Verse by Steven Bennett Better Verse by Steven Bennett Sep. 07, 2010 Free! 512 words Read a sample
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Steve Bennett was born in Boston and has remained literary ever since, even after moving to Southern California where he lives, with his family, in Julian.
A Christmas Wish by Kevinette H. Considine A Christmas Wish by Kevinette H. Considine Dec. 07, 2010 Free! 383 words Read a sample
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Who am I? I am not sure but here are some of the comments made about me; "...she wrote a story? Who knew?" "Kevinette, who the hell is that?" "You wrote this? Not bad for someone who never even went to high school!" "Don't eat any of her cookies after you've read The Baker's Secret, just thinking about it gives me the creeps." And last but not least..."You write it, they read it, isn't that what writing is all about?" Well, for me it is... I hope you enjoy some of my stories..I know I enjoyed writing them. Kevinette H. Considine
Battle Field by Moshe Lee Battle Field by Moshe Lee June 30, 2011 Free! 94 words Read a sample
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Poetry by Josilynn Poetry by Josilynn July 18, 2011 Free! 4172 words Read a sample
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When not writing , Natalie can usually be found drawing, playing with her shelter (aka rescued) cats, named Zoe and Jazz-Purr (Jasper), dancing around her room, or talking to her girlfriend Allison. If errors exist in any story or collection she has published, it is because she is human, and not an alien. And as a human, Natalie is subject to making mistakes. Should you discover an error, kindly inform her so that she may fix it.
Just One More Time (the John Denver Poem) by Steven Clark Just One More Time (the John Denver Poem) by Steven Clark Aug. 05, 2011 Free! 240 words Read a sample
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It all started when a 12 year old boy asked his father a simple question: "Dad, can you help me write a story for these characters that I created?" A few months would pass before the world of the Golden Knight was born. Justin Clark is a student at Cass Middle School and a member of the Art Club. Justin loves anime and superheroes. He draws and creates many of his own characters. His father, Steven Clark, has written stories, songs, stage plays and poems since high school. He is a graduate of Kennesaw State University with a degree in history. The Clark family (Steven, Leslie, Justin, Jason and Brooke) live in Georgia. Taylor Gibson is experienced in graphic design and anime/manga style artwork. Taylor lives in North Carolina.
Poemotion Innocence by Robert Sawyer Poemotion Innocence by Robert Sawyer Oct. 26, 2011 Free! 10244 words Read a sample
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An American Papyrus by Steven Sills An American Papyrus by Steven Sills April 04, 2012 You set the price! 8769 words Sample 20%
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Steven David Justin Sills is a poet, novelist, and scholar of great books of the Western Canon. Review from the Arkansas Gazette: Papyrus: An Eloquent Ode to Life's Many Gritty Moments by Amy L. Wilson Arkansas Gazette Little Rock, Arkansas April 1990 An American Papyrus Steven Sills The Chestnut Hills Press Poetry Series 63 pages; $6.95 paperback Twenty-six poems make up this first published book by Steven Sills, 26, of Fayetteville. Sills' vision is often a dark one. He writes of the homeless, the abused, the forgotten people. He is also intrigued with the mystical, the sensual/sexual, loss--as in losing those whom we hold dear, such as a spouse or lover--as well as the lost, such as someone who is autistic, who seems unreachable. Sills' skillful use of the language to impart the telling moments of a life is his strength. He chooses his words carefully, employing a well-developed vocabulary. He is thoughtful about punctuation, where to break lines and when to make a new stanza. He's obviously well versed in "great" literature. Sills' command of language helps to soften the blows of some of the seamier passages found in his poems. Seamy may not be the best word to use. Perhaps gritty is a better word or just plain matter-of-fact and to the point, as in this descriptive passage from "Oracion A Traves De Gasshole," about the hopeless feelings of a respiratory therapy worker: "With the last of the air drawing in/ Begins to fold its walls; and he could imagine it/ Like he could imagine from inexact memories/ The woman last night at the hospital, whom he began to like---/ Her body pulling cell by cell/ Apart before he had a chance to finish the rescue with the hose." The book begins with "Post-Annulment2" a poem with a poignant description of society's displaced--"As the sun blazes upon the terminal's/ Scraped concrete/The shelved rows of the poor men"--and continues by describing a city scene through the eyes of a maintenance worker at the Hilton Hotel. The protagonist's wife has left him and he is taking the bus to work that morning, his mind wandering as he looks for the key to why she is gone. "He rings the bell. / The idea of her not home and legally annulled/ From his life--her small crotch not tightened to his desperate thrusts/ Makes him feel sick. He gets down from the bus./ He goes to work. He suddenly knows that he is not in love." As many poets will do, Sills could not leave this work alone. So a hybrid of this poem, "Post-Annulment" ends the book. In it, he has kept many of the original lines and added parenthetical remarks to expand on his ideas. It is in this context he allows himself to comment on religion: "Religion is a lie! Everything is a lie!" and on marriage: "Marriage, that sanctified legal rape, fosters the child-man to be a destined societal function as he grows up in the family unit." Not all of the poems are so bleak and cynical in every passage, however, as is apparent in "The San Franciscan's Night Meditations": "The night is full of impulses to live and run and seep heavily into its dark robes of silence and morbid rightness." People who do not feel comfortable examining in detail the darker side of life--the the details that the average person overlooks because it just hurts or feels to strange to look--will not enjoy this book. Serious writers of free verse, contemporary poetry and/or those who study it will not be disappointed. Sills, a native of Missouri, is a recent graduate of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He currently is working in Fayetteville. Sills dedicated his book to Mike Burns, a poet and teacher at SMSU who helped him edit his work.
A Slight of Prayer by Mochamad Ghafur A Slight of Prayer by Mochamad Ghafur Dec. 20, 2009 You set the price! 3352 words Sample 50%
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I am a physics student, actually a mature student that remains finishing Bachelor degree. I used to play or even being a director in my campus theater community. Then I realize something that I have to finish my college. Well, it is hard to leave writing just like that, even though the physics lectures has always wait to be finished.
Poetry and Really Short Stories by Lawrence Thomas Poetry and Really Short Stories by Lawrence Thomas June 21, 2010 Free! 2701 words Read a sample
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Born Larry Thomas Pattison Jr, the pseudonym 'Lawrence Thomas' was born from my first short story launch (The Nude). I am a father/multiple animal owner/writer/artist/musician, from the Toronto area in Canada. Full-color PDF copies of all of my writing can also be found from my website.
The Wall by Jade Elliot The Wall by Jade Elliot Feb. 07, 2011 Free! 243 words Read a sample
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Hiking Poems by Lenny Everson Hiking Poems by Lenny Everson June 15, 2011 Free! 2188 words Read a sample
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List of Completed Works by Lenny Everson (As of April, 2102, over 9600 copies of Lenny's works have been downloaded.) Novels • Death On a Small, Dark Lake. 67,700 words. Our hero snags a body in a remote lake. • Death on a Rocky Little Island 71,500 words. Our hero convinces a friend to take a canoeing trip to the 30,000 islands. • Mount Moriah 50,000 words. A strange sequence events involves a priest, a poet, a CSIS agent, a space alien, four horny teens, among others. My most fun fiction. • Last Exit to Pine Lake. 45,000 words. A dying writer goes back into the bush to off himself. Grimly literary. My best fiction. Novelettes • Granite and Dry Blood. 9,700 words. Our hero wants to write a book on Massassauga Park. Various people would prefer that he didn’t. • Death on a Foggy Spring Portage. 11,800 words. One member of a paddling group is found dead on a muddy portage. Screenplays • Murder on a Foggy Spring Portage. One member of a paddling group is found dead on a muddy portage. Plays • Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Ghosts of the two Métis leaders meet in today’s world to remember their lives. A short (20-minute) play for two actors. Full-Length Poetry Books • The Minor Odyssey of Lollie Heronfeathers Singer. A middle-aged woman tries to connect with her aboriginal ancestry. • In The Tavern of Lost Souls. Four poets meet at a grungy bar once a month to give their poetic answers to random questions. • Love in a Canoe. A set of five chapbooks and a songbook about the love of canoeing. With illustrations. • Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont are Dead. Ghosts of the two Métis leaders meet in today’s world to remember their lives. Includes the play. Poetry Chapbooks • Encounter in a Small, Old Cemetery. Autumn. Midnight. Poet visits a small, old private graveyard. Best poem I ever wrote. • Fire and Ashes. Poems about life’s flames and regrets. • The Empty Tarmac of a Long-Abandoned Airport. Poems about having a midlife crisis. • Love Poems A compilation • Pray for Me: 22 Poems Probably Slandering God and Jesus • Ballads from an Unlucky Fisherman: Poems from a fisherman • Tweetable Limericks. 60 limericks small enough to be tweets • Hiking Poems. Co-Authored Poetry Chapbooks • Who Would Be a God? Susan Ioannou and Lenny debate the merits of being a god. • How to Dance Naked in the Moonlight. Katherine L. Gordon (Celtic pagan) and Lenny (skeptic) confront the ceremony. • Cats and Dogs. With I. B. Iskov • For Ko Aye Aung: A Plea for His Release from Prison. For Amnesty International, with other poets. Non-Fiction Chapbooks • If You Condemn Gays: The Bible on Homosexuality and Other Items. • The Architecture of Suburban West Kitchener. A light look at house styles. • The Architecture of The University of Waterloo. A light look at the campus buildings. • Making Tourist Attractions for Towns and Small Cities. Advice. • Technological Solutions to Global Warming. • Hyphens: A Guide for the Early Twenty-First Century. • Colons and Semicolons: A Guide for the Early Twenty-First Century. • How to Review Draft Technical Writings • Rebecca’s Trail (Grand River Trail) in Winter • 7 Temples to Bill Gates: a modern mystery • The Great God Pan - or Not • Two in a Tent: Camping Humor. • Why Haven't Aliens Contacted us? Songbooks • Dance Songs for Weddings Available on Smashwords • Canoe Songs. part of a set of six chapbooks about the love of canoeing. With illustrations.. Available on Smashwords • 18 Dingbat Songs for Kids Available on Smashwords
Poetic Savior - First Sermon by Shane Diamond Poetic Savior - First Sermon by Shane Diamond July 23, 2011 Free! 2889 words Read a sample
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A small town in Ontario Canada, a town so small that it would be called "The Boonies" or "The Sticks" is where I spent my life growing up, now all through out my life with anyone who has made it big they have always been from a big city. Nobody has been from the middle of no where. But that is where I have been growing up, in the hamlets that all you can see are trees or fields as far as the eye can see no matter what direction you look. The towns overlooked and forgotten by history that where at night you could hear coyotes howl. For almost all of my life I never really did have any friends I always roamed around the places that I lived alone anytime people would see me they would see me roaming around all by my lonesome, perhaps I was loner perhaps that I was destined to be a loner for life who continued to keep things bottled up on the inside and never let anyone get close to me. Then the writing bug hit me: About six years ago I decided to pick up a pen and began to express myself in the form of poetry, but of course not all of the poetry that I write is the same it all has been influenced by my thoughts and emotions at the time of writing it. While dabbling into the art of poetry you will also see me and my wife Jessica dabble into a few other things ranging from music to fantasy sports. If I have a interest in it then you can best believe that I will be giving a good solid attempt at bringing that forth to share with the world to show everyone that ya boy from out in "the sticks" or from "the boonies" isn't somebody to be taken out of any situation no matter what I attempt.
Dark Daze Of Christmas by Kennie Kayoz Dark Daze Of Christmas by Kennie Kayoz Dec. 22, 2011 Free! 879 words Read a sample
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BECAUSE SO MUCH IS RIDING ON YOUR UNICYCLE by Fowlpox Press BECAUSE SO MUCH IS RIDING ON YOUR UNICYCLE by Fowlpox Press March 28, 2012 Free! 2167 words Sample 20%
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Fowlpox Press presents poetry which rewards readers who aren't afraid to dig deep. Read the reviews here to get a sense of what we publish.
iSad by Kennie Kayoz iSad by Kennie Kayoz April 26, 2012 Free! 504 words Read a sample
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Inside The Mind of Evan Craig by evan craig Inside The Mind of Evan Craig by evan craig June 02, 2010 Free! 162 words Read a sample
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The Birth of Taliesin The Bard by Richard Britton The Birth of Taliesin The Bard by Richard Britton Oct. 05, 2010 Free! 2309 words Read a sample
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Richard is a poet by blood, as well as a theologian and semiotician. His poetry is neo-romantic, gothic and arabesque. He firmly believes in the role of the poet as a reformer as well as a performer and that poetry can change the world, but not in the way we necessarily expect. Richard actively resists the crypto-fascism of today’s western society, but finds popular culture a great medium through which the sublime can percolate. He is a great admirer of Byron, Keats, Plato, Aristotle, John Ruskin, Matthew Arnold and St. Paul of Tarsus. Richard often gets lost in his own little microcosm, but he loves poetry because it has protected him from deep melancholies, like a guardian muse.
Adulation by Adulation by MarkAnthonyAdkins June 15, 2011 Free! 3586 words Read a sample
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Knowledge of less Importance by Serge Seveau Knowledge of less Importance by Serge Seveau July 19, 2011 Free! 3312 words Read a sample
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Born in the South of France, eight years later found myself residing in Australia; probably due to the fact that my family migrated there in 1971. Although my trade is ‘ceramic wall and floor tiler’, I now enjoy performing Paramedical duties in my ‘newly’ found career - since 1995 (not that new I guess). I love poetry and short stories (short attention span . . . lol). I first started to write in the mid eighties, and am looking forward to publishing all my work (at least most of it), and hope readers enjoy my style as much as I love immersing myself in the work of others. Feel free to contact me, as I love all feedback - or just a chat.
Handmade Boats by H.K. Hummel Handmade Boats by H.K. Hummel Aug. 11, 2011 Free! 2446 words Read a sample
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H.K. Hummel is a poet, editor and teacher. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee. She has published poems in a variety of journals such as Hawk & Handsaw, Quiddity, Antigonish Review, Calyx and others. In January 2011, she was a resident at the Montana Artists Refuge and in August 2009 she served as the Emerging Writer-in-Residence at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Centre in Greenmount, Western Australia. She has a master’s degree from Eastern Washington University and a bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis.
Promises by Carl Faulhaber Promises by Carl Faulhaber Aug. 25, 2011 Free! 158 words Read a sample
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In 1993 I was in a near-fatal car crash that changed my life forever. Since then I've divided my life into two categories: BC & AD. Before Crash & After Damage. Before Crash (BC) I was a thrill junkie. I skied, hiked, climbed, hang glided, all kinds of fun stuff. I got banged up sometimes but never too bad. Then I almost died going to work in a suit & tie. For me chasing money was more dangerous than chasing fun!!!
Winter Haiku by Angus Brownfield Winter Haiku by Angus Brownfield Dec. 09, 2011 Free! 128 words Read a sample
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My life, sort of The writers whose lives interest me most are either long dead or have led lives not typical of writers. Yet it evidently helps readers to know about writers. A writer whose works I’ve recently become acquainted with, Jodi Picoult, writes a lot about herself on her web page, posts candid photos, and I’m guessing this helps readers connect with her books. Megan McCafferty, author of Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings, etc., started a retroblog—her diary from age ten through twenty-something, in part, I gather from reading a review in Salon.com, to separate herself from her characters (http://www.meganmccafferty.com/retroblogger/ ). There’s nothing about my life that will enhance the experience of reading my novels. To the extent that they’re autobiographical, they’re not so in any direct way. Flaubert said of Madame Bovary, “Emma, c'est moi.” In the same sense, I’m all the characters in, say, Rigoberto and his two wives: Rigoberto Calderón, Carmen Noble de Calderón, Juan the apprentice and Bernardo the curandero. Like personages in dreams, all the characters in a novel are the author. Still, I think it helps to know where an author came from, not to read his or her works but to put you in touch with him as you would with a performing artist whom you can see in the flesh. Celebrity is an inappropriate concept for writers, usually, but feedback is a workable one. So, here are some of the accidents of my life that I believe helped form me: I’m the last of five children, my oldest sibling twelve years older than I, the closest in age six years my senior. My mother died when I was six, an accident of her life I can’t blame her for but have never fully accepted: I never got enough of her. My father had an extensive library, and I read constantly growing up, though since college television has cut into my reading time. I was raised a Catholic, going to parochial schools and an all-boys Catholic prep school. I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, back when it was the consensus best university in the world. This is a humbling experience: you may have been a whiz in high school, you were no big deal on that campus. I live in Ashland, Oregon, which is an interesting small town, with a world-class repertory theater and a satisfying mixture of foresters, bohemians, geeks, artists and coupon clippers. I married (and divorced) three times, all interesting women, and fathered five children. All of these have shaped me. These authors’ works have most informed my own writing: Elmore Leonard, whom I put first because I’ve read him most recently. There is no one better at catching the flavor of places and peoples through using their patois. Thomas Mann, whose Joseph and His Brothers is the nonpareil of epic novels, indeed, may be the best work of prose fiction ever written. (I consider Shakespeare’s plays to be poetry.) William Faulkner, whose apocryphal Yoknapatawpha County was in my youth as familiar to me as any place I’ve ever lived, and who made me realize what power words have. Faulkner’s short fiction is matched only by Mann’s. Ernest Hemingway, whose The Sun Also Rises surpasses any novel I’ve read in the way he put words down on paper; for a large part of my formative years I read this book every eighteen months or so. Albert Camus, whose novel, The Plague, touches my heart beyond any prose I’ve read. Carlos Castaneda, whose first four books (fiction? non-fiction?) blew out the corners of my imagination. Aeschylus, whose Oresteia made me understand what drama is. E. E. Cummings, who demonstrated that a seemingly mined-out convention, the sonnet, could be fresh and new in the hands of a master. W. B. Yeats, whose corpus is the standard by which I judge all modern poets. Here are some other likes and dislikes: To cook: it’s the bead game, it’s a challenge, it is manic and relaxing at once. I bake all my own (sourdough) bread and make a mean soufflé. My favorite movies: Black Orpheus and Shoot the Piano Player, with 8½ Some Like It Hot, Treasure of Sierra Madre and Chushingura not far behind. My favorite music: almost anything but Rap and the heaviest of Rock and Roll—Allison Kraus to Denny Zeitlin, with Chopin, Beethoven and The Beatles thrown in for good measure. But if I were shipwrecked with the work of just one person, it would have to be Bach’s. Writing is both a therapy and my compulsion. In 2011 I published eight novels, some started back in the Eighties, four completed last year, two started and finished in 2011. For a list of extant works, click here.
Half a Century Alone by Nobo13 Half a Century Alone by Nobo13 Dec. 27, 2011 Free! 2951 words Read a sample
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Hi, I'm Nobo13, a writer, artist and publisher rolled into one. The pen name Nobo13 comes from my surname. It reads like the Japanese for climb 'noboru' but it has an extra bit that resembles the number 13- hence we have Nobo13. Additional the part that is 'noboru' is read as 'to publish' in Chinese, so it made sense for me to use it as a self-published author. Other than writing or doodling away, I've found myself strumming away at ukuleles- I highly recommend getting an uke. It's something that brings a smile to a face quite easily, and is itself very pleasing. Please check out my website, it has a lot of features and fun.
Four sides to squares by Phillip Overton Four sides to squares by Phillip Overton Jan. 12, 2012 Free! 4551 words Read a sample
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Broken Gates by Marc Ironwood Broken Gates by Marc Ironwood Feb. 14, 2012 Free! 1079 words Read a sample
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Marc Joseph Ironwood has been writing on his own for over thirty years. In 2002 Marc joined forces with his wife Krissy Deanne to form the writing duo "Krissy N Marc". Marc has been known for his obscure writings and for his unusual theatrical front project covers. In March of 2008 Marc did his most shocking event when shaved his head, and the photos of his bald head appeared on his website and his solo project entitled "Alien". Marc founded The Herron Archives, which holds both the solo and collaborative projects from 1997 to current releases. Krissy N Marc currently write for the Kagovisra Label, which has been re-releasing older projects from the Herron Archives.
Songs by Peter Rehard Songs by Peter Rehard Dec. 24, 2011 Free! 3964 words Read a sample
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A person that writes stories If you read one of my stories, when you find an error (if you have the time or care) email me what book and chapter it is in, so I can change it. Peterrehard@gmail.com
Winter by Ashlee Craft Winter by Ashlee Craft Feb. 28, 2012 Free! 7767 words Read a sample
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I'm an author, musician, artist, and poet. I was born in the Pacific Northwest and have enjoyed writing and music from a young age. Strange Occurrences, a novel in the Juvenile Fantasy genre, is my first book. This is available for purchase through Amazon, in both print and Kindle formats. I have also published three books of poetry, which are available on Amazon as well. Currently, I am working on writing several other novels. I play guitar, piano, and harmonica; sing; and write my own music and lyrics. I plan on releasing my debut album in the near future, and this will be available on iTunes for download. I am also an avid filmmaker and screenwriter, and am currently working on writing a screenplay, which I will act in, produce, and direct. I enjoy painting and photography as well, and will soon be selling prints of these online. I am active in causes related to animals and the environment. I have been a vegetarian for over a year and love spending as much time as I can outdoors, enjoying the natural world.
70 by Jack Forge 70 by Jack Forge March 09, 2012 Free! 416 words Read a sample
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Born John Stephen Rohde in Los Angeles, California, I focused my academic study on the liberal arts and I have striven to create worthy art most of my life.
Filaments: Little Literary Triumphs of Sputnikoi by Mirvan Ereon Filaments: Little Literary Triumphs of Sputnikoi by Mirvan Ereon March 18, 2012 Free! 13761 words Read a sample
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A poet, artist, writer, painter, madman and genius, Mirvan Ereon is a wonderful human being. He is strange, weird, fun, lovable, sexy, fuckable all at the same time. He is polysexual, polyamorous, pansexual, and many other twisted things and he is not afraid to be one. He is proud of who he is and he wants you to be the same way too with yourself! Message me. tell me anything. Ask me to wrote a story or a poem for you and I will gladly do it. I love doing requests =P And it is all free =P Send me a message - jinnypark_1691@yahoo.com