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  • Hailing Sleep

    Hailing Sleep By Ken Delpit Something I don’t do,But I used to, readily,Is sleep through the night. These days, not the case.  Now, it’s hour by hour,Two, if I’m lucky. Lying anxiously,Awake, but testy for sleep,Like hailing a cab. Up on a wet curb,Leaning out, striking a pose,Hey! I need a ride! If only you

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  • Can’t Help but Wonder

    Can’t Help but Wonder By Ken Delpit Can’t help but wonderWhat’s to become of us all.Can’t say it’s a blunderWhen it’s done as resolved. Can’t help but rememberIn protests of the past,April or November,Beaten, jailed,…

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  • Calculus

    Calculus By Deb Fenwick I show up at dawn, stepping into the murky slipstream of a new day, considering whether a patch of sunrise or a bruise of blasphemy will win. Every day there’s some…

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  • The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz By Kathy Guthormsen There’s nothing quite like waltzing through the kitchen with a refrigerator and a mop, sweeping and gliding through pooling water to get your heart pumping in the morning. The…

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  • Time . . .

    Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. Waste Not By Desiree Cooper “Time stretching languid in the humid afternoon tastes like caramel cake. It smells like pine needles…

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  • It’s a Jungle

    Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. It’s a Jungle By Marlene Cullen It’s a jungle out there. I’d like to peg Bumbling Unreliable Gardener, aka Bug, on…

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  • My Heart

    Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. My Heart By Karen Handyside Ely My heart is a newly uncluttered closet. Organized and cleared of discarded outfits that smothered…

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  • Customer Service

    Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. Customer Service By Su Shafer Mr. Wright came hobbling in today Leaning heavily on a cane He needed to pay his…

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  • Relinquishing the Wagon

    Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. Relinquish the Wagon By CM Riddle Many of us go through life dragging a wagon behind us. Gripping the handle, we…

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  • Any Haircut Is Better With a Smile

    Memorable writing that sparks imagination. Lean in. Hear the writer’s voice on the page. Any Haircut Is Better With a Smile By DSBriggs My hair is what? Old, graying and instead of wiry, fine. Since…

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