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The Blue Watermelon -
Michael Ramzy (633)    
Michael Ramzy   
"Thanks for letting me borrow your car," Alpha said, entering the kitchen with the watermelon under his arm. He noticed Bob and Janet, a woman with an insane fear of knives, sitting quietly drinking coffee. "I really appreciate it."
"You're welcome," Bob said, looking at Alpha. "Any... ( added 342 days 3 hours ago.) |
How to Get Poetry -
Tex Norman (4,200)  
Tex Norman
Early in the film Dead Poet's Society we have a scene where the literature teacher, Mr. Keating , played by Robin Williams is teaching from the approved text book, and he has a student read from the preface of Understanding Poetry, by Dr. J. Evans Pritchard , Ph .D. To fully understand poetry, we... ( added 344 days 3 hours ago.) |
The Fall -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
I was up by six a. m. and the moment my bare foot touched the hardwood floor I knew this was going to be one fantastic day. Unbidden song escaped my lips. Really. I was tying my tie when I heard singing. I looked up to see if I could find out where it was coming from and caught a glimpse of... ( added 344 days 6 hours ago.) |
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Rules (a Villanelle) -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
As much as I resist rules, there are just some rules that you can't avoid.
RULES (a villanelle)
I want some rigid rules to guide me,
some sure, yet simple rule of thumb
like: righty tighty,- lefty loosey.
I'm sure that such a rule would set me free
from making... ( added 345 days 4 hours ago.) |
There Was Blood On Our Food -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
I was taking a little girl, 7 years old, to the doctor. She was in Foster Care and I was a Child Welfare case manager. As we visited, this little girl revealed the incident that caused her to be removed from her home and placed into the custody of the state. I wrote it up as a poem. I followed... ( added 345 days 4 hours ago.) |
The Transportational Power of Poetry -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
I read this quote in a book called Bridges Out of Poverty : Carl Upchurch was in solitary at Lewisburg , Ohio when he found a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets wedged under the short leg of a table. "I won't pretend that Shakespeare and I immediately connected," writes Upchurch . "I must have... ( added 346 days 2 hours ago.) |
Jupiter -
Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
A place of fervid luxuriance and subtle death, Jupiter remains to this day something both awe-inspiring and mysterious. The largest planet was once thought to be a star, which was not true, or perhaps paired with its giant brother Saturn to form one Colossus that anchored the solar system, which... ( added 348 days 7 hours ago.) |
Between The Poles (poem) -
Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
Deep in the heart of everyone Lays a spark that fires a passion A need of the will to rise above the plain and ordinary life, to keep nothing the same. We've come as a human race so far Through ancient ways, revolution and war And we still have so far to go. So we look to the skies and the stars... ( added 351 days 9 hours ago.) |
The Fling -
Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
I shouldn't be here , he thought.
I should just go home, which is where I was headed anyway, and be reasonable about this. Work it out. Sure, we've had our problems, but we can work them all out, get back to normal.
He thought they would be able to, but he still looked, still stared at... ( added 351 days 10 hours ago.) |
Falling -
Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
They knew the change would come, but they had never really taken it seriously. It was always present, like a soft breeze which slides through the trees. The fact the change would come was always evident, though, always felt. But, like that breeze, it was never considered as it was deemed not... ( added 351 days 11 hours ago.) |
Unjust Deserts: Book Review -
Joel Hirschhorn (2,835)   
Joel Hirschhorn
Like a law of physics, corrupt politics, unshared national wealth and uncontrolled greed combine to produce economic inequality and delusional prosperity. Now comes a book that should have been titled Stolen Wealth. This would have been more consistent with its long subtitle: How the Rich Are... ( added 351 days 12 hours ago.) |
The Beep for Bucks Bandit (a short story) -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
Mandi never got to read the morning paper before 6 P.M. Now she removed the dinners from the microwave while scanning the headline of the Local section. Beep Bank Bandit Strikes Again! Lester was late and his HungryMan Dinner was on time. Mandi set the table. She had a coffee mug filled... ( added 352 days 14 hours ago.) |
The Cage -
Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
He looked around the cage, slowly moved his eyes around each bar of metal. He could not remember being anywhere other than where he was at this moment, this one particular moment the only time he knew. He had no past and knew of no future beyond the dull alloy of the cage which held him.
The... ( added 353 days 4 hours ago.) |
Hairy Situation (a short story) -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
Betty was pulling Evelyn Vanderhausen's hair through a bunch of tiny holes poked through the skin of a plastic shower cap. With the grace of a conductor and the skill of a brain surgeon, Betty rolling each strand on to a thin roller, squeezing on the color solution. It was a motion... ( added 353 days 14 hours ago.) |
A Stumbling Block To Evolution -
 - Michael Ramzy (633)
Michael Ramzy
I walked into this store appropriately called The Bicycle Store and was amazed at all of the gleaming chrome and steel. They must have had hundreds of bikes in that store; all of them clean with shiny new tires and shiny new price tags. Along one wall were bicycle accessories; helmets, tires... ( added 354 days 4 hours ago.) |
Is Rhyme Obsolete -
- Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
I recently got this message in my email from someone named Matthew.
In my experience, if you rhyme in a poem, no one takes you seriously. I don't understand these brainwashed people. Are we to believe there are no more Poe's, or Frost's, or Shakespeare's, or all kinds of great poets... ( added 1 year 12 days ago.) |
Worry and Deserve: two poems -
- Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
Worry
This is a poem about worry. The first line is not as poetic as the second line.
I was worried this would go just as it has
been going, but, hell, what'duh'ya'do?
While worry is not a productive emotion
and it contributes nothing posiitve to my life
it is what I'm good... ( added 1 year 16 days ago.) |
Child Abuse and Murder (Two Poems from the verse novel Zounds) -
Tex Norman (4,200)
Tex Norman
Daddy Can't Sleep
I sensed it, even in my sleep.
I knew it was the creep.
He was in my room.
Again.
Somehow, I don't know how,
I knew my dad was standing in the dark,
watching in a dark as black
as a cricket's back.
I sensed him watching me.
There must have been some... ( added 1 year 23 days ago.) |
The Enchantment -
Gregory Lewis (1,603)  
Gregory Lewis
W hen I was a young boy my mother took my brothers and I to a wilderness refuge in southern California called Neil Park. There were hills and a small rushing brook. There were jackrabbits and great horned owls that swooped upon us as we rode, shrieking, in the back of the maroon colored VW... ( added 1 year 28 days ago.) |
The Punch -
Gregory Lewis (1,603)
Gregory Lewis
He submitted his last story that morning, and then purchased a one-way plane ticket to Miami, online. Upon printing his receipt, oppression overcame him. The writer was now officially without assignment and occupation. He spent the remainder of that afternoon, until 4:00, lounging on his bed... ( added 1 year 30 days ago.) |
I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag -
- David Tanguay (9,577)  
David Tanguay
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag is an oath of loyalty to the country. It is recited at many public events. Congress sessions open with the recitation of the Pledge.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag reads as follows:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United... ( added 1 year 52 days ago.) |
Lacey Jay Cassidy’s Celestial Fish Head Soup -
Marty RicKard (2,688) 
Marty RicKard
Red dust puffed around my bare feet. Sweat trickled down my back and soaked into my panties. I lifted the hem of my dress and wiped my face, then descended to the Gum Slough Bridge through a narrow canyon of kudzu that climbed forty feet into the trees. I stopped on the bridge. The old copperhead... ( added 1 year 91 days ago.) |
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Bring an Elf or a Dragon to the Beach with you: Epic Fantasy Summer Reading Recommendations -
Will Kalif (10,985) 
Will Kalif
This summer brings us a lot of great epic fantasy novels both from established authors continuing their series and from new authors with fresh new stories and worlds for you to discover. This article gives you recommendations from among the best and most promising.
The... ( added 1 year 114 days ago.) |
Dreams are Real -
Larry Fox (56) 
Dreams are real, living in your mind. They are the doorway to unlocking all the wonders of mankind. They keep you warm when the world is cold. In dreams, the timid can become the bold. They empower the soul, to let the dreamer reach any goal. That's the key to unlock our mortal gate, forever... ( added 1 year 138 days ago.) |
Fiction Writer: How to Explode the Goodness Myth -
- Jean Purcell (1,945) 
Jean Purcell
Fiction writers' challenges are different from those of non-fiction writers. Non-fiction readers are usually seeking information, advice, or instruction. Fiction readers usually want reading pleasure and entertainment, what has been called a "willing suspension of disbelief for the moment."... ( added 1 year 147 days ago.) |
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