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Bringing That Sloth Up To Speed
Dysphoric View—Poetry by Kimberly Bolton, Caschwa, Joseph Nolan—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph Nolan I FOLLOWED MY FEET—Kimberly Bolton, Jefferson City, MOAnd ended up here, as...
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Breathing For Us
Winter Light—Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CATHAT SOUNDLast night, the rain.The weatherman was right,and wrong.I said tomorrow, you said Thursday it would rain—perhaps both...
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Being Transported
—Poetry by Neil Fullwood, Nottingham, UK—Public Domain PhotosWRITING EXERCISETake a blank sheet: let it fillwith scribbles and crossings out.You will have achieved nothing.You will have expended...
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Moonlight & Sparkles
—Poetry by Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA—Public Domain Photos A STARRY NIGHTIt’s New Year’s Eve, van Gogh’s painting openin an art book near my easel:A swirling sky slides across & between...
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Noctilucent
—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CAANCIENT, NEW walking under oaks as I might have as a child, for solace, for grace after in-house confinement— out into the open air * First...
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Casting Shadows
—Poetry by James Lee Jobe, Davis, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of James Lee Jobe A hungry man begs in front of a grocery store;A hard and sad irony under a golden sun That graces a lovely blue...
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Adventures in the Dentist's Chair
Mimosa Tree, Champagne Sky —Poetry by Michael H. Brownstein, Jefferson City, PA—Artwork by Michael Strosahl, Jefferson City, PA PERIODONTIST“the skin of things” —Jorge Luis Borges 1....
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Criminals For Christmas
—Poetry by Joseph Nolan, Michelle Kunert, Caschwa—Public Domain Art Courtesy of Joseph NolanYOU WANNA BE A CRIMINAL FOR CHRISTMAS?—Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CAThe Governor has bannedAll gatherings Of...
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Life's Naughty Darlings
So Many Ways to Think—Poetry and Original Artwork by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CA NOWHERE DOES IT MENTION LOVEIt is such a night as this night, and such a dream as this one dreams—anonymous among the...
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Mantras For Peace
—Poetry by Linda Klein, Los Angeles, CA—Public Domain IllustrationsIN THE EVENINGFaint, sporadic voices coming from the street,the words are indiscernible, but it doesn't matter.They belong to that...
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Like the Fairy Tales
Fates—Poetry by Kathy Ireland Smith (a.k.a. Lady), Wendy Shaffer, Steven B. Smith, Cleveland, OH—Visuals by LadyWotta daze today is, what a strange begoneNo yawn, no scat, unlearned, begatEye of old,...
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Black Candy & Kafka Land
—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down for Form Fiddlers’ Friday! FABULOUS TRANSFORMATION He woke at shore’s edge of his bed. A night’s sleep had sailed him to Kafka...
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Even Flies Sing
—Poetry by James Lee Jobe, Davis, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of James Lee Jobepoems where far too much happens.poems where nothing happens at all.look at me; I’m just an old man scribbling on a...
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Chewing on Nuts
St. Nicholas & Krampus Visiting a Child—Poetry by Michelle Kunert, Sacramento, CA—Public Domain Illustrations KRAMPUSBeing of German heritage, I've always thought it would be cool to send...
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Countdown to Crazy
—Poetry by Joseph Nolan, Caschwa (Carl Schwartz)—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph NolanTHE MYSTERIES OF SPACE AND TIME—Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CA The mysteriesOf space and time,Have never...
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Treasures
Wanting —Poetry and Photos by Joyce Odam, Sacramento, CATHE BAKERY AT NIGHTHungry, we smelled the bread. The breeze opened up. We followed, tried to find the source,no bakery anywhere, only the open...
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Troublesome Dreams
—Poetry by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal, West Covina, CA—Public Domain Photos Courtesy of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CALOST SOUL It could be two o’clock,somewhere nearthe witching hour.The milky stars...
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The Night Before Christmas
—Poetry from a A Quartet of Poets: Jennifer Fenn, Carol Louise Moon, Carol Eve Ford, Lillian Ford—Photos by Carol Louise Moon, Placerville, CACOME TO THE MANGER—Jennifer Fenn, Fresno, CAFrom shopping...
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Christmas Bliss
Hanging Packages, Main Street, Placerville, CA—Poetry and Photos by Taylor Graham, Placerville, CA—And scroll down to Form Fiddlers’ Friday!MONOLITH Sawmill workers on holiday—Christmas dawn—what star...
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Because We Are Human
—Poetry by James Lee Jobe, Davis, CA—Public Domain Artwork Courtesy of James Lee Jobe the crows have come todayto count and measure the wounds of the earththese wounds are large and numerous and the...
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