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July 5, 2016

The Secret to Keeping your reader’s Attention – Clarity of Thought.

Blogs are like frogs. In as much as they rhyme. On a similar note, have you ever heard of the …

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Published on July 05, 2016 15:32

March 22, 2016

hobo

I want to share a poem my sister wrote. She’s the woman who inspired my poem Mother of Squalor. With …

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Published on March 22, 2016 16:29

And should not be at the beginning of this sentence.

I don’t know what the key to this whole writing thing is. I’ve spent the last fifteen years trying to …

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Published on March 22, 2016 15:30

February 17, 2016

The Drinker’s Fallacy

I might need to apologise in the morning, but…   Is this a poem? –   I stood in my …

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Published on February 17, 2016 14:26

The Beaten Ream

Enter Solitude Stare into its face Scream into its abyss   Grab your pen Tear through the paper Force ink …

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Published on February 17, 2016 13:54

February 16, 2016

Walk Between the Rain (a short Haiku story)

A man in a coat Poured whisky into a glass Trapped in by the rain   The bar was crowded …

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Published on February 16, 2016 11:17

New to Haiku

And now; a haiku Five syllables, seven, five The rules are simple   I need a subject So I can …

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Published on February 16, 2016 10:37

February 15, 2016

Expunging Life

Here comes the awful thing. It was stuck, but now it’s free. Trapped in the silk.   The paper colony, …

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Published on February 15, 2016 14:05

February 14, 2016

The Romance of Unluv

The drama of life doesn’t start at birth. Nor does it start with your first love. No, the drama of …

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Published on February 14, 2016 09:51

Charlie Hillman

Charlie Hillman set off one day He had nothing but a song and his own good name He had no …

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Published on February 14, 2016 03:00