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VARYING BOTTLES OF WINE
Peggy Jo Farr
Between the jagged flashes of bright lightening and the reverberating thunder it was hard to wait out the severest thunderstorm of late summer. Then the power went out! When the pounding rain finally stopped everyone headed outside hoping for a cool breeze. It was a sweltering week of weather and now after the storm with the power out, the whole neighborhood gathered in Dora’s front lawn to chat. Dora is the social coordinator of West Lawn Subdivision, at least she (more…)
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THE EXECUTION
OF THE
REINCARNATED EDGAR ALLEN POE
R. D. Carpenter
“Father, you are the dignitary of the church responsible for the confessions of the condemned, are you not? You come at such a late moment. I assume your late arrival to be a trepidation resulting from your callow experience with matters of such necrology.
“Father, I can infer by your face—your sweet, innocent, and surprisingly young face—that my behavior confounds your senses, your genial innocence, your intellectual curiosity. Be not hesitant in your inquisitiveness, indulge your hunger and feast upon my depth. Allow me to evince my predicament for your extrapolation of the said enigma before you.
“At first the beast existed only in (more…)
BEANERY WRITERS NEWSLETTER (BWN)
VOL. 2 ISSUE 6
JUNE 1, 2009
Edited by Carolyn C. Holland and BWG members.
(Forward this newsletter to the writers you know!)
BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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BEANERY WRITERS GROUP MEETINGS
The BWG meets the second and fourth Fridays each month, 1:00-3:00 p.m, in the back room at the Coffee Bean Café in Latrobe (they opened a second Coffee Bean Café on Rt. 30 in Greensburg by Office Max—wrong site!). Some members come early so they can socialize over coffee or lunch. New members—or visitors (especially if you are visiting the area from out of town)—are welcome to join us. Our members are eclectic: they write in all genres!
NOTE: June meetings: June 12 & June 26.
PROFILE: Sally Shirey
After graduating (more…)
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DESOLATE AIR
Erin York
The smell of yellow roses and stale seaweed ache,
Potent in the beach cabin
Pots and pans catch rain
From the caved-in roof
Shingles, half-buried in wet sand, leak,
Their color smearing the ground.
Rivulets of water
Splash up from under
Broken boards, reach out to touch the (more…)
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VISUALIZED
The Photodoctor
eyes fix
a subject
scene calculated
now visualized
anxiety heightens
camera rises (more…)
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EXECUTIVE ORDER 10730:
DESEGREGATION OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
(1957)
Ashley
Since the beginning of time, every social group has had to fight for its freedom. Regardless of whether the injustices the groups fought against pertained to religion, nationality, gender, or race, they were injustices all the same. African Americans were one of these groups that have had to endure injustices since the beginning of time. Around the 1950’s (more…)
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HISTORY RERIDDEN: THE PONY EXPRESS
Ronald J. Shafer
The morning sun still hung low in the sky as the Chevy pickup pulled into the parking area, where a small sign read “Pony Express Stop.” Rider 278 looked at one of the spaces near the front, then remembered the trailer he towed. He eased the truck and trailer onto the grass at the edge of the lot, walked to the back of the trailer, and lowered the ramp, before glancing toward the intersection of routes 30 and 981. Not many cars on the road today, he thought, running a hand through his blond hair. Maybe folks are celebrating the Fourth of July a day early.
He walked inside, talked to his horse and patted the pinto before backing the animal down the ramp. As usual, the gelding didn’t (more…)
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MOTHER’S DAY
Fran
Two toddler boys run in for hugs and kisses,
but someone’s missing
Two little boys, bearing gifts made themselves,
but someone’s missing
My teenage sons, now working, take mom out for lunch,
but (more…)
What are we being prompted to do?
Tags: Commentary, Contemplation, ethics, Fear, Lao Tse Tung, Latest post, Life, Meditation, Opinion, Peace, Peace issues, Philosophy, Reflections, Security, Writers prompts
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WHAT ARE WE BEING PROMPTED TO DO?
Joe Stierheim
At a recent writers’ meeting, six writers set about working on a “prompt”. A prompt is an exercise in which a writer writes on a given subject for a given period of time, usually five minutes. The purpose is to determine how much and how well can you write in a short period of time. The results may be funny, good, silly, sometimes profound, but always (more…)