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Tag Archives: family
HOME by Harry Kuhn
So many broken memories, So many places I never fit. Too often the guest, rarely the host, Too many sofa-beds. So often keeping silent, So often needing to be agreeable. Never in my own home, Never feeling at home. A … Continue reading
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TEMPORAL SPATIALITY by Erin Anderson
My childhood home moved between cities and small towns, stretching from Etobicoke to as far away as Lewiston, New York. After that we returned to Canada, where I lived on Foxwood Drive—my longest ever at a single address. It was … Continue reading
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The Melody of Panic by Pauline Turgeon
The feeling I get when I am on stage is what I imagine peering into a pool of rapacious piranhas would feel like. Fear alone keeps me standing upright. The lights are turned down low and the air is tinged … Continue reading
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The Mouse Trap by Victor Doxtator
Wendell sat on a log and blew an elongated cloud of cigarette smoke into the air. It disintegrated immediately, like a bomb blowing up. While Bert and Sammy chatted like squirrels, Wendell took inventory of what he accomplished today. Yes, … Continue reading
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The Three Mouseketeers by Victor Doxtator
Wendell raised the back of his jacket collar to shield his neck from the icy wind and snow. Two more blocks and he would reach the secret path that would lead to his hideout. Would Bert and Sammy be there? … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable housing, awareness, celebration, community, creative writing, family, homelessness, memories, poverty, streets, writer, writing
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“Bullying” by Maggie Sue T.
What lies in the shadows should stay Bullying innocent people is not the way. Pick on innocent people who cannot defend Themselves.Does that make you feel tough, Do you feel good about yourself?Too bad you cannot pick on someone who … Continue reading
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You Never Left Me (Allegory) – Alan Blenkhorn
Parents Separated Children Sent away Others Stray To find their way Out of sight The quiet fight A living Misery Seemingly Very, very Wrong Everything now gone! Life Isn’t Right Past Another insight A loner Bi Polar Without Medication To … Continue reading
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“Christmas” by Peter James
The large, fluffy, white flakes of snow drift lazily toward the ground. My mind is clear and free from thoughts of bills or even if I will have enough money to buy groceries. I am, for the moment at least, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, creative writing, family, London, memories, mental illness, Ontario, snow
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“Final Cut” by Alan David Ross
I will always remember the absolute desperation of the two protagonists Thelma and Louise. They were hounded by the relentless machinations of the norm, law and order. Our lovable yet hapless heroes bound up by fate in its fickle kind … Continue reading
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Tagged creative, creative writing, empowerment, family, fate, future, getting clean, home, homeless, homelessness, law and order, London, Ontario, self-medicated pain, the norm, writer, writing
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