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Tag: secrets

Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus
Fiction / Micro

Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus

August 9, 2024August 9, 20240

“I love the little pink soap in its shiny white wrapper that I place on the gleaming porcelain sink of Room 118.” – excerpt from Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Rubies by Carol E. Anderson
Non-Fiction / Top Posts

Rubies by Carol E. Anderson

April 22, 2024December 6, 20240

“I longed to brush my lips next to yours– to taste the tang of rubies on your tongue.” excerpt from Rubies by Carol E. Anderson #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Cleotis, The Secret Portraitist” by T. G. Metcalf
Fiction

“Cleotis, The Secret Portraitist” by T. G. Metcalf

February 26, 2024February 26, 20240

“Cleotis and I were guards at Parchman… He was a single man, a quiet kind of guy, and an exceptionally talented amateur oil painter.” excerpt from “Cleotis, The Secret Portraitist” by T. G. Metcalf #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“Undisturbed” by Russell Willis
Poetry

“Undisturbed” by Russell Willis

March 18, 2022December 10, 20240

Ethicist and online education entrepreneur, Russell Willis, has been featured in THE POET Magazine Profile Series and his poetry has been published in over twenty-five …

“Tchotchkes” by Don Noel
Fiction

“Tchotchkes” by Don Noel

March 26, 2021June 30, 20211

“Who’s Rick?” Alicia holds up a fist-sized pewter whale breaching gracefully from a block of varnished wood. Jerry looks up from where he is awkwardly …

“Loud Secrets” by Fabrice Poussin
Poetry

“Loud Secrets” by Fabrice Poussin

June 1, 2020September 1, 20200

Two to speak loud and clear for all and too many to hear; secrets of an alcove and two more join for some chatter; it …

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell
Poetry

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell

September 2, 2019August 29, 20200

The house across from mehas caught aflameand taken it against water The firemen are comingtheir trucks yelling attheir speed. They are dressedin their shieldsand are …

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