Category: 12th Edition
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Rosemarie
Grapes make the wine of the Von Keller line Bines tangle, duties to church and country cross birthright Bedight the uniform of gallant might Courante the battlefield, she reaps the souls She closes herself off from the rest of them Condemn behind masks of falsehood she bares Millionaire’s despairs of a time before A world at war, she calls for my…
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Wounds
These wounds you give me bleed, but I will not cry, my blood will cry for me. Raven Knight is an artistic person and loves to write stories. She has about twenty-plus stories in the making. She already has two poems published: one in her high schools Literary Magazine and one in her colleges Creepy Campfire Stories…
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Standing Guard
Balancing two children In a parking lot of unfamiliar territory. My cousins’ parents inside an urgent care; For stomach problems and A cut head. Many people passed by, Not giving us a second glance. Maternal overdrive Parked with a station wagon. I had never wanted to die For anyone before. Auburn wasn’t asleep for long before I ascended out the car to hold her. Ivory watched PJ Mask on my near dead phone, I…
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Creator’s Heart
We are Stonewood, a place where thinkers, think; and dreamers, dream. We are Artists, ones that imagine the world in abstract colors; and ones who can change the world for the better. We are writers, who can make a world of our own; and make our imaginations come to life. We are crystals, ones that shine like the sun; and ones that are dark…
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portal
when i was five whenever it stormed,i would run down the sun-warmed drivewayheels pounding on the concretereverberations echoing in the backs of my legsas i would crouch down by the pothole at the end of the drivewayand watch the water that had gathered there swirling beckoning whisperingin a way i imagined must have been like…
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Ode to a Lumberjack
Ode to a Lumberjack I don’t know a lumberjack,but I want one to take me in the woods.Watch them cut down trees to make paperI will carve my stories on.They can build a house,I will maintain a garden for deerand other woodland creatures.Supper will always be warm and readyfor when they return after a hard…
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Another Bronze Medallion
Is it better to always go for gold, To achieve it one in three, Or to always get third place? I know they say that life is not a race, But it always felt like that was something That people who think they are kind say only to your face. What if you risked it all for that gold medallion, But the bronze medal…
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That One Diner Chain From Your Hometown
Scene – Diner A small-town diner. Three tables are set up. The furthest one to the left starts with dirty dishes on the table and two glasses that are half full of water. A woman is sitting at this table. The middle table has a man, Frank, who is sitting at it by himself talking…
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Lost Between Branches
Scene: Deep in the Woods, 1 am (It is dark and the moonlight lights up the scarce forest. Trees are seen in the distance and branches and leaves that cover the ground are spread around about evenly. Cecilia emerges into the forest frantically. wearing a coat and a backpack that is opened and appears to…
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The Barbeque
Scene – Backyard around lunchtime (Charles is seen grilling while other guests are socializing around him. A boom box is sitting to the side of them on a lawn chair. Everyone has big smiles. Tony, Becky, and Lucas all walk up to Charles while he is grilling. Tony leads the conversation. ) TONY: Great party, man.…
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