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Short stories & poems for everyone from everyone

Author: Kristen Green

Antique Store 0

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The Trip

Today we ate blueberry pancakes with warm maple butter after waiting an hour for our table at the baking company to take the train upstate As the yellowing trees whooshed past our windows and...

Searching for the Perfect Sunset 0

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Hinterland

You There As I see you from this close I can imagine worser things still within my mind But you may like that It’s unfair that one should be left so broken and away...

Sparkler 1

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The Blaze

Today there was a fire in Williamsburg A huge storage facility went up in smoke 200 firefighters fighting the heat against the January cold As ash filled the air with the familiar smells of...

Wine Chats 0

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Conversations

Swirling As wine in a glass To aerate, to breathe That the terroir and the vintage and the winemaker Can mean as much as each individual grape Each sigh Every word Raised and pressed...

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Constellations

Short Poem   You sat next to me and held my hand as we watched the play That reflected the highs and lows of a couple’s life As they shopped for beds Argued on...

New York City 0

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Other Tuesdays

Other Tuesdays were not as bleak The trees held more leaves Nature’s warmth still held us close As the fall winds called for change Other Tuesdays were better off spent There were cobblestone streets...