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“great writers are indecent people
they live unfairly
saving the best part for paper”

Charles Bukowski; The People Look Like Flowers at Last

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Jim Short

When It Rains It Pours

Song lyric …
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A limerick about writing limericks

To write a limerick I triedBut instead of killing, it diedMy rhymes should be like a soarin’ jetBut I can’t …

Two Sentence Horror Stories

* He sawed the woman in two. The thing is, he isn’t a magician …

Rain Dance

A Haiku …

I can’t sing

Sung to the tune of “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” …
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All of Jim’s Poems

Paul Barber
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Misusing Words for Fun and Profit

Good writers don’t want to use their words the way …
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Three Guys in a Bar

For a story to have what we consider a proper …
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The Fountain of Youth, El Dorado, and Creative Writing Classes

This last essay was sent to us by the well-known …
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Old Wine in New Bottles

To see imagery as mere ornament in a story is …
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Bad Advice From a Good Writer

Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only …
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The True Fairy Tale of the Niffum and the Legab

First of all, it happened in another universe, and on …

All of Paul Barber

Stella Omega
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A limerick for reclaimed slurs

When I was an AFAB kiddleMy identity fit like a fiddleIt starts with a “D”Ends with “K” and an “E”And …

My Favorite Color

Heart’s Ease In the spectrum of visible lightHues in array left to rightCool IndigoEases my soulA comfort, a flight through …
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My Apologies to Mr. Lear

Honestly, Some people! There was an old Man on the internetWho demanded perfection in every setOf ephemeral lines And approximate …
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A limerick for 7:30 AM

Every morning I wakeHalf blind with my neck in an acheTill my first cup of coffeeLoosens the toffeeIn my sinuses …
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Optimistic in Summer

Young, we dream of ethereal lovers; Meat, and sweat, come later …
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Deity

I had been in one of those sleeps which do not let go of the heart, And was thick-tongued and …

All of Stella Omega

Honored Guests
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As Each Day Arrives

As each day arrives, he will open up his mind …
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Why laughter is the best medicine.

Why laughter is the best medicine. is short description of …
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found on twitter

Tread softly because you tread on my words …
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lost in translation

we try to communicate …
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Workhorse Woodies

No one cared about old woodies. You threw them away …
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The art of making an ass of myself

looked at the book in my hand and smiled and …
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Thread Upon Threads;
an Artist Weaves His Web

The Dancing Goddesses;
addendum and annotation for the book of that name,
by author Elizabeth Wayland Barber

An Esoteric Library; Old books become new epubs

Hendra’s World; an Illustrated novel in progress by Stu Helm

Ronald Smart Writes; stories and memoirs
with a mid-century touch

The Principle of Moments;
a multi-braned, multi-brained, experiment-in-progress.

My Life on a Legal Pad;
A collection of essays in graphic form

Letters To A wild Boar; a webcomic archive

The Fiber arts and paintings of Cicely Gilman

Kerry Thorne: photographer

Exposition

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The Fountain of Youth, El Dorado, and Creative Writing Classes

This last essay was sent to us by the well-known …
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A Song For You (apologies to Leon Russell)

a song is a way to experience the world through …
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Regarding user names and passwords

A best practice note from your friendly neighborhood web dude …
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Music Theory Lesson 2:

The musical scale goes on forever in both directions, dipping …
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Music Theory Lesson 1; Middle C

If the magical system which is music is to be …
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A Batch of Peanut Butter Cookies in Two Quantities

This shortbread-like cookie recipe comes in a large and a …
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Poetry Has a Shape