Category: Writing
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Bullying is a Social Disease
I just ran across an article about parents who received a multi-million dollar settlement with their daughter’s school. The parents claimed they had complained often about the constant bullying of their daughter in school and on her phone and social media. They called the cell phone “a lethal weapon” and…
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A new poetry book by Lauren Scott!
This beautiful book promo introduces Lauren Scott’s new poetry collection, which I will definitely purchase. It sounds like a gem!! When I read this book description, I think about compassion and healing, which we all need in these tough times.
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Christmas in July from Cindy Georgakas!
As you know, I am Editor for MasticadoresUSA. I just love connecting with writers and publishing their works. I also write reviews of their books. Although they send PDF’s, I purchase the books so that I can be a verified purchaser when uploading reviews on Amazon. The authors are so…
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“Rocks” by Barbara Leonhard and Nolcha Fox
Originally posted on Chewers by Masticadores: Photo by Peter Du00f6pper on Pexels.com I’m a rock in an inner tube. You’re a rock skipping the water. We started with enthusiasm, with no idea of where we might end up. We’re both in danger of sinking. The danger could be a blessing.…
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A Poem Up on Hotel a While Back…
So much is going on in my life that I failed to share a publication. I’ve had several collaborations with Nolcha Fox that I’ve shared, lots of posts to publish on MasticadoresUSA, lots of physical therapy to do prior to a knee replacement, and yada yada. I wrote this poem…
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“Three – Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir” by Barbara Leonhard
I’m so honored and grateful that Michelle Navajas, an accomplished poet and marvelous person, has reviewed my book. I am sharing the review here. I came to know Barbara, as the one who took over the position of Gabriela as Editor of MasticadoresUSA. In over a year, I have enjoyed…
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Nomination for Publication of the Month of May on Spillwords.
I am honored and delighted to have a poem up for Publication of the Month of May on Spillwords. Recently I posted the poem “Visiting a Children’s Memorial Garden”, which is now among the top trending posts. Please continue to Spillwords.com to read my poem. https://spillwords.com/visiting-a-childrens-memorial-garden/ Please note, you need…
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MiniMAG is up to “Mischief”
Nolcha Fox and I have a collaborative poem up in Issue 46 of miniMag. Thank you, Alex! The title of the poem is “Mischief”. I like how Alex showed that my verses are right-aligned and Nolcha’s are left-aligned. Our poem is a humorous response to the techno gremlins that create…
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“Who Am I Again?” by Isteb Grah
Originally posted on MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard // : All?I know about me today – I’m definitely not free. Sometimes my mind is clear, my eyes are open, and I can see. Other days my mind is lost, I can’t see?anything but gray or?remember a single detail about anything,…
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“Happiness is an elephant” by Nolcha Fox (and My Review of Fox’s Book, ‘Memory is that raccoon’) — MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard
Nolcha Fox is a prolific and entertaining poet! I was honored to review her book “Memory is that raccoon”, which contains the poem featured here. Enjoy! https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?preview=inline&linkCode=kpd&ref_=k4w_oembed_mGs735zp8njRe2&asin=9395224622&tag=kpembed-20 Happiness is an elephant sitting in the best chair, hogging the remote. I can only feed him peanuts and vacuum when he goes…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 