Category: Writing
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“I Fear Me This – Is Loneliness -”
I have a new poem up at Spillwords today. You can find the link below, but first, some background. While sheltering from COVID exposure last winter, I was able to hear the neighbor children playing in the park after a new snowfall. From my study window, I could see them…
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“Warm Holiday Wishes” from Barbara Leonhard
Originally posted on MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard // : This is the time of year when we celebrate many occasions. I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all of you as you gather for spiritual and emotional renewal, as you light candles, enjoy traditional foods, exchange gifts,…
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New Earth By Barbara Leonhard
The summer’s remaining bounty, harvested for the season’s last soup. Though the sun is low, fruit grips the vine, and kale fights like a hardy … (Please read on ….) New Earth By barbara Leonhard Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing my poem today on Gobblers & Masticadores! Juan…
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Letter from the Director of Masticadores
Big news from Juan Re Crivello, the Director of Masticadores. I’m so grateful to be a part of this growing community and team of editors. Today we have crossed 250 thousand visits in 2022. It is an annual milestone that makes us very happy! We also want to wish you…
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“Hidden in Childhood” (Ed. Gabriela Marie Milton) Coming Soon
Gabriela Marie Milton has only produced best sellers. Her writing is soul song, rich with luscious imagery. Her anthology, “Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women” was a huge success. Now she has formed her own publishing company, Literary Revelations, and her first publication is an anthology entitled “Hidden…
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“Missouri River Walk: A Video” by Barbara Leonhard
My husband, Dierik, and I used to take long walks in the local parks, like Rock Bridge State Park, Gans Creek, and Three Creeks. We rode our bikes on… “Missouri River Walk: A Video” by Barbara Leonhard
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“My Gratitude: How an Owl Woke Me Up” by Barbara Harris Leonhard
Way back in the 1960s, my family moved to Roanoke, Missouri. Dad had accepted a teaching position at Central Methodist College (now a university). He… “My Gratitude: How an Owl Woke Me Up” by Barbara Harris Leonhard
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“The Bittersweet” by Barbara Harris Leonhard
Originally posted on MasticadoresUsa // Editor: Barbara Leonhard // : https://youtu.be/xcIGpQKaOUc Dancing in midair in delirium? without falling. What holds me – A leaf on a tiny thread of a spider’s weaving? Am I suspended by my dizzying? uncertainty and fear? Or is it? a divine umbilical beam spinning me?…
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EIF Titles: Kindle Sale!
My publisher, EIF- Experiments in Fictions, is having a sale of its Kindle books! Just in time for the holidays! Ingrid Wilson, owner and editor of EIF, has had a great first year with best sellers! Congratulations, Ingrid! It has been a year since I launched Experiments in Fiction as…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 