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“Water Damage” up on Collaborature!
Thank you, Melissa Lemay, for publishing our Rengay collaboration “Water Damage” on Collaborature. Melissa labeled which stanzas she, Nolcha, and I wrote. https://collaborature.blogspot.com/2025/07/water-damage-nf-ml-bl.html Please take time to read and comment on other posts on Collaborature. Melissa is taking submissions. You may want to submit to her monthly contests. Check out…
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Book Boost on LatinosUSA-English Edition’s Bookshelf
Thank you, Editor Nolcha Fox, for featuring The Lost Book of Zeroth on Bookshelf on LatinosUSA-English Edition today! This post includes information about the book, blurbs, the purchase link, and a sample poem, “AI Robot Barbie Sues Disney”. Follow this link to see the post.
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A Pet Memoir: Rainbow Bridge Train Stop up on MasticadoreUSA
I hope this memoir inspires you to submit your pet poem or story to MasticadoresUSA. This memoir is about our three cats, all of whom passed away over a period of two years. Here are the opening paragraphs. Please read the rest of the memoir by following the link, which…
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Memories of the 4th
Dad supervised our use of Sparklers, Poppers,Snappers. Outside on the sidewalk.Rockets and Twinkling Stars, only for my big brotherto fire off.Dad warned us of the dangers. Fingers blown off.Eyes taken out. The smoke coiled into my nose.Sulfur. Used to be, I watched the parade of kidson their decorated bikes around…
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MasticadoresUSA Themed Submission Call: Pets
If you would like to write about a pet, there is a no-fee submission call with MasticadoresUSA! Follow the link for details!
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Sin-Eaters
A sin-eater is someone paid to eat a small ritualistic meal representing the sins of the deceased. By doing so, the person takes on those sins. What happens to this diner? Does s/he become a vessel containing the sins of the departed, who can now enter heaven cleansed of wrongdoing?…
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It’s All about Death, Really
The gap between compassion and surrender is love’s darkest, deepest region. Orhan Pamuk, The Museum of InnocenceI am ready to shed the old clothes,the tatters that hang off my heart that I thought held some comfort but that no longer fit me.I lay them out for display. Touch each one,…
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No-Fee Submission Calls
As many of you know, I edit for MasticadoresUSA and FEED THE HOLY. MasticadoresUSA MasticadoresUSA is always open for no-fee submissions. I’m seeking poetry, fiction, short memoirs, book reviews, and interviews. I also like to publish book promotions. As Co-Poetry Bookshelf Editor for LatinosUSA, I can republish poetry book promos, giving authors greater…
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I Am Contentious: How I Bully Myself
Yesterday I posted on the dangers of bullying others. But how do I bully myself? Practicing Loving Kindness has helped me realize I am my own worst enemy. A few years ago, by allowing negative thoughts to tangle in my mind, I became depressed. Everything felt dark and threatening. I…
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