Plum blossom vision, fragile red amongst cold gray. Beautiful, wandering girl pitched smile of humbled radiance/ desire to hold her gingerly in gloved hand but fear she will drift as flurried snow. Scattered sun-glow beam searching in damp scented night for rest of ground/ bed of shade, vanquished deity, seeking earthen refuge. I can not [...]

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The New Writers Congratulates the Winners: Best of The New Writers Contest -Sarah Stuart- The New Writers is a dynamic group that has expanded in diverse and unexpected ways. People from around the world connect via our website and our Facebook group to share their art with others daily. The results of our first contest, [...]

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Come home my love and leave this world of illusion behind, you have fought the battle well and with every step I have been there with you…return to my heart where you will find comfort and peace… now take my hand and walk with me. Copyright © 2011 Michele Markos Michele Markos has been writing [...]

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Copyright © 2011, Marie Nilsson Marie lives in Sweden and was born 1957. As long as Marie can remember she painted, using different materials and techniques. She learned Photoshop when she wrote “The Magic Power of Stones Crystals & Minerals”. This book contains more then 700 different stones and crystals and with great photos of [...]

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Copyright © 2011 Ms. Ness L. Vanessa Pacheco, a.k.a, Ms. Ness, is a 23-year old freelance graphic designer, and poet who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Since she was a little girl, Art has always been a part of her life, but she never became certain of what to do with it; not [...]

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I woke up, startled out of sleep. My dreams haunting me, they were always of her. The way her hair fell against her slender shoulders, the way her hips swayed when she walked. My feet hit the cold cement floor, reminding me that I was hiding. Hiding from everyone. I walked across the room, towards [...]

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The sun had faded and the darkness had come, casting its final shadows until dawn. Now awaken, I stand amidst a hallway facing the stairwell. A stairwell that is forever frightening and forever soothing. Each story, sometimes cleverly hidden, but always yearns to be told. Each step and story we take, represents the unknown ascension [...]

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