The New Writers Review “ecstatic beat” Author: Stevie Ray Robison Reviewed by: Nicole E. Turiano Everyone toils with their own personal demons, and as a poet, a writer has a remarkably poignant way to walk in the shoes of his or her very own shadow and unleash to the world a secret that only they [...]

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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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East Boulder Community Center has a fence for lost articles. I’m certain of it. The woman’s locker room has a sign that says “East Boulder Community Center is not responsible for lost or stolen articles. Please report problems to staff immediately.” Now why would they care if they aren’t responsible? They want to KNOW, that’s [...]

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Daddy was already dressed with his leather bible in his hand when my brothers and I woke around 8:30. Church clothes were shirt, a tie and a pair of black “Payless,” shoes. Perhaps I would own a pair of “church shoes” like daddy when I get older as opposed to the “multipurpose” shoes I wore [...]

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