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But Not For Me [by Lewis Saul]
VARIOUS ARTISTS But Not For Me Ten versions The Gershwins’ musical — Girl Crazy — opened in 1930, starring Ethel Merman and Ginger Rogers (overnight stardom). It takes place in Custerville, Arizona. (As an Arizonan, I can guarantee you there is no such place.) The 1943 film starred Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. A…
He Never Expresses Regret | Bonnie Burka Shannon
The child will never recover From you But life goes on Doesn’t it Even though They shoot horses Don’t they Life endures In a manner That is hard To label You have destroyed What she believed in You have policed her life And the lives Of others You tell untruths Fabricate Deflect Blame Retract and…
“With God on their Side” [by Bob Dylan]
For Schadenfreude it would be hard to beat the story the New York Post broke under the head “Turkish lawmaker has a heart attack after saying Israel ‘will suffer the wrath of Allah.’” The piece had Isabel Keane’s by line; the date, December 12. his country’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. Startling footage shows Hasan Bitmez, 53,…
The Thin Line | Scott Thomas Outlar
People act so polite, wearing their civil mask attire. “How are you?” as she scans each item. “Fine, fine, and you?” as he pulls out his card. But should those shelves one day be empty, and should those bellies one day be growling, how soon it shall be before niceties are left in the store…
WEDNESDAYS WITH DENISE: January 10, 2024
Lately I have been with obsessed with the sonnet—all it can hold within those 14 lines. So many variations of the sonnet (Coleman, Hayes, Hamby, just to name a few!)…Enter Aaron Smith who uses the same end word—sissy—all the way through…. Sissy I can’t remember my dad calling me a sissy, but he definitely told…
Compulsion | SD Stalzer
I keep checking my email app repeatedly refreshing every few minutes for that response I needed hours ago over again and over hoping the letter I wait for impatiently arrives faster each time. The post Compulsion | SD Stalzer appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online