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[Poetry] Two Poems by Jim Bellanca
Tear Drops  I saw your tears Drop frozen on snow-painted ground by chilly winter winds to wait your heart’s delight. I hear my feet...
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[Fiction] Under a Flowerpot at the Edge of the Garden
By Moshe Schaffzin The day in the life of a snail is best spent in a dark, shady corner. From your own gastropodal point of view, it is...
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[Essay] Waves
By Wendy K. Mages   I am standing on the pier, observing my colleagues as they mentor aspiring science teachers. The...
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[Fiction] Lala on the Shores
by Ken Been  The first thing he noticed was her hair. That was what shook Alan’s memory in the yellow lighting of the bus. It was...
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[Poetry] Two Poems by Aden Sabin-White
River Man  My brother loved the river, He always watched the quick stream; As if it were his life passing by.  Love is not a floating...
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[Poetry] Colors of Closeness by Cricket Miller
A purple two shades lighter than expected deepens into an ocean shifting  with shadows and squiggles that glow yellow, floating above...
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[Fiction] White Eye
By Krista Ruffo  Wendell tells the interviewer at the South Florida Water Management District’s office that he knows snakes very well....
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[Art] by Carmen Jackie
[KELP JOURNAL] Carmen these paintings are lovely. So bright and fun. You mentioned that they are a series that commemorates the...
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[Fiction] The Galleon
By Rutger Middelburg  I have always liked the beach. When I was younger, I liked the parties we had there; where we would drink cheap...
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