Posted on June 8, 2025
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“This is who I am.” The words rise, though I am alone. I’m not perfect or beautiful or young: “This is me, accept me or reject me.” (Please, love me.) Some minutes later, I park, stumble gracelessly out of the car, hopelessly in love,… Continue Reading “When I Wanted to Kiss Your Neck by the River”
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Posted on May 27, 2025
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In the sacred grove lay secrets from the past for the futureTouching the grey furrowed bark of a grandfather oak, I listenBe in the now, it’s all you have, this moment here, you and I I weep for all the could-be’s and should-have-been’sWasted momentsI… Continue Reading “Sacred Grove”
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Posted on May 22, 2025
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Supreme peace and love fill my heart as I listen to dozens of birds warble and chirp and squawk and honk A special place, an island across a marsh, aged trees stand tall, some leaning with old age, aching for the changes they’ve seen … Continue Reading “Reflections from Bird Sanctuary Island”
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Posted on September 24, 2024
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New book – “Broken Spoons” poetry by Rachael Ikins
Category: Poetry Book, Raw Earth Ink BooksTags: Art, Author, Book, Book Release, Death, Grief, Hybrid Publishing, Love, Memories, Mental Health, New Release, Out Now, Personal Growth, Poetry, Rachael Ikins, Self Worth
Posted on August 13, 2024
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New Book – “Timeless Reveries” poetry by Palak Sehgal
Category: Poetry Book, Raw Earth Ink BooksTags: Book Release, Hybrid Publishing, Instagram Poet, Love, Nature, New Release, Out Now, Palak Sehgal, Poetry, Self Worth
Posted on June 25, 2024
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New Book – “Quiet Embers” poetry by Kelley Morris
Category: Poetry Book, Raw Earth Ink BooksTags: Book Release, Faith, Hope, Hybrid Publishing, Hymns, Kelley Morris, Love, New Release, Out Now, Poetry, Scripture, Self Worth
Posted on December 15, 2023
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“Revolution Calling” a novel by Ray Van Horn, Jr.
Category: Fiction Book, Raw Earth Ink BooksTags: 80s, Author, Book, Book Release, Bullying, Coming of Age, Counterculture, Eighties, Fiction, Growing Up, Heavy Metal Culture, High School, Love, Novel, Out Now, Promotion, Published, Ray Van Horn Jr, Recommendation, Rural Living, Share, Small Town America, Subculture
Posted on October 21, 2023
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“Pulse” poetry by Melissa Fadul
Category: Poetry Book, Raw Earth Ink BooksTags: Author, Book, Book Release, Debut Book, LGBT, Love, Melissa Fadul, Memories, Out Now, Poetry, Promotion, Published, Recommendation, Share, Survival
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