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Treasure Hunt

Guest Author PAID Poems & Poets Beach Nature Summer

G. Lynn Brown’s ‘Treasure Hunt’ captures the salt-kissed joy of beach days—where waves drum your heartbeat and seagulls cackle like old friends. Taste the salt, feel the sand, and chase that glint just beyond reach.

Sleepwalking Through Sunless Summers

Guest Author PAID Short Stories Childhood Family Memories

Keith Hoerner’s “Sleepwalking Through Sunless Summers” traces a boy’s surreal journey through recurring dreams and sleepwalking, capturing the mystery of childhood intuition and the longing for things to be as they should.

Summer Glow

Guest Author PAID Quatrain Beauty Joy Nature

Thompson Emate’s "Summer Glow" imagines a world where summer reigns eternal. Through vibrant imagery and rhythmic verse, the poem celebrates the sun’s opulent rays, nature’s beauty, and the joy of endless summer days.

Memories of Sunlit Days

Guest Author PAID Poems & Poets Memories Nature Poetry

Marvelous Monday’s "Memories of Sunlit Days" captures the essence of summer’s warmth and beauty. With vivid imagery of green fields, rustling leaves, and sunlit dances, the poem invites readers to relive the magic of sunlit memories.

Monsoon

Guest Author PAID Poems & Poets Landscape Monsoon Nature

Virginia Barrett’s "Monsoon" paints a vivid tapestry of nature and spirituality. Through rich imagery of adobe walls, wild landscapes, and storm-laden skies, the poem captures the raw beauty and transformative power of the monsoon.

Elsewhere

Guest Author Poems & Poets Beauty Love

Jonathan Ukah’s "Elsewhere" captures the ache of unreciprocated admiration, weaving imagery of light, gardens, and flowers. The poem explores the tension between beauty seen and beauty ignored, leaving the reader suspended in quiet yearning.

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Guest Author PAID Poems & Poets Memory Nature Reflection

Andy Oram’s poem drifts between contemplation and nature’s timeless rhythm. As the mind wanders from reading to the sea’s embrace, memory, curiosity, and wonder blend, reflecting on cycles of change, impermanence, and the quiet pull of the shore.

Two Worlds on the Same Planet

Guest Author Poems & Poets Nature Relationships

Kiri Winder’s poem explores the bittersweet journey of leaving a familiar home by the sea for an unknown future. It reflects on childhood memories, the pull of adventure, and the search for belonging in a new place.

Shining

Guest Author Poems & Poets Nature

Jan Cronos’ poem captures the brilliance of light in its many forms—radiant beams, shimmering petals, and the fiery glow of the night. Through vivid imagery, it paints a scene of warmth, wonder, and the beauty found in illumination.

Irruption Into White

Guest Author PAID Short Stories Fashion Transformation

In this evocative short fiction, white space and black lines intertwine, exploring fashion, sensation, and transformation. A man’s musings on attire and the body’s whispers create a vivid, dreamlike narrative of touch, movement, and self-discovery.

Dawn Patrol

Guest Author PAID Short Stories Dawn Nature Ocean

Warren Benedetto’s Dawn Patrol follows Scott to Salt Creek Beach at dawn. With his surfboard and a sleepless night behind him, he finds unexpected peace in the ocean’s stillness and the rhythm of the waves.

Dirty Linen

Guest Author PAID Short Stories Family Flash Fiction

In a secluded cottage, a family’s excitement over vacation turns uneasy as a mysterious gift bag hints at hidden truths. Tommy’s curiosity grows, but his mother’s evasive answers suggest more lies than linens in this tense flash fiction.

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