Author: Carissa Kopf
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Grandpa’s Cell Phone
There was a knock at the door, and Artie found a UPS box sitting on his No One’s Home Went Fishing door mat. He retrieved it and went back to his recliner. The ball game was blearing a fresh home run for the other team, and Artie just shook his head in disgust. Reaching for…
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The Hide Away
Sheana sat on a stool, her elbows on the counter and her face in her palms. She stared at a lonely leaf barely hanging onto an empty branch outside. If a customer entered her store, she would happily greet them. Business has slowed down over the past three months as people have preferred online electronic…
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Brow, Back, And Under My…
I think I have a disease. I feel hot My lungs labor to breathe My skin is clammy And parts of my body are a size larger I have sweat forming at my brow, down my back, and under my… Oh, doc, what can it be My eyes are dry and squinty Can my hair…
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Black Seed Magic
Three months ago On a May morning A secret beneath The rich soil unfolds A tiny black seed Grew over time A sturdy stem An abundance of leaves Just a little more time As the sunlight hovers Warming East to West A rain shower waters Leaves protect Yellow flowers peek through In the gentle breeze…