http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/ A community for writers & poets of all levels to learn, to share their work, toshare resources and find assistance with their projects. en 2000-2008 stephan@shakespearesmonkeys.com stephan@shakespearesmonkeys.com 42.65614 -71.334 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:58:09 GMT Yet Another Community System http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 59 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10257-the-rocks http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10257-the-rocks A boulder gateway flanked by patchy grass began the tarmaced car-park behind the house. I smell the hot bitumen they burned for re-surfacing: black glar fuming the throat; the suck of shoe-soles on still-setting tack. I hear the slap of trainers leap-frogging clustered lumps on playful dares to get from here to there - the teeter on granite slab then leap of faith. Glacigenic erratics, Midlandian moraine - your polished quartz is a glint in time. When my ice-age melts, I jump the years to land on permanent shale and solid rest. Your isotopes are through and through me: their half-life clicks my Geiger counter. ... more» u668857 The Personal Space of U668857 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:06:47 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10257-the-rocks#comments 1 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10257 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10257 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10257 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10225-idiosyncratic http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10225-idiosyncratic Girl of Hept Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:59:01 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10225-idiosyncratic#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10225 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10225 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10225 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10224-ism http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10224-ism Girl of Hept Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:57:41 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10224-ism#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10224 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10224 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10224 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10223-joshua-ben-joseph http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10223-joshua-ben-joseph Girl of Hept Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:56:05 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10223-joshua-ben-joseph#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10223 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10223 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10223 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10222-cannibal-song http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10222-cannibal-song Girl of Hept Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:55:02 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10222-cannibal-song#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10222 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10222 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10222 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10221-psychosis http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10221-psychosis Girl of Hept Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:53:53 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10221-psychosis#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10221 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10221 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10221 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10220-proof http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10220-proof Girl of Hept Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:51:56 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10220-proof#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10220 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10220 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10220 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10215-cheesy-sentiments-for-honest-feelings http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10215-cheesy-sentiments-for-honest-feelings   Where once the light could not stroke In the many shadows inside my heart When life had played another cruel joke The darkness you’ve since torn apart   Your quiet love shone right on through Past the shards and between the tears Changing old clichés to something new Slowly erasing all of my former fears   A kiss, a look, a smile, a laugh Your solid strength around my soul ... more» Shannon McEwen Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:33:12 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10215-cheesy-sentiments-for-honest-feelings#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10215 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10215 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10215 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10214-thoughts-distracting-a-cynic http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10214-thoughts-distracting-a-cynic She Knows Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 12: Rex Deus Ressurectio - 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2008 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:24:38 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10212-aberrant-behaviour-on-a-rainy-night#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10212 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10212 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10212 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10211-sitting-on-a-bus-with-a-hard-on http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10211-sitting-on-a-bus-with-a-hard-on She Knows Mercieca, Andrew MosquitoBytes Volume 12: Rex Deus Ressurectio - 2008 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:23:09 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10211-sitting-on-a-bus-with-a-hard-on#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10211 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10211 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10211 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10204-meeting-jackie http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10204-meeting-jackie Babbling in sunlight, lisping alluvial flows, a bend we called the "Crook", undercuts the far bank, where leaning ash and willows disperse the light through leafy petticoats. I'm mid-stream, immersed in silver-lined libations, glinting luminous slips and spills, before the "Crook" deepens. Half blind from the glare, I hardly see Jackie who calls in wild surprise, to see our childhood dance about my fly-line's mend and backward loop in the holy streams of home. To meet by chance, below the Burngibbagh where salmon leap - I blink our moment back before she bustles away behind the salley's summer rustles. ... more» u668857 The Personal Space of U668857 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:56:50 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10204-meeting-jackie#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10204 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10204 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10204 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10197-the-cenotaph-and-the-beaver http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10197-the-cenotaph-and-the-beaver   Head bent earnestly    Ten whole            Long              agonizing seconds Of stillness   Raindrops plop                        PLOP.                              plop ... more» Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:05:12 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10197-the-cenotaph-and-the-beaver#comments 1 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10197 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10197 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10197 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10183-wake-up-call http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10183-wake-up-call She Knows Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 12: Rex Deus Ressurectio - 2008 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:14:26 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10183-wake-up-call#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10183 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10183 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10183 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10158-ordained http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10158-ordained Girl of Hept Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:48:51 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10158-ordained#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10158 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10158 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10158 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10157-stronger-than-death http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10157-stronger-than-death Girl of Hept Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:47:04 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10157-stronger-than-death#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10157 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10157 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10157 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10156-waxing-frigidity http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10156-waxing-frigidity Girl of Hept Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:45:33 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10156-waxing-frigidity#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10156 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10156 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10156 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10155-siren-song http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10155-siren-song Girl of Hept Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:42:46 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10155-siren-song#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10155 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10155 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10155 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10154-disbelief http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10154-disbelief Girl of Hept Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 06: Decried Deity - 2005 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:41:10 GMT http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-10154-disbelief#comments 0 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/10154 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/10154 http://www.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A10154