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Published in The Memoirist

·Jul 26

By the Way

A romance memoir — beach runs with my dog breezy free companionship shoreline tracks erased One was shorter than the other; both were muscular and evenly bronzed, relaxed in conversation, with beautiful smiles and white teeth. These two were friends and had been for many years. In recent weeks, Dr. Daniel offered Ashika a…

Memoirist Idol

4 min read

By the Way
By the Way

Published in The Memoirist

·Jul 23

Never Mind Untold Secrets of Cairo

A travel memoir — olfactory nerve memories of smell for life recalling trauma We were just girls wandering loose and carefree on the streets of Cairo. Of course, we had heard of the open-air markets. It was there we must have a peek. Unsurprisingly, it was overcrowded, thick with colors, smells, and sounds. Sauntering…

Memoirist Idol

7 min read

Never Mind Untold Secrets of Cairo
Never Mind Untold Secrets of Cairo

Published in The Memoirist

·Jul 23

Children Witness Wrongs

Undercover police without a search warrant cause trauma and find zero evidence — intruders unwarranted illegal substances absent children witness wrongs “89, 90, 91, 92…,” I just loved jumping on my pogo-stick and counting out loud. I did this nearly every day, especially when I had nothing else to do or was playing alone. I could go on and on without losing balance…

Memoirist Idol

3 min read

Children Witness Wrongs
Children Witness Wrongs

Published in Promptly Written

·Jun 24

Sweet Tooth Raids

Response for the Triple Centina Writing Challenge — Sugary juicy corn! Midnight raids have always agreed with my insatiable sweet tooth. I tromp as quietly as an elephant can. I know the consequences; villagers appear, raging, swinging their kerosene lanterns, waving sticks, and shouting we must go, or be bushmeat. Don’t they know this land has always been…

Centina

3 min read

Sweet Tooth Raids
Sweet Tooth Raids

Published in Promptly Written

·Jun 20

Tembo Still Does Tricks

Response for the Triple Centina Writing Challenge — “Tembo, you still the biggest, best smellin’ bull around. You sure got a way about you. Them other fellas don’t even get a chance! They’re a spoiled rambunctious bunch of brats. Best get on with it! Climb up on me. I am as ready as I’ll ever be. Maybe this…

Fiction

2 min read

Tembo Still Does Tricks
Tembo Still Does Tricks

Published in Promptly Written

·Jun 20

Free at Last

Response for the Triple Centina Writing Challenge — Stress really got the best of me. My curtain call came too fast, snatching away all of my hopes and dreams. Sure, I hustled through life, rose to the top, and then, lost it all. Even spent time in prison. Good grief! …

Fiction

2 min read

Free at Last
Free at Last

Published in Literary Impulse

·Apr 24

Twirls of Summer

A haiku —

Literary Impulse

1 min read

Twirls of Summer
Twirls of Summer
Artwork by Tej, using HB pencil, acrylic paint and ibis paint app

Twirls of Summer

A haiku

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Published in Paper Poetry

·Apr 22

Crossing Borders

A free verse — Sometimes I dare crossing borders Never knowing just what I’ll find Often sights of wow and wonder Stretching crannies of my mind. Everything chaotic Nothing matches Flickering glances Unaware, without discern. Refreshing to discover When words won’t mix Imagination elaborates Smiling creates a fix. Time slows, freeing up the past Steady, silent heartbeats Final sighs, dissolve falseness Nature carries out its song

Free Verse

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Crossing Borders
Crossing Borders

Published in Promptly Written

·Apr 21

Interlacing Kingdoms

Response for the Poetry Writing Challenge — Elephants In your presence, I know my place Stillness, wakeful watching, tethered to my every thought Elephants Giant beings belonging to this planet earth Wilderness providers, skillful survivors, expressing power, interlacing kingdoms Majestic. Awakening In total obedience, according to natural law My ego learns silence, humbled by your strength Awakening Seasonal repetition, memory serves…

Writing Challenge

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Interlacing Kingdoms
Interlacing Kingdoms

Published in Paper Poetry

·Apr 13

To Market

A senyrū —

Senryu

1 min read

To Market
To Market
www.sandyoppenheimercollage.com, used with permission from the artist

To Market

A senyrū

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Kimberly Hampton Nilsson

Kimberly Hampton Nilsson

writer, chiropractor, lover of travel, sport and adventure

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