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YeOldeFart
Dennis Newman 

United States, OR, Springfield
Username: YeOldeFart 

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Sound of the Prairie
The wind swept prairie...
Poetry|  Genre:Haiku|  Updated:15-02-08
Words:11|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

A Sticky Situation (Revised)
The Sunday morning breeze had brought the news; Grandma Rabbit was baking pies. Romper Rabbit hid in the thick bushes under Grandma Rabbit's kitchen window. Grandma had gone early that morning to pick...
Short Stories|  Genre:Children's|  Updated:09-01-08
Words:1179|  Comments:31|  Status:Public

The Discovery Zone
For my Granddaughter's sixth birthday present I told her I would take her anywhere she wanted and and she could do anything she wanted. Without a blink she said she wanted to go to the Discovery Zone....
Blogs|  Updated:09-01-08
Words:1271|  Comments:20|  Status:Public

The Li'l Dipper (Revised)
The little creek was narrow but deep, swift and rowdy. It plunged down the mountain frothing and splashing as it crashed into boulders and fallen logs and cascaded over a wall of moss covered rocks....
Short Stories|  Genre:Nature|  Updated:09-01-08
Words:434|  Comments:26|  Status:Public

Back On The Right Track
She made her grand entrance probably in the same messy manner as he had years before and probably...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Drama|  Updated:16-10-07
Words:137|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

All The Way In The Old Days
She had me jammed against the driver’s door with her right leg hooked across my lap. Her fingers...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Humor|  Updated:06-10-07
Words:189|  Comments:21|  Status:Public

The Slave of Judas
The Slave of Judas...
Short Stories|  Genre:Drama|  Updated:01-10-07
Words:1595|  Comments:34|  Status:Public

The Lone Prairie Saloon
I was sitting at the bar watching the beads of condensation run down my glass when the light dimmed. The other patrons looked around; I looked toward the door. It could be only one thing. Yep, I was...
Short Stories|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:28-09-07
Words:319|  Comments:11|  Status:Public

Before Your Time. Karjon's wee 150 word challenge
Lights flashed in my rear-view mirror. Red, blue, white. Was that white or a reflection? Ooh, it...
Short Stories|  Genre:Flash Fiction|  Updated:14-09-07
Words:150|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

In My Eyes
Your eyes sparkled...
Poetry|  Genre:Love Poem|  Updated:12-09-07
Words:97|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

The Pain of Death
O?? Jesus, I cry?...
Poetry|  Updated:12-08-07
Words:183|  Comments:15|  Status:Public

A Shadowy Crossing (175 word challenge)
The old man, his presence obscured in the shadowy doorway, leaned against the jamb intently watching...
Short Stories|  Genre:Drama|  Updated:05-07-07
Words:165|  Comments:21|  Status:Public

You Left Me Bleeding
Like the bulls of Pamplona...
Poetry|  Genre:Love|  Updated:03-07-07
Words:40|  Comments:27|  Status:Public

The 'Hood in The Woods
She concealed herself ten feet above the small patch of bare dirt and settled in to watch and wait. Her sharp eyes were unwavering, her senses focused, waiting for the slightest movement The hot sun...
Short Stories|  Genre:nature|  Updated:02-07-07
Words:407|  Comments:37|  Status:Public

When I Die
I trust the flickering candle light,...
Poetry|  Updated:06-06-07
Words:43|  Comments:22|  Status:Public

Potpourri of Old Gold
In the days of old...
Poetry|  Updated:03-06-07
Words:128|  Comments:36|  Status:Public

Lamentations
Sometimes I drink because I have lost...
Poetry|  Updated:20-05-07
Words:75|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

Promises - Re-Revised
Look now,...
Poetry|  Updated:24-04-07
Words:103|  Comments:26|  Status:Public

The Bungle in the Jungle
The light in the rain forest began to fade. Fingers of pink and orange crossed the evening sky as the sun sank into the western horizon. Night hunters, feeling the pangs of hunger, stirred in their...
Short Stories|  Genre:Nature|  Updated:08-04-07
Words:481|  Comments:30|  Status:Public

Flash Challenge 275 (Revised)
A cold October wind has scattered dead leaves across the fields like confetti. Leafless trees line...
Short Stories|  Genre:Flash Challlenge, gardening|  Updated:24-03-07
Words:276|  Comments:28|  Status:Public

Grammy Danced
Grammy danced,...
Poetry|  Updated:20-03-07
Words:62|  Comments:26|  Status:Public

Espial
You came to me in your grief...
Poetry|  Updated:16-03-07
Words:95|  Comments:14|  Status:Public

The Capricious Wind
O?? wind of whimsical ways...
Poetry|  Updated:28-01-07
Words:100|  Comments:60|  Status:Public

Reef Madness
Lying at the bottom of the coral reef a Sea Cucumber breathed in, expanding its bulk. A long, slender fish darted out of its anus and began her daily hunt for small crustaceans to feed upon. The...
Short Stories|  Genre:Nature|  Updated:24-09-06
Words:430|  Comments:15|  Status:Public

Mangrove Mayhem
He lay motionless covered by thick clay-like mud and several feet of water waiting with an inborn patience. Only his eyes and a tiny piece of green carapace showed. He sensed a subtle change in the...
Short Stories|  Genre:Nature|  Updated:27-07-06
Words:512|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

The Ups and Downs of The Common John PART TWO
Janette walked over to her desk, pushed some papers aside, and sat on the top with one foot on the...
Short Stories|  Genre:Humor|  Updated:23-06-06
Words:1093|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

The Ups and Downs of The Common John PART ONE
Cindy Lou thrust her head through the open door. ??Guess what?? She said, ??Ms Douglas hired a newbie...
Short Stories|  Genre:Humor|  Updated:23-06-06
Words:644|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

The Summer of The Rainbow (Part 1)

I eased down the stairs in my stocking feet trying not to disturb my sleeping family, and padded past the living room, through the kitchen, and onto the back porch where I kept my fishing gear.

...
Short Stories|  Genre:Essay|  Updated:31-05-06
Words:622|  Comments:19|  Status:Public

The Summer Of The Rainbow (Part 2)
I froze, my mouth wide open. The rusty old reel sang like a soprano as the fish streaked through the water peeling line as if my reel were a mere bobbin on my mother??s sewing machine. My old...
Short Stories|  Genre:Essay|  Updated:27-05-06
Words:918|  Comments:19|  Status:Public

Pastoral Poet
Strolling through lush green pastures,...
Poetry|  Genre:Nonsense|  Updated:25-05-06
Words:19|  Comments:16|  Status:Public
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