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Community News Important Update: Transition from pathetic.org to eMuse.org - 03/16/2025 by Gavin M Roy After years of intermittent development, eMuse is almost ready to launch. As part of this transition, pathetic.org will be shutdown and will redirect to eMuse.org. What you need to know: * No accounts will be automatically created * No content will be automatically transferred * When creating your new eMuse account, you'll have the option to import your data from pathetic.org We look forward to welcoming you to the new platform. Hello, Survivors of 2020! - 01/03/2021 by V. Blake Please check my post out in the General forum when you have a moment. Thanks! Stay Healthy - 03/18/2020 by V. Blake Hope you and yours are well. A Congratulations to Leonard M Hawkes - 03/27/2019 by V. Blake ..who just published his first volume of poetry! Entitled Leaves from my Box Elder, it comes just in time for the 150th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike. So, like the title says--congrats, Leonard! Older News

Poem of the Day for 11/11/26 Laurel Street by Katie Dean an arc of dresses pinned suspended on a rope by wooden clips rose skin crepe midtumble sandpapered juniper sliding splashed tunic unfolded slip, kinked slinked weatherworn mint mixed grey you remember jimi Hendrix and the ache of backseat catastrophes midnight taffeta creased static of slow dances and rushes to giggle in the bathroom her feet propped on the sink mesh of flushed bouquet tangerine peach turquoise coral bought from a dirty store window, never worn just saved from being admired from far away against steel hush grey hush nylon my grandmother clipped to the rope her smoke and afghan blankets the mark of tea stains long drives through mountain passes an arc, above a doorway swaying in the heater breeze 11/11/2008 Visit Katie Dean's Library Laurel Street Copyright © 2026 Katie Dean

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